Milford Hutterite Colony (Raymond, Alberta, Canada)
Milford (Buck Ranch) Hutterite Bruderhof, founded in 1918 near Raymond, Alberta, by the members of the Bruderhof in Milford, South Dakota, and their preachers Johann Kleinsasser and Jerg Waldner; they sold the holdings in South Dakota and bought the Big Bend site. In 1947 the Milford Bruderhof numbered 125 souls, with 60 baptized members.
Daughter colonies of the Milford Hutterite Colony include: Miami Hutterite Colony (New Dayton, Alberta, Canada); Milford Hutterite Colony (Wolf Creek, Montana, USA); Winnifred Hutterite Colony (Bow Island, Alberta, Canada); Rosetown Hutterite Colony (Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada); Miltow Hutterite Colony (Warner, Alberta, Canada); and Rockglen Hutterite Colony (Rockglen, Saskatchewan, Canada).
In 2024 the Milford Hutterite Colony was a Lehrerleut colony.
Additional Information
Location
Raymond, Alberta (coordinates: 49.378056, -112.6975 [49° 22' 41" N, 112° 41' 51" W])
Address
Box 244, Raymond, AB T0K 2S0
Switchboard Phone
403-752-4175
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Wipf | Joe Kleinsasser | 1999 |
| Ben Wipf | Joe Kleinsasser | 2024 |
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | September 2024 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. "Milford Hutterite Colony (Raymond, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2024. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Milford_Hutterite_Colony_(Raymond,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=179613.
APA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. (September 2024). Milford Hutterite Colony (Raymond, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Milford_Hutterite_Colony_(Raymond,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=179613.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 688. All rights reserved.
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