Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)
Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony in Magrath, Alberta, was founded in 1918 as a division from the Oldelm Springs Hutterite Colony in South Dakota. This South Dakota colony had been the original Lehrerleut colony in North America.
Daughter colonies of the Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony include: Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada); Bench Hutterite Colony (Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada); Sand Lake Hutterite Colony (Orkney, Saskatchewan, Canada); and Wild Rose Hutterite Colony (Vulcan, Alberta, Canada).
In 2017 the Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony was a Lehrerleut colony.
Additional Information
Location
Magrath, Alberta (coordinates: 49.310833, -112.947778 [49° 18' 39" N, 112° 56' 52" W])
Address
Box 220, Magrath, AB T0K 1J0
Switchboard Phone
403-758-6623
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gideon J. Kleinsasser | Isaac Wurz | 2006 |
| Gideon J. Kleinsasser | George Wurz | 2010 |
| Gideon J. Kleinsasser | George Wurz | 2018 |
| Author(s) | Bert Friesen |
|---|---|
| Date Published | April 2018 |
Cite This Article
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Friesen, Bert. "Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2018. Web. 16 Feb 2025. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Old_Elm_Spring_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=160246.
APA style
Friesen, Bert. (April 2018). Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 February 2025, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Old_Elm_Spring_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=160246.
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