Erb Street Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
The Erb Street Mennonite Church, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, was organized by settlers who came from Pennsylvania in 1810-1825--David Eby, Jonas Bingeman and Samuel Schantz. Services were held in homes as early as 1837. The meetinghouse was built in 1851 about two miles west of Waterloo and was known as the David Eby Church. In 1902 a new church was built in town, which was rebuilt and enlarged in 1950. In was known for many years as the Waterloo Mennonite Church. Among the earlier leaders were the ministers, Elias Schneider, Jonas Snider and Noah Hunsberger, and the deacons Abram Hunsberger and Noah Weber. Later leaders included Newton Weber, Jesse B. Martin and Clare Shantz.
It was within the Waterloo congregation that the first evangelistic meetings were held in private homes, about 1885. In 1886 a Sunday school was held in a schoolhouse, and later in the David Eby Church. Also in 1890 "edification meetings"began in privae homes. Foreign missionaries from the congregation included Lewis S. Weber and his wife, and Edna Good in South America.
Bibliography
Burkholder, L. J. A Brief History of the Mennonites in Ontario. Kitchener, Ontario: Mennonite Conference of Ontario, 1935: 95-98.
Hunsberger, Albert and Greta. A Brief History of the David Eby Church and Erb Street Mennonite at Waterloo, Ontario from 1851-1976. The Church, 1976.
Kessler, Karl. Path of a People: Erb Street Mennonite Church 1851-2001. Waterloo, Ontario: Erb Street Mennonite Church, 2001.
Archival Records
Church records at Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
Additional Information
Address: 131 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 1T7
Telephone: 519-886-3570
Denominational Affiliations:
Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec (1851-1988)
Mennonite Church (1898-1999)
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (1988-present)
Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1995-present)
Erb St. Mennonite Church Pastors
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Jacob M. Oberholtzer | ca. 1840-ca. 1870 |
| Elias Snider | 1874-1889 |
| Jonas Snider Bishop |
1892-1895 1895-1944 |
| Noah Hunsberger | 1900-1920 1923-1929 |
| Newton Weber | 1921-1923 |
| Jesse B. Martin Bishop |
1929-1946 1947-1964 |
| Milton Schwartzentruber | 1964-1970 |
| Galen Johns | 1970-1976 |
| Wilmer Martin | 1978-1991 |
| Richard Yordy (Interim) |
1992 |
| Renee Sauder | 1993-2003 |
| Allan Rudy-Froese (Associate) |
2000-2004 |
| Laurence Martin (Interim) |
2003-2004 |
| Eleanor Epp-Stobbe | 2004-2014 |
| Sandi Hannigan (Associate) |
2004-2007 |
| Matthew Bailey-Dick (Associate) |
2005-2007 |
| Tanya Dyck Steinman (Interim Associate) |
2007-2008 |
| Gord Alton (Associate) |
2008-2011 |
| Jenny Csinos (Interim Associate) |
2012-2013 |
| Gary Knarr (Intentional Interim) |
2014-present |
Erb St. Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 100 |
| 1925 | 165 |
| 1950 | 290 |
| 1965 | 298 |
| 1975 | 269 |
| 1985 | 292 |
| 1995 | 321 |
| 2000 | 314 |
| 2011 | 314 |
| Author(s) | Jesse B. Martin |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1955 |
Cite This Article
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Martin, Jesse B.. "Erb Street Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Erb_Street_Mennonite_Church_(Waterloo,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=131253.
APA style
Martin, Jesse B.. (1955). Erb Street Mennonite Church (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Erb_Street_Mennonite_Church_(Waterloo,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=131253.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 241. All rights reserved.
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