Kitimat Gospel Fellowship (Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada)

Kitimat was a company town planned and built by the Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan) during the 1950s. During this time several Mennonite Brethren teachers moved to the area. The Kitimat Gospel Fellowship began services about 1958 with George and Rose Braun under the auspices of the West Coast Children's Mission. In 1960 Aaron Schmidt moved from Terrace to Kitimat to replace the Brauns and helped to formally organize the congregation in 1961, when it joined the British Columbia Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches. The congregation dissolved on 4 June 1967 and joined a nearby Baptist congregation.

Bibliography

Penner, Peter. No Longer at Arms Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada. Winnipeg, MB: Kindred Press, 1987: 82-83.

Additional Information

Denominational Affiliations:

British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1961-1967)

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1961-1967)

Kitimat Gospel Fellowship Minister

Minister	Years
George Braun	1958-1960
Aaron E. Schmidt	1960-1966
Martin Epp	1967

Kitimat Gospel Fellowship Membership

Year	Members
1962	15
1965	20
1967	22

Author(s)	Marlene Epp
	Richard D. Thiessen
Date Published	November 2009

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Epp, Marlene and Richard D. Thiessen. "Kitimat Gospel Fellowship (Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2009. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kitimat_Gospel_Fellowship_(Kitimat,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=57608.

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Epp, Marlene and Richard D. Thiessen. (November 2009). Kitimat Gospel Fellowship (Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kitimat_Gospel_Fellowship_(Kitimat,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=57608.

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