River East Mennonite Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

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The River East Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, began in 1989 as the River East Menno Gemeinde. It offered a church home for Mennonites coming to Canada from the Menno Colony in Paraguay. It conducted its services and classes in German.

In 2004, except for one couple who came to Canada via Poland and Germany, all members were born in Paraguay to Canadian citizens who had immigrated to Paraguay. Economic reasons compelled many to leave Paraguay.

In the early 2000s, the church suffered a split over divergent views on leadership roles. It restructured, with the formation of a church council.

On 1 July 2022, the River East Mennonite Church ended its membership in Mennonite Church Manitoba and Mennonite Church Canada, desiring to remove affiliation with congregations that are affirming of LGBTQ+ people.

Bibliography

Klassen-Wiebe, Nicolien. "MC Manitoba re-imagines church together at annual gathering." Canadian Mennonite 27, no. 6 (24 March 2023): 24.

Petkau, Evelyn Rempel. "River East members are citizens of two countries." Canadian Mennonite 8, no. 17 (6 September 2004). Web. https://legacy.canadianmennonite.org/vol08-2004/8-17/localchurch.html.

Additional Information

Address: 825 Panet Rd, Winnipeg,Manitoba R2K 4C9

Telephone: 204-667-0809

Website:

Denominational Affiliations:

Mennonite Church Manitoba (until 30 June 2022)

Mennonite Church Canada (until 30 June 2022)

Pastoral Leaders at River East Mennonite Church

Name Years
of Service
Abram Unrau
(Associate)
1991-1998
2010?-present
Gerhard Friesen (Interim) ?-2004
2010?-2012
John R. Friesen (Interim) 2005-2008
Ewald Goetz 2012-2021
Brian Wiebe 2021-present

River East Mennonite Church Membership

Year Members
2004 172
2009 214
2020 155


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published April 2023

Cite This Article

MLA style

Steiner, Samuel J. "River East Mennonite Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 2023. Web. 9 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=River_East_Mennonite_Church_(Winnipeg,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=177822.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (April 2023). River East Mennonite Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 9 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=River_East_Mennonite_Church_(Winnipeg,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=177822.




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