Gracevale Hutterite Colony (Winfred, South Dakota, USA)

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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

2015
ManagerMinister Years
Paul Hofer Jr. Samuel Hofer2015
Paul Hofer Jr. Mark Hofer2017

OR

Gracevale Hutterite Colony Managers and Ministers

Manager Minister Years Paul Hofer Jr. Samuel Hofer 2015 Paul Hofer Jr. Mark Hofer 2017


Manager Minister Years
Paul Hofer Jr. ]
Gerhard J. Reimer 1925-1936; 1945-1949 15
Johann G. Wiens Paul Hofer Jr. 23 1944-1948
Abram A. Kroeker 1929-1944 15
Manager Minister Years

Manager Minister Years Paul Hofer Jr. Samuel Hofer 2015 Paul Hofer Jr. Mark Hofer 2017


Author(s) Melvin, David Decker Gingerich
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=153772.

APA style

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=153772.




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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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