Glenlea Mennonite Church (Glenlea, Manitoba, Canada)
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About 20 Mennonite immigrant families arrived in the Glenlea, Manitoba, area from Russia in 1925. Glenlea is located about 18 miles (30 km) south of Winnipeg. The families initially met for worship in private homes. In 1926 they began to meet in rented facilities, and in 1928 they joined the Schoenwiese Mennonite Church group, a multi-congregational church. In 1946 they became an independent congregation with a membership of 44. In 1950 they moved a building to Glenlea to use as their own meeting house.
In 1975 this building needed to be renovated and enlarged, but instead the congregation decided to build a new meeting house. The congregation has emphasized the study of scripture through its annual Bible study weekends.
Bibliography
Mennonite Reporter (26 January 1976): 16; (15 September 1986): 14.
Warkentin, A. D. "Kurzer Geschichtlicher Ueberblick: das Entstehen und ueber die ersten 50 Jahre der Glenlea Mennonitengemeinde." 1975, 4 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Additional Information
Address: Glenlea, Manitoba
Telephone: (204) 883-2471
Denominational Affiliations:
Glenlea Mennonite Church Ministers
| Johann Friesen | 1931-1955 |
| Johann Rogalsky | 1931-1961 |
| Cornelius Peters | 1931-1934 |
| Isaak Warkentin | 1936 |
| Jakob Pankratz | 1937-1952 |
| Jakob Toews | 1939-1951 |
| Abram Warkentin | 1966 |
| Jakob Friesen | 1965-1975 |
| Frank Enns | 1975-1989 |
| Frank Wiens | 1990 |
| Del Epp | 1990-2008 |
| Ernie Wiens | 1990-2008 |
| Erwin Kroeker (interim) | 2008-2010 |
| Dale Friesen | 2010-present |
Glenlea Mennonite Church Membership
| 1946 | 44 |
| 1954 | 55 |
| 1965 | 49 |
| 1975 | 69 |
| 1985 | 96 |
| 1995 | 126 |
| 2000 | 139 |
| Author(s) | Jacob Pankratz |
|---|---|
| Marlene Epp | |
| Date Published | January 1989 |
Cite This Article
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Pankratz, Jacob and Marlene Epp. "Glenlea Mennonite Church (Glenlea, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 1989. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Glenlea_Mennonite_Church_(Glenlea,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=130774.
APA style
Pankratz, Jacob and Marlene Epp. (January 1989). Glenlea Mennonite Church (Glenlea, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Glenlea_Mennonite_Church_(Glenlea,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=130774.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 525. All rights reserved.
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