Fairview Community Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)
The Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church began as an English-language outgrowth of the Scott St. Mennonite Brethren Church. It officially organized on 16 February 1964 when 156 persons became charter members. Walter Unger provided leadership during the earliest period.
The congregation grew rapidly, with a gymnasium and other facilities added in 1968.
In 1966 open air drive-in services were begun in the summer and a radio ministry was launched in 1969. From 1978 to 1987 the congregation operated a Nursery School. In 1980 they were partners in starting another congregation in the area, Fairview-Louth.
Bibliography
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. "Fairview MB Church." Web. 8 November 2012. http://cmbs.mennonitebrethren.ca/inst_records/fairview-mennonite-brethren-church-st-catharines-on/
Canadian Mennonite (5 May 1964): 3.
Friesen, Ron. "A decade of growth at Fairview Church." Mennonite Brethren Herald 13, no. 6 (22 March 1974): 12.
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 50; (12 May 1989): 21; (10 June 2005): http://www.mbherald.com/44/08/transitions.en.html; (23 September 2005): http://www.mbherald.com/44/13/transitions.en.html.
Unger, Walter. "Fairview M.B. Church." Mennonite Brethren Herald 3, no. 35 (4 September 1964): 9.
When Your Children Shall Ask: A History of the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, 1957-1982 (1982): 62-64.
Archival Records
Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: http://cmbs.mennonitebrethren.ca/inst_records/fairview-mennonite-brethren-church-st-catharines-on/.
Additional Information
Address: 455 Geneva St., St. Catharines, ON, L2N 2H2
Phone: 905-934-3398
Website: Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1963-present)
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1964-present)
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1963-2002)
Fairview MB Church Leading Ministers
| Minister | Years |
|---|---|
| Walter Unger | 1964 |
| Harvey Goosen | 1965–1974 |
| Paul Fast | 1975 |
| Rudy Bartel | 1975-1981 |
| Ed Wiebe | 1981-1984 |
| Paul Wartman | 1985-1991 |
| Murray Unruh | 1992 |
| Henry Petkau (interim) | 1993 |
| Gary Janzen | 1994–1995 |
| Waldo Pauls | 1996-2005 |
| Glenn Reid | 2005-2008 |
| Don Craw (interim) | 2009-2012 |
| Kevin Smith | 2012-2016 |
| Brian Reynolds (interim) | 2016-present |
Fairview MB Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 201 |
| 1975 | 406 |
| 1980 | 425 |
| 1985 | 403 |
| 1995 | 279 |
| 2000 | 297 |
| 2010 | 233 |
| Author(s) | Richard D. Thiessen |
|---|---|
| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | November 2012 |
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Thiessen, Richard D. and Sam Steiner. "Fairview Community Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2012. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_Community_Church_(St._Catharines,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=147073.
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Thiessen, Richard D. and Sam Steiner. (November 2012). Fairview Community Church (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fairview_Community_Church_(St._Catharines,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=147073.
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