Fairview Community Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)
The Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church is an outgrowth of the Scott Street Mennonite Brethren Church, arising out of a desire to use the English language in worship. The congregation was officially organized in 1963 with 156 charter members. Wally Unger is considered the founding leader of the group. A meeting house was completed in 1964 and a parsonage was completed in 1965. In 1966 open air drive-in services were begun and a radio ministry in 1969. An addition to the meeting house was completed in 1968. From 1978 to 1987 the congregation operated a Nursery School. In 1980 they were partners in starting another congregation in the area, Fairview-Louth.
Bibliography
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. "Fairview MB Church." Web. 8 November 2012. http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/mb_provincial_conferences_and_church_congregation_records/ontario_archives/fairview_mennonite_brethren_church_archives/.
Canadian Mennonite (5 May 1964): 3.
Friesen, Ron. "A decade of growth at Fairview Church." Mennonite Brethren Herald 13, no. 6 (22 March 1974): 12.
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 50; (12 May 1989): 21; (10 June 2005): http://www.mbherald.com/44/08/transitions.en.html; (23 September 2005): http://www.mbherald.com/44/13/transitions.en.html.
When Your Children Shall Ask: A History of the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, 1957-1982 (1982): 62-64.
Archival Records
Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: Volume 563, Reel 31.
Additional Information
Address: 455 Geneva St., St. Catharines, ON, L2N 2H2
Phone: 905-934-3398
Website: Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1963-present)
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1964-present)
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1963-2002)
Fairview MB Church Leading Ministers
Minister | Years |
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Walter Unger | 1964 |
Harvey Goosen | 1965–1974 |
Paul Fast | 1975 |
Rudy Bartel | 1975-1981 |
Ed Wiebe | 1981-1984 |
Paul Wartman | 1985-1991 |
Murray Unruh | 1992 |
Henry Petkau (interim) | 1993 |
Gary Janzen | 1994–1995 |
Waldo Pauls | 1996-2005 |
Glenn Reid | 2005-2008 |
Don Craw (interim) | 2009-2012 |
Kevin Smith | 2012-2016 |
Brian Reynolds (interim) | 2016-present |
Fairview MB Church Membership
Year | Members |
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1965 | 201 |
1975 | 406 |
1980 | 425 |
1985 | 403 |
1995 | 279 |
2000 | 297 |
2010 | 233 |
Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
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Richard D. Thiessen | |
Date Published | November 2012 |
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Epp, Marlene and Richard D. Thiessen. "Fairview Community Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2012. Web. 25 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_Community_Church_(St._Catharines,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=147069.
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Epp, Marlene and Richard D. Thiessen. (November 2012). Fairview Community Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_Community_Church_(St._Catharines,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=147069.
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