Gnadenau Mennonite Brethren Church (Flowing Well, Saskatchewan, Canada)

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Gnadenau Mennonite Brethren Church, ca. 1950-1951
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies
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Gnadenau Mennonite Brethren Church in Flowing Well, Saskatchewan began services in 1907, and formally organized in 1910. The first building was occupied in 1913. John F. Harms is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from the United States. Leaders prior to 1950 included S.L. Hodel, Isaac Toews, John E. Priebe and William Buller (1946-1962).

The congregation merged with Elim Mennonite Brethren Church at Hodgeville in 1968.

Bibliography

Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 63.

Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. Fresno, CA, 1975: 160. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfTheMennoniteBrethrenChurch.

Additional Information

Denominational Affiliations:

Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Gnadenau MB Church Membership

Year Members
1955 39
1965 28


Author(s) Jacob I. Regehr
Marlene Epp
Date Published August 1986

Cite This Article

MLA style

Regehr, Jacob I. and Marlene Epp. "Gnadenau Mennonite Brethren Church (Flowing Well, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. August 1986. Web. 11 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gnadenau_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Flowing_Well,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=178822.

APA style

Regehr, Jacob I. and Marlene Epp. (August 1986). Gnadenau Mennonite Brethren Church (Flowing Well, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 11 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gnadenau_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Flowing_Well,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=178822.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 530. All rights reserved.


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