Emmanuel Community Church (Pierceland, Saskatchewan, Canada)
The Pierceland Mennonite Brethren congregation began services in 1938. The first building was occupied in 1939, with a subsequent building program in 1960. The congregation originated through outreach by Western Children's Mission and students from Bethany Bible Institute. Beginning in 1939 Bethany Bible School students visited homes in the area and taught Daily Vacation Bible School. They also held church services in homes or in local schools. People actively involved in the beginning were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dyck, Ben Kroeker (Brotherfield), and George Giesbrecht (Hepburn). The first church building was made of squared logs and was built by local Christians. At first the building was divided into an auditorium and a manse. In 1960 a new church was built and in 1962 the church became indigenous.
In 1994 the church changed its name to Grace Community Church. In 1997 the church joined with another church in the community known as the Victory Chapel. The new name of the church after this merger was Emmanuel Community Church. In 2009 the church restarted under the name Pierceland Community Church.
Bibliography
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 71.
Penner, Peter. No Longer at Arms Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred Press, 1987: 68. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/stream/NoLongerAtArmsLengthMBChurchPlantingInCanadaOCRopt?ref=ol#mode/2up.
Archival Records
Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: Volume 622.
Additional Information
Address: Box 32, Pierceland, SK S0M 2K0
Location: 1st St West, Pierceland, SK
Phone: 306-839-2059
Denominational Affiliations:
Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1964-present)
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Emmanuel Community Church Leading Ministers
| Minister | Years |
|---|---|
| Abe Wiebe | 1939–1944 |
| Dave Fehr | 1945-1946 |
| Abe Wiebe | 1947–1950 |
| John G. Willems | 1952-1956 |
| Albert Pahlke | 1956-1958 |
| Waldo Lepp | 1958-1959 |
| George Reimer | 1959-1963 |
| Walter Penner | 1963-1967 |
| Adolph Redekopp | 1967-1969 |
| Albert Pahlke | 1969-1971 |
| Carroll Hill | 1971-1974 |
| Albert Pahlke | 1973-1977 |
| Isaac Sawatzky | 1977-1992 |
| Bud Elford (interim) | 1992 |
| Vince Hill (interim) | 1993 |
| Steven K. Wiebe | 1994-1999 |
| Ralph Gliege (interim) | 1999-2000 |
| John Enns-Wind | 2002-200? |
| Ron Hewitt | 200?-2008 |
| Rob Kroeker | 2009 |
Emmanuel Community Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 14 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | September 2010 |
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Epp, Marlene. "Emmanuel Community Church (Pierceland, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2010. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Emmanuel_Community_Church_(Pierceland,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=163575.
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