Foothills Community Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada)
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
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Foothills Community Church began on 18 October 1947 as the Mennonite Brethren Church of Pincher Creek; it began as a church plant of the Coaldale Mennonite Brethren congregation and organized as a separate congregation in 1948 with 20 charter members. In 1972 it became Foothills Gospel Chapel, and in 1983 Foothills Community Church.
On 23 October 1949 the church dedicated its first building, located four miles east of Pincher Creek on the Halifax Road. After moving the building into town at 520 Charlotte Street and doing some renovating, the building was rededicated on 10 November 1968.
In 1999 the local Alliance Church joined with Foothills, the Alliance property was purchased, and a new building erected. It was completed in 2004, with first services held in October 2004.
The congregation closed on 31 January 2014. The building and church assets were given to the Alberta Mennonite Brethren Conference for a possible church plant in the future.
Bibliography
Friesen, Melissa. "Foothills Community Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta)." Personal e-mail (30 January 2012).
Mennonite Brethren Herald (March 2014): 21.
Penner, Peter. No Longer at Arm's Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred Press, 1987. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/stream/NoLongerAtArmsLengthMBChurchPlantingInCanadaOCRopt?ref=ol#mode/2up.
Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. 1975: 166. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfTheMennoniteBrethrenChurch.
Additional Information
Address: 1200 Ken Thornton Blvd., Pincher Creek, Alberta T0K 1W0
Telephone: 403-627-4314
Denominational Affiliations:
Alberta Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Website: Foothills Community Church
Foothills Community Church Pastors
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| David A. Durksen | 1947-1969 |
| George Reimer | 1969-1975 |
| No Pastor | 1976 |
| Victor J. Nickel | 1977-1981 |
| Henry Nikkel | 1981-1984 |
| Gary Andres | 1984-1992 |
| Ed Schmidt | 1992-1995 |
| Peter Boschman (interim) | 1995-1996 |
| Blake Wagner | 1996-2000 |
| Leo Siemens & George Reimer (interim) | 2000 |
| Ernie Bergen | 2001-2012 |
| Jim Nightingale | 2012-2014 |
Foothills Community Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 19 |
| 1985 | 33 |
| 1995 | 27 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | June 2014 |
Cite This Article
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Epp, Marlene and Samuel J. Steiner. "Foothills Community Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2014. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Foothills_Community_Church_(Pincher_Creek,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=165711.
APA style
Epp, Marlene and Samuel J. Steiner. (June 2014). Foothills Community Church (Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Foothills_Community_Church_(Pincher_Creek,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=165711.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 181. All rights reserved.
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