Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Gross Isle, Manitoba, Canada)
Rock Lake Hutterite Bruderhof, of the Schmiedeleut branch, located one mile west of Gross Isle, Manitoba, was founded in 1947 by Michael Gross, preacher of the Iberville Bruderhof (Elie, Manitoba, Canada), and nine families with 70 persons including 25 baptized members. By 1958 the population of Rock Lake was 124, with 36 baptized members.
Daughter colonies of the Rock Lake Hutterite Colony include: Interlake Hutterite Colony(Teulon, Manitoba, Canada); Sommerfeld Hutterite Colony (High Bluff, Manitoba, Canada); and Keystone Hutterite Colony (Warren, Manitoba, Canada).
In 2025 the Rock Lake Hutterite Colony was a Schmiedeleut Group 2 colony.
Additional Information
Location
Grosse Isle, Manitoba (coordinates: 50.066944, -97.475833 [50° 04' 01" N, 97° 28' 33" W])
Address
Box 10, Grosse Isle, MB R0C 1G0
Switchboard Phone
204-322-5314
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Hofer | Tim Hofer, 1946-2021 | 1999 |
| Ben Hofer | Tim Hofer, 1946-2021 | 2020 |
| Ivan Hofer | Tim Hofer, 1946-2021 | 2021 |
| Ivan Hofer | Tim Hofer, 1946-2021 | 2022 |
| Ivan Hofer | Solomon Gross | 2023 |
| Ivan Hofer | Solomon Gross | 2025 |
Maps
Map:Rock Lake Hutterite Colony, Grosse Isle, Manitoba
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | May 2025 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. "Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Gross Isle, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2025. Web. 1 Feb 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rock_Lake_Hutterite_Colony_(Gross_Isle,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=180720.
APA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. (May 2025). Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Gross Isle, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 February 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rock_Lake_Hutterite_Colony_(Gross_Isle,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=180720.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 347. All rights reserved.
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