Gracevale Hutterite Colony (Winfred, South Dakota, USA)
The Gracevale Hutterite Bruderhof of the Schmiedeleut branch, established in 1948 near Winfred, Lake County, South Dakota, with ten families from Tschetter Bruderhof. Sam Wipf was chosen to the ministry here in 1950 and ordained in 1957. The colony had a population of 71 in 1950 and 104 souls with 30 baptized members in 1958.
Roland Hutterite Colony in White, South Dakota, is a daughter colony.
In 2016 Gracevale Hutterite Colony was a Schmiedeleut Group 2 colony. The minister was Mark Hofer and the manager was Paul Hofer Jr.
Additional Information
Location: Winfred, South Dakota (coordinates: 43.929, -97.2874 [45˚ 55′ 44″ N, 97˚ 17′ 14″ W]); located 9.2 km. (5.7 miles) south-west of Junius, South Dakota and 9.7 km. (6 miles) south-east of Winfred, South Dakota.
Address: 23843 446th Ave., Winfred, SD 57076
Phone: 605-256-2267
Maps
Map:Gracevale Hutterite Colony, Winfred, South Dakota
Gracevale Hutterite Colony Managers and Ministers
Manager | Minister | Years |
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Paul Hofer Jr. | Samuel Hofer | 2015 |
Paul Hofer Jr. | Mark Hofer | 2017 |
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Gracevale Hutterite Colony Managers and Ministers
Manager | Minister | Years | |
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Paul Hofer Jr. | 2015 | ||
Gerhard J. Reimer | 1925-1936; 1945-1949 | 15 | |
Johann G. Wiens | 1926-1948; 1949-1950 | 23 | 1944-1948 |
Abram A. Kroeker | 1929-1944 | 15 |
Author(s) | Melvin, David Decker Gingerich |
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Bert Friesen | |
Date Published | March 2013 |
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Gingerich, Melvin, David Decker and Bert Friesen. "Gracevale Hutterite Colony (Winfred, South Dakota, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2013. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gracevale_Hutterite_Colony_(Winfred,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=153769.
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Gingerich, Melvin, David Decker and Bert Friesen. (March 2013). Gracevale Hutterite Colony (Winfred, South Dakota, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gracevale_Hutterite_Colony_(Winfred,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=153769.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 561; vol. 4, p. 1088. All rights reserved.
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