Eyebrow Mennonite Church (Eyebrow, Saskatchewan, Canada) (1928-)
Mennonites settled in the Eyebrow area halfway between Regina and Swift Current and slightly north in the 1920s. In 1928 a congregation was founded. In 1934 a large part of the congregation moved to the Yorkton area. Before they left the membership was 85. The group that remained had a membership of 33 in 1935. By 1954 the membership stood at 64. In 1954 the congregation divided into two congregations with one having 27 and the other 25 members. The original congregation took the name First Mennonite Eyebrow and the other the Eyebrow Mennonite Church. Both struggled until 1969 when the group that left dissolved. The original congregation retained the First Mennonite Eyebrow name until 1982 when it changed back to the Eyebrow Mennonite Church name.
The congregation began services and formally organized in 1954 as First Mennonite Church Eyebrow. The first building was occupied in 1955, with a subsequent building program in 1980. David Bueckert and Bernhard Rempel are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through division from Eyebrow Mennonite Church due to personality conflicts and revivalism. The last German services were held in 1969.
Lay leader Dave Bueckert served in 1995 as a congregational leader.
Bibliography
Church records at Mennonite Heritage Centre.
Additional Information
Address: Box 75, Eyebrow, SK S0H 1L0
Location: Located on Assiniboia Street.
Phone: 306-759-2185
Website: Eyebrow Mennonite Church
Denominational Affiliations:
Mennonite Church SaskatchewanConference of Mennonites in Canada (1955-present)
Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1955-present)
General Conference Mennonite Church (1956-1999)
Ordained Pastors at Eyebrow Mennonite Church
| Name | Years of Service |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Johann Martens | 1928-1934 | Left to form a new congregation in the Yorkton area |
| Peter Martens | 1928-1934 | Left to form a new congregation in the Yorkton area |
| Bernhard Rempel | 1930-1980 | |
| David Bückert | 1938-1987 | |
| Gerhard Fedrau | 1944-1954 | Led the group who left until it dissolved |
| John Bueckert | 1966-1967 | |
| John Heinrichs | 1967-1977 | |
| Herman Wiebe | 1978-1982 | |
| Charles Stein | 1083-1987 | |
| Ernest Bueckert | 1988-1989 | |
| Jake Klaassen | 1989-1991 | |
| David Bueckert | 1994-1995 | |
| Orlando Bueckert | 1991-1993 1996-? |
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| Sharon Schultz | 2006?-present |
Eyebrow Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 35 |
| 1975 | 31 |
| 1985 | 30 |
| 1995 | 24 |
| 2000 | 25 |
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | February 1989 |
Cite This Article
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Epp, Marlene. "Eyebrow Mennonite Church (Eyebrow, Saskatchewan, Canada) (1928-)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 1989. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eyebrow_Mennonite_Church_(Eyebrow,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)_(1928-)&oldid=171899.
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Epp, Marlene. (February 1989). Eyebrow Mennonite Church (Eyebrow, Saskatchewan, Canada) (1928-). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eyebrow_Mennonite_Church_(Eyebrow,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)_(1928-)&oldid=171899.
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