Lakeside Hutterite Colony (Cranford, Alberta, Canada)
Lakeside Hutterite Bruderhof, located near Cranford, Alberta, was founded in 1935. Their preacher, Peter Hofer, who was chosen in the Wolf Creek Bruderhof in 1926, moved to the Wolf Creek commune near Stirling, Alberta to form the Wolf Creek Hutterite Colony (New Dayton, Alberta, Canada), and from there went with several families to found the Lakeside Bruderhof. Joseph Wipf was chosen to the ministry here in 1944. In 1947 the commune numbered 162 souls, with 64 baptized members.
Daughter colonies of the Lakeside Hutterite Colony include: Pine Hill Hutterite Colony (Penhold, Alberta, Canada); Spring Creek Hutterite Colony (Walsh, Alberta, Canada); Starland Hutterite Colony (Drumheller, Alberta, Canada); and Hillridge Hutterite Colony (Barnwell, Alberta, Canada).
In 2017 the Lakeside Hutterite Colony was a Dariusleut colony.
Additional Information
Location
Cranford, Alberta (coordinates: 49.668611, -112.3625 [49° 40' 07" N, 112° 21' 45" W])
Address
Box 9, Cranford, AB T0K 0R0
Switchboard Phone
403-320-4507
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Wipf | Dave Wipf | 1999 |
| Peter Wipf | Dave Wipf | 2000 |
| Joe Wipf | Dave Wipf | 2001 |
| Joe Wipf | Dave Wipf | 2018 |
Maps
Map:Lakeside Hutterite Colony, Cranford, Alberta
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | September 2018 |
Cite This Article
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Decker, David and Bert Friesen. "Lakeside Hutterite Colony (Cranford, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2018. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lakeside_Hutterite_Colony_(Cranford,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=162160.
APA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. (September 2018). Lakeside Hutterite Colony (Cranford, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lakeside_Hutterite_Colony_(Cranford,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=162160.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 269. All rights reserved.
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