Fields of Hope Mennonite Church (Glenbush, Saskatchewan, Canada)

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Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church, Glenbush, SK
Source: Mennonite Church Saskatchewan website

The congregation began services in 1926, and formally organized in 1934. The first building was occupied in 1937, with a subsequent building program in 1975. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union. The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s. The congregation was part of Hoffnungsfelder church group.

In 2015 the church had three congregations in Glenbush, Mayfair, and Rabbit Lake. In 2017 the name of the congregation was anglicized to Fields of Hope Mennonite Church.

Bibliography

Barwald, Greg. "A Congregational History of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church, Glenbush, Saskatchewan." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1978, 22 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.

CMC Nexus (November 1996): 4-5.

Mennonite Reporter (4 August 1975): 10.

Schulz, Donna. "Saskatchewan Congregation adopts new English Name." Canadian Mennonite 21, no. 19 (23 October 2017): 15.

Additional Information

Address: Box 7, Glenbush, SK S0M 0Z0; located NE 21-49-14 West 3rd, Glenbush, SK

Phone: 306-342-4325

Denominational Affiliations:

Mennonite Church Saskatchewan

Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada

General Conference Mennonite Church (1934-1999)

Fields of Hope Pastors

Name Years
of Service
Jacob Janzen 1930-1953
Aron Enns 1932-1935
Abram Martens 1938-1960
J. Loewen 1962-1992
Don Unger 1983-2011
Chad Doell 2012-2016
Celeste A. Wright 2016-present

Field of Hope Congregation Membership

Year Members
1975 52
1985 61
1995 47
2000 46
2010 50
2015 77
2020 77


Author(s) Marlene Epp
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published July 2021

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Epp, Marlene and Samuel J. Steiner. "Fields of Hope Mennonite Church (Glenbush, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2021. Web. 9 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fields_of_Hope_Mennonite_Church_(Glenbush,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=174982.

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Epp, Marlene and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2021). Fields of Hope Mennonite Church (Glenbush, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 9 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fields_of_Hope_Mennonite_Church_(Glenbush,_Saskatchewan,_Canada)&oldid=174982.




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