Manitou Rapids Mennonite Fellowship (Emo, Ontario, Canada)
Box 424, Emo, ON, P0W 1E0. (807) 487-2620. Located 3 mi west on Hwy. 11. Minister Fred L. Nighswander served in 1994 as a congregational leader. In 1975 there were 0 members; in 1985, 0; in 1994, 0. The congregation has been affiliated with the Conservative Mennonite Church of Ontario since 1965. The languages of worship are English and Ojibway.
The congregation began services in 1965, and occupied the first building the same year. The congregation originated through outreach of the Conservative Mennonite Church of Ontario, the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and the Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference. It was formerly known as the Barwick Mennonite Mission. The founding leaders were William Kurtz, Wayne Heatwole, Fred Nighswander and Moses Roth.
Bibliography
Cressman, Kenneth. "The Development of the Conservative Mennonite Church of Ontario."; 1976, 70 pp.
Cressman, Kenneth. "A Descriptive Analysis of the Conservative Mennonite Schisms in Ontario, 1956-1979." 1979, 92 pp.
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | February 1989 |
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