Aylmer Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church (Aylmer, Ontario, Canada)
The Aylmer Evangelical Mennonite Mission congregation began services in 1966, and formally organized in 1967. The first building was occupied in 1967, with a subsequent building program in 1981. David Friesen is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference among Old Colony Mennonites.
The church is located two miles east of Aylmer. Interim Pastor Ken Wideman served in 2009 as a congregational leader. In 1975 there were 108 members. The language of worship is German and English; the transition from German began in the 1970s.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (4 April 1967): 1.
EMMC Recorder (April 1981): 7; (May 1981): 1.
Hoeppner, Jack. Search for Renewal: the Story of the Rudnerweider/Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference 1937-1987. 1987.
Additional Information
Address: Box 234, Aylmer, ON N5H 2R9
Phone: 519-773-3374
Denominational Affiliation: Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | March 1989 |
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