Kennedy Heights Mennonite Brethren Church (Delta, British Columbia, Canada)
Creator: Henry J. Wiens (1885-1975)
Digitized by Hiebert Library. Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies.
Kennedy Heights Mennonite Brethren Church (formerly known as Strawberry Hill Mennonite Brethren Church) originated in 1944. A number of members of the Vancouver Mennonite Brethren and other Fraser Valley churches had set up residence in Surrey and Delta Municipal Districts. They met in the Kennedy Hall in order to organize a new congregation. Rev. David Quapp chaired the first meeting on 11 November 1944. The congregation joined the British Columbia Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches in 1945, as well as purchased the Kennedy Hall, including 5 acres of land. The original building was added to many times and then in 1970, a new building was erected on the same property. The sanctuary seated about 400 people.
In 2002 the Indo-Canadian Community Church that had been meeting in Surrey disbanded and the congregation merged with Kennedy Heights. Later that year the congregation decided to conclude its ministry and asked the provincial conference to utilize the church for a new church plant. In the spring of 2003 the congregation ceased to exist and those members who remained joined together with Cornerstone Community Church to form New Hope Christian Church. The new congregation met in the newly renovated Kennedy Heights sanctuary and was led by Cornerstone's pastor, Michael Brown.
Bibliography
BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Directory 2003-04 & Annual Convention Minutes, May 2 & 3, 2003, Central Heights Church, Abbotsford, BC. Abbotsford: BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, 2003.
Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies. "New Hope Christian Church." http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/mb_provincial_conferences_and_church_congregation_records/british_columbia_archives/new_hope_christian_church_archives/ (accessed 6 January 2009).
Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 21; (11 November 1994): 18; (27 September 1996): http://old.mbconf.ca/mb/mbh3518/personal.htm (accessed 6 January 2009); (2 March 2001): http://old.mbherald.com/40-05/personalia.html?view=p (accessed 6 January 2009); (1 May 2001): http://old.mbherald.com/40-19/personalia.html (accessed 6 January 2009); (8 March 2002): http://old.mbherald.com/41-05/news-5.html?view=p (accessed 6 January 2009); (13 June 2003): http://www.mbherald.com/42/08/news-1.en.html (accessed 6 January 2009).
Additional Information
Address: 11838-88th Ave., Delta, BC V4C 3C5
Phone: 604-596-8178
Denominational Affiliations:
British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1945-2003)
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1945-2003)
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Kennedy Heights Leading Ministers
| Minister | Years |
|---|---|
| Gerhard Wiens | 1945 |
| A. H. Toews | 1945-1947 |
| H. D. Friesen | 1947-1950 |
| Paul Wiebe | 1950-1960 |
| Nick Willems | 1961-1967 |
| Rudy Janzen | 1967-1970 |
| Calvin J. Buehler | 1970-1985 |
| Art Willms | 1986-1988 |
| Henry Wiebe | 1988-1991 |
| Ken Dyck | 1992-1996 |
| Rey Nickel | 1997-2000 |
| Warren Schmidt | 2001-2003 |
Kennedy Heights Membership
| Year | Members |
|---|---|
| 1944 | 52 |
| 1950 | 94 |
| 1955 | 109 |
| 1958 | 123 |
| 1965 | 142 |
| 1975 | 171 |
| 1985 | 175 |
| 1995 | 147 |
| 2000 | 138 |
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Richard D. Thiessen | |
| Date Published | November 2009 |
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Epp, Marlene and Richard D. Thiessen. "Kennedy Heights Mennonite Brethren Church (Delta, British Columbia, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. November 2009. Web. 30 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kennedy_Heights_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Delta,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=167799.
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Epp, Marlene and Richard D. Thiessen. (November 2009). Kennedy Heights Mennonite Brethren Church (Delta, British Columbia, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kennedy_Heights_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Delta,_British_Columbia,_Canada)&oldid=167799.
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