Alexander Mennonite Brethren Church (Alexander, Manitoba, Canada)

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Alexander Mennonite Brethren Church was organized in 1929, although meetings for worship were held in Griswold beginning on 5 June 1926. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.  Twenty-two members met in homes until 1929, when a meetinghouse was purchased in Griswold.  The congregation was originally known as the Griswold Mennonite Brethren Church.  On 19 December 1954 a newly constructed meetinghouse was dedicated in Alexander and the name was changed.  The congregation unanimously voted to dissolve on 16 April 1973 and memberships were transferred to the Brandon Mennonite Brethren Church. The language of worship was German.

The first leader of the congregation was Henry Penner, followed by Jacob Abrahams (1930), J. J. Friesen (1931–1932), P. J. Heide (1933), J. N. Wittenberg (1934–1937), Peter Mandtler (1938–1944), Abraham B. Friesen (1945–1951), Abe L. Klassen (1952), John J. Krueger (1953–1960), H. C. Schroeder (1961–1964), and Peter J. Doerksen (1966–1971). In 1959 the membership was 81.

Bibliography

Bergen, Shirley. Memories of Griswold MB Church. Brandon, MB : D. Klassen, 1984?

Archival Records

Archival records are held at the Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg.

Additional Information

Denominational Affiliations:

Manitoba Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

General Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church


Author(s) Harold S. Bender
Richard D. Thiessen
Date Published March 2008

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Bender, Harold S. and Richard D. Thiessen. "Alexander Mennonite Brethren Church (Alexander, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2008. Web. 9 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexander_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Alexander,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=167051.

APA style

Bender, Harold S. and Richard D. Thiessen. (March 2008). Alexander Mennonite Brethren Church (Alexander, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 9 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexander_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Alexander,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=167051.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1058. All rights reserved.


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