Blumengart Hutterite Colony (Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada)
Blumengart, a Hutterite Bruderhof, six miles (10 km) south west of Plum Coulee, Manitoba, in the 1940s owned a little over 4,000 acres of land, which had formerly belonged to Mennonites who migrated to Mexico. It was settled by the Hutterites in 1922, when Johann Hofer moved to the site with 15 families. In 1933 Samuel Kleinsasser was chosen preacher. In 1938 he with 11 families founded the Sturgeon Creek Bruderhof four miles north of Headingly, Manitoba. In 1942 Jakob Hofer was chosen preacher. In 1947 Blumengart numbered 118 souls, of whom 47 were baptized members.
Daughter colonies of Blumengart Hutterite Colony include: Blumengard (Faulkton, South Dakota); Sturgeon Creek (Headingly, Manitoba); Pembina (Darlingford, Manitoba); and Blue Clay (Arnaud, Manitoba).
In 2025 the colony was a member of the Schmiedeleut Group 2.
Additional Information
Location
Plum Coulee, Manitoba (coordinates: 49.131667, -97.796389 [49° 07' 54" N 97° 47' 47" W])
Address
Box 375, Plum Coulee, Manitoba, R0G 1R0
Switchboard Phone
204-829-3607
Managers and Ministers
| Manager | Minister | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Maendel, 1932-2007 | Jacob Waldner, 1920-2004 | 1999 |
| Jacob Maendel, 1932-2007 | Jacob Waldner, 1920-2004 | 2000 |
| Jacob Maendel, 1932-2007 | Ike Waldner | 2001 |
| Jacob Maendel, 1932-2007 | Ike Waldner | 2006 |
| Tim Waldner | Ike Waldner | 2010 |
| Tim Waldner | Ike Waldner | 2025 |
Maps
Map:Blumengart Hutterite Colony (Plum Coulee, Manitoba)
| Author(s) | David Decker |
|---|---|
| Bert Friesen | |
| Date Published | January 2025 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. "Blumengart Hutterite Colony (Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. January 2025. Web. 8 Feb 2025. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Blumengart_Hutterite_Colony_(Plum_Coulee,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=180173.
APA style
Decker, David and Bert Friesen. (January 2025). Blumengart Hutterite Colony (Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 8 February 2025, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Blumengart_Hutterite_Colony_(Plum_Coulee,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=180173.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 371. All rights reserved.
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