Crestview Fellowship Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
271 Hamilton Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R2Y 0H3. (204) 837-9490. Church Board chair Alex Wiebe served in 2000 as a congregational leader. In 1975 there were 60 members; in 1985, 107; in 1995, 130. The congregation has been affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Conference since 1967. The language of worship is English.
The congregation began services in 1964, and formally organized in 1966. The first building was occupied in 1967, with a subsequent building program in 1982. Melvin Koop is considered the founding leader of the group.
The congregation was known as St. Charles Fellowship until 1966 when a new building was constructed. It began as a Vacation Bible School and Sunday School outreach by the young people of the Kleefeld Evangelical Mennonite Church.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (19 July 1966): 3.
Celebrating God's Faithfulness: EMC Churches in Winnipeg. 1986: 24-32.
Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
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Date Published | February 1989 |
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