Hague Mennonite Church (Hague, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Photo by Victor G. Wiebe.
Source: Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan website.
Hague Mennonite Church began services and formally organized in 1903 after Mennonites had moved to the area from southern Manitoba. The first building was occupied in 1911, with a subsequent building program in 1929. Peter Regier (Tiefengrund) is considered the founding leader of the group. The leaders during these early years were Nicolai Bahnmann, M. Galle, and W. Friesen. In 1929 a larger meeting house was built. By this time the congregation was more or less independent. The old building was eventually used by the Mennonite congregation in Neuanlage.
The congregation originated through colonization from rural Manitoba. Hague was formerly part of the Rosenort church group (Rosenorter Gemeinde). It became Hague Mennonite in 1962 when the Rosenort church group dissolved. The language of worship is English and German; the transition from German occurred in the 1970s. In 2007 the church had an average Sunday morning attendance of 80.
In March 2015 it was announced that Hague Mennonite Church had withdrawn from Mennonite Church Saskatchewan and had become an independent congregation. In September 2014, 85% of the congregation had voted to leave the conference. The church cited a number of areas of disagreement with the area conference, including same-sex marriage, women in ministry, the peace issue, and liberalism.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (8 January 2007): 26.
Epp, Richard. "A Tale of Three Churches." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1973, 29 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Mennonite Reporter (13 November 1978): 14.
Rempel, J. G. Die Rosenorter Gemeinde in Saskatchewan. 1950, 183 pp.
Rempel, John D. History of the Hague Mennonite Church, Hague, Sask. 1900-1975. Rosthern, SK: Hague Mennonite Church, 1975, 94 pp.
Schulz, Donna. "Hague Mennonite Cites Theological Differences, Including Same-sex Marriage, in its Decision to Leave MC Saskatchewan." Canadian Mennonite (8 April 2015). http://www.canadianmennonite.org/stories/%E2%80%98we-weren%E2%80%99t-same-page%E2%80%99.
Archival Records
Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, MB: Vols. 63, 2396, 3930, 4612, 2761; Microfilms 355, 356, 357.
Additional Information
Address: Box 73, Hague, SK S0K 1X0
Location: 202 3rd Street, Hague, SK
Phone: 306-225-2211
Denominational Affiliations:
Mennonite Church Saskatchewan (1959-2015)
Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1903-2015)
General Conference Mennonite Church (1903-1999)
Hague Mennonite Church Ministers
| Minister | Years |
|---|---|
| David Rempel | 1923-1955 |
| Johann Federau | 1931-1955 |
| Johann Janzen | 1931-1952 |
| Gerhard Dyck | 1935-1950 |
| Henry Theodore Klassen | 1948-1957 |
| Jacob Sawatzky | 1957-1959 |
| J. Mierau | 1960-1962 |
| Verner Friesen | 1963-1967 |
| John Bergen | 1968-1971 |
| Edwin Epp | 1972-1981 |
| Grant Noll | 1982-1987 |
| David Wilson | 1988-1995 |
| David Feick | 1996-2007 |
| Ken Bechtel (interim) | 2007-2008 |
Hague Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 180 |
| 1975 | 150 |
| 1985 | 176 |
| 1995 | 166 |
| 2000 | 156 |
| 2010 | 160 |
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Richard D. Thiessen | |
| Date Published | September 2010 |
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Epp, Marlene and Richard D. Thiessen. "Hague Mennonite Church (Hague, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2010. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hague_Mennonite_Church_(Hague,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=142004.
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Epp, Marlene and Richard D. Thiessen. (September 2010). Hague Mennonite Church (Hague, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hague_Mennonite_Church_(Hague,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=142004.
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