Old Colony Mennonite Church (Virgil, Ontario, Canada)
The Old Colony Mennonite Church (Alt-Kolonie Mennonitengemeinde) in the Virgil area was founded in 1991. In 1994 they purchased the building formerly owned by Niagara Christian Fellowship, a Mennonite Brethren congregation, seating 300.
In 2010 the congregation was led by Aeltester Herman Bergen and had services in both Low German and High German. Membership was approximately 200.
Bibliography
Dyck, Peter and Henry Friesen. "Old Colony Mennonite Church of Ontario" in Old Colony Mennonites in Canada 1875 to 2000, edited by Delbert F. Plett. Steinbach, MB: Crossway Publications, Inc., 2001: 163-167.
Gutsche, Horst W. "Verzeichnis deutschsprachiger Gemeinden und Seelsorger in Kanada." March 2010. Web. 23 February 2012. http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action/pdfs/german-cdn/101217-1.pdf.
Additional Information
Address: 1204 Concession 2 Road, Niagara On the Lake, ON L0S 1J0
Phone: 905-468-1620
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
|---|---|
| Date Published | February 2012 |
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