Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)

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Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony in Magrath, Alberta, was founded in 1918 as a division from the Oldelm Springs Hutterite Colony in South Dakota. This South Dakota colony had been the original Lehrerleut colony in North America.

Daughter colonies of the Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony include: Rock Lake Hutterite Colony (Coaldale, Alberta, Canada); Bench Hutterite Colony (Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada); Sand Lake Hutterite Colony (Orkney, Saskatchewan, Canada); and Wild Rose Hutterite Colony (Vulcan, Alberta, Canada).

In 2024 the Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony was a Lehrerleut colony.

Additional Information

Location

Magrath, Alberta (coordinates: 49.311111, -112.9425 [49° 18' 40" N 112° 56' 33" W])

Address

Box 220, Magrath, AB T0K 1J0

Switchboard Phone

403-758-6623

Managers and Ministers

Manager Minister Years
Daniel Waldner, 1950-2003 Isaac Wurz 1999
Daniel Waldner, 1950-2003 Isaac Wurz 2003
Gideon J. Kleinsasser Isaac Wurz 2004
Gideon J. Kleinsasser Isaac Wurz 2007
Gideon J. Kleinsasser George Wurz 2008
Gideon J. Kleinsasser George Wurz 2024


Author(s) Bert Friesen
Date Published September 2024

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Friesen, Bert. "Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. September 2024. Web. 6 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Old_Elm_Spring_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=179734.

APA style

Friesen, Bert. (September 2024). Old Elm Spring Hutterite Colony (Magrath, Alberta, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 6 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Old_Elm_Spring_Hutterite_Colony_(Magrath,_Alberta,_Canada)&oldid=179734.




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