Old Colony Mennonite Church (Matheson, Ontario, Canada)
The Old Colony Mennonite community at Matheson, Ontario began in 1957 when about a dozen Old Colony Mennonite families from Mexico settled in the area. The purchased pasture land and worked locally. Although no formal church was established, worship services were led by a Reinland Mennonite Church minister from Manitoba. Over the years families moved away to join communities near Aylmer, Ontario, Rainy River, Ontario or to Manitoba. Within a few years the settlement ended.
Bibliography
Canadian Mennonite (18 April 1958): 1; (7 November 1958): 3; (14 August 1959): 1.
Dyck, Peter & Henry Friesen. "Old Colony Mennonite Church of Ontario." Old Colony Mennonites in Canada 1875-2000, Delbert Plett, ed. Steinbach, Man.: Crossway Publications, 2001: 163.
Gospel Herald (31 December 1957): 1144.
Fransen, J. J. "Matheson and New Liskeard." United Mennonite Conference of Ontario Yearbook. (1957): 20.
| Author(s) | Marlene Epp |
|---|---|
| Sam Steiner | |
| Date Published | August 2011 |
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