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Featured Article: "Brandt, Herbert J. (1924-2025)"Herbert "Herb" Jacob Brandt: minister and conference leader; born 15 October 1924 in Greenfarm, Saskatchewan, the fourth of twelve children of Johann K. Brandt and Anna (Thiessen) Brandt. Herb married Anne Kroeker (6 September 1929, Coaldale, Alberta, Canada – 8 March 2019, Delta, British Columbia, Canada) on 1 September 1951 in Vancouver, British Columbia. They had four children: Roger, Janet, Frances, and David. Herb died on 13 February 2025 in Abbotsford, British Columbia at the age of 100. When Herb was young, drought and the Great Depression forced his family to move from Greenfarm, near Herbert, to Willow Lake and then to Dalmeny, Saskatchewan, before moving once again in 1938 to Reinland, Manitoba, where both sets of grandparents had first settled in 1903 after immigrating to Canada from Ukraine. Sunday school had a strong influence on Herb during his childhood, but despite the pressures he felt he was not ready to make a commitment to Christ until 1941 at the age of 16. In 1961 Brandt was asked to be the pastor of the newly formed Killarney Park Mennonite Brethren Church. In 1966, after providing a home for numerous foster children, he and Anne chose to adopt their fourth child, David, who was an infant at the time. David's arrival brought much joy to the family. Herb's last formal schooling was at Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Divinity. Herb pastored the Killarney Park Mennonite Brethren Church (1961-1970), the Richmond Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church (1970-1983), the Kelowna (or Willow Park) Mennonite Brethren Church (1984-1989), and the Fraserview Mennonite Brethren Church (1990-1991). He and Anne ministered together for over 35 years. Brandt held several Mennonite Brethren Conference leadership positions from 1963 to 1990. Others recognized his gifts and encouraged him to take positions that he was reluctant to take. Brandt served as assistant moderator (1963-1964, 1970-1971) and moderator (1965-1967, 1972-1973) of the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, assistant moderator (1976-1977) and moderator (1973-1975) of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, and assistant moderator (1981-1984) and moderator (1984-1990) of the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. |
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