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Henry Goudie: minister and church leader, was born in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario on 16 January 1851 to David Goudie (26 May 1816-25 December 1896) and Nancy Wanner Goudie (27 February 1825-20 November 1906). He was the fifth child in a family of twelve children (one half-sister was born to David Goudie's first wife, Sarah Fathers (16 October 1822-28 August 1842). On 24 December 1872 Henry married Sarah Wildfong (22 October 1850-26 September 1921). They had seven children. After Sarah's death in 1921, on 16 October 1923 he married Susannah Doner Lageer (1860-1925), daughter of Samuel Doner and Christina Raymer Doner. Henry Goudie died 19 January 1942.

Henry grew up on a farm with a Scottish father and a Pennsylvania German mother, though the family was a member of the Mennonite Church, probably the Cressman Mennonite Church at Breslau, Ontario. He received the standard elementary school education. Goudie was converted in evening meetings led by Daniel Wismer near the town of Waterloo on 12 January 1870. However, Bishop Abraham Martin refused to baptize the class of converts because they would not give up evening meetings. Goudie was then baptized by Daniel Hoch of the New Mennonite Church. He joined the Reforming Mennonites in 1874 and went on to become a leader in the Mennonite Brethren in Christ denomination.

Goudie began to preach in 1877 and was stationed at Port Elgin in 1878. He was ordained by the Ontario Mennonite Brethren in Christ conference in 1881. He served as pastor at Port Elgin, Breslau, New Dundee, Stayner, Markham, Kitchener (Bethany), Hanover, Shrigley, Toronto (Bethel), Aylmer, and Hespeler in Ontario. He also pastored at Mayton and Markham in Alberta. For 14 years Henry Goudie served as presiding elder: five years in Ontario (1900-1905) and nine years in Alberta (1907-1913, 1916-1919). He retired in 1926 after a service of 50 years. Afther his death, Henry Goudie was buried in the Wanner Mennonite Church cemetery at Hespeler (Cambridge), Ontario.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Everek R. Storms
	Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published	July 2012

Horst, Isaac R. Close Ups of the Great Awakening. Mt. Forest, Ont: I.R. Horst, 1985: 107-108.

Huffman, Jasper A. History of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church. New Carlisle, O.: The Bethel Pub. Co, 1920: 237. Available in full electronic text athttp://www.archive.org/details/historymennonit00huffgoog

"Rev. Henry Goudie." Waterloo Region Generations. Web. 12 July 2012. http://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I12032&tree=generations

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Storms, Everek R. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Goudie, Henry (1851-1942)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2012. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goudie,_Henry_(1851-1942)&oldid=169296.

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Storms, Everek R. and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2012). Goudie, Henry (1851-1942). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goudie,_Henry_(1851-1942)&oldid=169296.

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 Henry grew up on a farm with a Scottish father and a Pennsylvania German mother, though the family was a member of the Mennonite Church, probably the [[Breslau Mennonite Church (Breslau, Ontario, Canada)|Cressman Mennonite Church]] at [[Breslau (Ontario, Canada)|Breslau]], [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]]. He received the standard elementary school education. Goudie was converted in evening meetings led by Daniel Wismer near the town of Waterloo on 12 January 1870. However, [[Martin, Abraham W. (1834-1902)|Bishop Abraham Martin]] refused to baptize the class of converts because they would not give up evening meetings. Goudie was then baptized by [[Hoch, Daniel (1805-1878)|Daniel Hoch]] of the [[New Mennonite Church of Canada West|New Mennonite Church]]. He joined the [[Reforming Mennonite Society (Ontario, Canada &amp; Indiana, USA)|Reforming Mennonites]] in 1874 and went on to become a leader in the  [[Mennonite Brethren in Christ|Mennonite Brethren in Christ]] denomination.
-Goudie began to preach in 1877 and was stationed at Port Elgin in 1878. He was ordained by the [[Ontario Mennonite Brethren in Christ|Ontario Mennonite Brethren in Christ]] conference in 1881. He served as pastor at [[Port Elgin Missionary Church (Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada)|Port Elgin]], [[Breslau Evangelical Missionary Church (Breslau, Ontario, Canada)|Breslau]], [[Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church (New Dundee, Ontario, Canada)|New Dundee]], [[Stayner Evangelical Missionary Church (Stayner, Ontario, Canada)|Stayner]], [[Markham Missionary Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Markham]], [[Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario, Canada)|Kitchener]] ([[Bethany Evangelical Missionary Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Bethany]]), [[Hanover Missionary Church (Hanover, Ontario, Canada)|Hanover]], [[Shrigley Missionary Church (Singhampton, Ontario, Canada)|Shrigley]], [[Toronto (Ontario, Canada)|Toronto]] (Bethel), [[Aylmer Evangelical Missionary Church (Aylmer, Ontario, Canada)|Aylmer]], and [[New Hope Community Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Hespeler]] in Ontario. He also pastored at Mayton and [[Markham United Missionary Church (Markham, Alberta, Canada)|Markham]] in [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]]. For 14 years Henry Goudie served as presiding elder: five years in Ontario (1900-1905) and nine years in Alberta (1907-1913, 1916-1919). He retired in 1926 after a service of 50 years. Afther his death, Henry Goudie was buried in the [[Wanner Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Wanner Mennonite Church]] cemetery at Hespeler (Cambridge), Ontario.
+Goudie began to preach in 1877 and was stationed at Port Elgin in 1878. He was ordained by the [[Ontario Mennonite Brethren in Christ|Ontario Mennonite Brethren in Christ]] conference in 1881. He served as pastor at [[Port Elgin Missionary Church (Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada)|Port Elgin]], [[Breslau Evangelical Missionary Church (Breslau, Ontario, Canada)|Breslau]], [[Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church (New Dundee, Ontario, Canada)|New Dundee]], [[Stayner Evangelical Missionary Church (Stayner, Ontario, Canada)|Stayner]], [[Markham Missionary Church (Markham, Ontario, Canada)|Markham]], [[Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario, Canada)|Kitchener]] ([[Bethany Evangelical Missionary Church (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)|Bethany]]), [[Hanover Missionary Church (Hanover, Ontario, Canada)|Hanover]], [[Shrigley Missionary Church (Dundalk, Ontario, Canada)|Shrigley]], [[Toronto (Ontario, Canada)|Toronto]] (Bethel), [[Aylmer Evangelical Missionary Church (Aylmer, Ontario, Canada)|Aylmer]], and [[New Hope Community Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Hespeler]] in Ontario. He also pastored at Mayton and [[Markham United Missionary Church (Markham, Alberta, Canada)|Markham]] in [[Alberta (Canada)|Alberta]]. For 14 years Henry Goudie served as presiding elder: five years in Ontario (1900-1905) and nine years in Alberta (1907-1913, 1916-1919). He retired in 1926 after a service of 50 years. Afther his death, Henry Goudie was buried in the [[Wanner Mennonite Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)|Wanner Mennonite Church]] cemetery at Hespeler (Cambridge), Ontario.
 = Bibliography =
 Horst, Isaac R. <em>Close Ups of the Great Awakening</em>. Mt. Forest, Ont: I.R. Horst, 1985: 107-108.
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