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.
In 2012 the Rock Lake Hutterite Colony was a Lehrerleut colony. The minister was Edward Entz and the manager was Elias P. Entz.
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
Telephone: 403-345-3892
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | May 2013 |
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Decker, David and Bert Friesen. "Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. May 2013. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rock_Lake_Hutterite_Colony_(Coaldale,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=91398.
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Decker, David and Bert Friesen. (May 2013). Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Rock_Lake_Hutterite_Colony_(Coaldale,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=91398.
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