Langside Old Order Mennonite Meetinghouse (Lucknow, Ontario, Canada)

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Langside Old Order Meetinghouse, November 2019. Photo by Sam Steiner

The Langside Old Order Mennonite district began as the more conservative Old Order Mennonite community in the Kinloss area continued to expand. When the Martinfield meetinghouse was becoming full, the Langside meetinghouse further south was constructed in 2007.

The Kinloss settlement was rooted in disagreement within the Old Order Mennonite community in the 1980s over the introduction of tractors in the barn and phones in the home. Some families that wished to retain earlier understandings began to move to the Kinloss area in the 1990s. Some also left and joined the Orthodox Mennonite Church. Over time accommodation was found that allowed fellowship between the Kinloss community and the Old Order community in the Region of Waterloo to continue.

As of March 2016 the Langside East and Langside West districts included 35 households.

An accurate count of members is not always available because Old Order Mennonites think of themselves as members of the church at large and not just the immediate congregation. The Old Order also do not see the quantity of members as indicative of the congregation's importance.  When people move from one geographical area to another, they automatically "belong to" the congregation whose meetinghouse is closest to their home. No membership transfer takes place from the former location.

Bibliography

Draper, Barb. "Old Order Mennonite groups in Ontario are growing." Canadian Mennonite (1 December 2015). https://canadianmennonite.org/stories/old-order-mennonite-groups-ontario-are-growing.

Weber, Urias. New beginnings: a history of the Old Order Mennonites of Ontario. Wallenstein, Ont.: Vineyard Publications, 2018: 170-172..

Additional Information

477 Langside Street, Lucknow, Ontario

Langside Meetinghouse Ordained Leaders

Ministers Years of Service Deacons Years of Service
Noah W. Martin 2007- Henry M. Martin 2006-
Paul M. Martin (Bishop) 2007-


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published October 2019

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Langside Old Order Mennonite Meetinghouse (Lucknow, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2019. Web. 15 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Langside_Old_Order_Mennonite_Meetinghouse_(Lucknow,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=166111.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (October 2019). Langside Old Order Mennonite Meetinghouse (Lucknow, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 15 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Langside_Old_Order_Mennonite_Meetinghouse_(Lucknow,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=166111.




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