Grace Mennonite Church (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada)
The first Mennonite worship services in Prince Albert were organized in 1942. The congregation was served by first by leaders from the Hoffnungsfelder Gemeinde and then by the General Conference Home Mission Board in 1946. Rev. Regier and Isaac Epp are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through urbanization and outreach by the Saskatchewan Conference. During these years the church met in homes. In 1951 they began using rented facilities for a meeting house, and in 1955 they completed their own meeting house. It became an independent congregation in 1961. A larger meeting house was completed in 1973.
Grace Mennonite Church held its final service on 31 January 2022. The congregation decided to gift the property to Parkland Restorative Justice (PRJ), a local non-profit charity providing services to recently-incarcerated persons.
Bibliography
Mennonite Reporter (12 November 1973): 3; (30 November 1992): 15.
Summach, Emily. "'In the hands of the Spirit now': Grace Mennonite Church holds its final service and congregants ponder their future." Canadian Mennonite 26, no. 4 (21 February 2022): 19.
Additional Information
Address: 250 28th St West, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Phone:
Website:
Denominational Affiliations:
Mennonite Church Canada (1961-present)
General Conference Mennonite Church (1962-1999)
Grace Mennonite Church Ministers
| Minister | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Johannes Regier | 1942-1946 |
| Isaac Epp | 1946-1949 |
| Ruben Siemens | 1950-1951 |
| John Wiens | 1952-1954 |
| Isaac Enns | 1955-1961 |
| Clarence Epp | 1961-1967 |
| Orville Andres | 1967-1975 |
| Jake Giesbrecht | 1978-1980 |
| Ray Kennedy | 1980-1981 |
| Clare Neufeld | 1981-1990 |
| Reuben Baerg | 1990-1991 |
| Bernie Retzlaff | 1990-1991 |
| Verner Friesen | 1991-1994 |
| Ed Olfert | 1995-2006 |
| Ryan Siemens | 2007-2016 |
| Claire Ewert Fisher (transitional) | 2016-2017 |
| Ed Olfert | 2017-2021 |
Grace Mennonite Church Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 23 |
| 1965 | 38 |
| 1975 | 41 |
| 1985 | 67 |
| 1995 | 78 |
| 2000 | 77 |
| 2010 | 88 |
| 2015 | 65 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | March 2022 |
Cite This Article
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Epp, Marlene and Samuel J. Steiner. "Grace Mennonite Church (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2022. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Grace_Mennonite_Church_(Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=174976.
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Epp, Marlene and Samuel J. Steiner. (March 2022). Grace Mennonite Church (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Grace_Mennonite_Church_(Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=174976.
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