Gracevale Hutterite Colony (Winfred, South Dakota, USA)

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The Gracevale Hutterite Bruderhof of the Schmiedeleut branch, established in 1948 near Winfred, Lake County, South Dakota, with ten families from Tschetter Bruderhof. Sam Wipf was chosen to the ministry here in 1950 and ordained in 1957. The colony had a population of 71 in 1950 and 104 souls with 30 baptized members in 1958.

Daughter colonies of the Gracevale Hutterite Colony include: Rolland Hutterite Colony (White, South Dakota); Cloverleaf Hutterite Colony (Cloverleaf, South Dakota, USA); and Camridge Hutterite Colony (Volga, South Dakota, USA).

In 2023 Gracevale Hutterite Colony was a Schmiedeleut Group 2 colony.

Additional Information

Location

Winfred, South Dakota (coordinates: 43.927778, -97.289167 [43° 55' 40" N 97° 17' 21" W])

Address

23843 - 446A Ave., Winfred, SD 57076

Switchboard Phone

605-256-2267

Managers and Ministers

Manager Minister Years
Paul Hofer Jr. Samuel Hofer, 1930-2013 1999
Paul Hofer Jr. Samuel Hofer, 1930-2013 2013
Paul Hofer Jr. Mark Hofer 2014
Paul Hofer Jr. Mark Hofer 2023

Map

Map:Gracevale Hutterite Colony, Winfred, South Dakota


Author(s) Melvin Gingerich
David Decker
Bert Friesen
Date Published June 2023

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Gingerich, Melvin, David Decker and Bert Friesen. "Gracevale Hutterite Colony (Winfred, South Dakota, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 16 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gracevale_Hutterite_Colony_(Winfred,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=175943.

APA style

Gingerich, Melvin, David Decker and Bert Friesen. (June 2023). Gracevale Hutterite Colony (Winfred, South Dakota, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gracevale_Hutterite_Colony_(Winfred,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=175943.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 561; vol. 4, p. 1088. All rights reserved.


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