Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)
Rock Lake (Chin) Lehrerleut Hutterite Bruderhof near Wrentham (southeast of Coaldale), Alberta, was founded in 1934. Preachers were Andreas Gross, chosen to the ministry in the Old Elm Spring Bruderhof in South Dakota in 1911, and Samuel Dekker, chosen in the Rock Lake Bruderhof in 1936. In 1947 the Bruderhof numbered 140 baptized members and 56 unbaptized persons.
Daughter colonies of the Rock Lake Hutterite Colony include: Newdale Hutterite Colony (Milo, Alberta, Canada); Brant Hutterite Colony (Brant, Alberta, Canada); River Road Hutterite Colony (Milk River, Alberta, Canada); and Loreburn Hutterite Colony (Loreburn, Saskatchewan, Canada).
In 2024 the Rock Lake Hutterite Colony was a Lehrerleut colony.
Additional Information
Location
Coaldale, Alberta (coordinates: 49.621944, -112.275 [49° 37' 19" N, 112° 16' 30" W])
Address
Box 1297, Coaldale, AB T1M 1N1
Switchboard Phone
403-345-3892
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gross, 1932-2010 | Joseph Wurz, 1920-2008 | 1999 |
| Andrew Gross, 1932-2010 | Joseph Wurz, 1920-2008 | 2003 |
| Elias P. Entz, 1947-2013 | Joseph Wurz, 1920-2008 | 2004 |
| Elias P. Entz, 1947-2013 | Edward Entz | 2005 |
| Elias P. Entz, 1947-2013 | Edward Entz | 2013 |
| Leonard E. Entz | Edward Entz | 2014 |
| Leonard E. Entz | Edward Entz | 2024 |
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | October 2024 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. "Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2024. Web. 18 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rock_Lake_Hutterite_Colony_(Coaldale,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=179809.
APA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. (October 2024). Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rock_Lake_Hutterite_Colony_(Coaldale,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=179809.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, pp. 560. All rights reserved.
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