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The Riverton Fellowship Circle in Riverton, Manitoba began services in 1985. The first building was occupied in 1997. The group originated through outreach by Conference of Mennonites in Canada Native Ministries.
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The Riverton Fellowship in Riverton, Manitoba, Canada began meeting in 1985, when the Indigenous community expressed its desire for a church. They were led by Neill and Edith von Gunten, who also did ministry work in Matheson Island and Pine Dock, and community member Barb Daniels. The congregation had the support of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada Native Ministries program.
  
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Community and Pastoral Care workers Neill and Edith Von Gunten served in 2002 as congregational leaders. The congregation was affiliated with Mennonite Church Canada's Christian Witness Council for many years, and joined [[Mennonite Church Manitoba|Mennonite Church Manitoba]] on 24 February 2006.
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The vision for the fellowship circle and its worship style developed directly from the community. At first, the church had around 40 participants every Sunday, even around 80 at high points, but in the 2010s only a handful remained
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The community built its own church building in 1997 and the group joined Mennonite Church Manitoba in 2006.
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Community and Pastoral Care workers Neill and Edith Von Gunten served until 2005 as congregational leaders.  
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Riverton Fellowship Circle decided on 24 June 2020 to close its doors, passing a motion to dissolve the church corporation and its assets. It gifted its building to the Riverton and District Friendship Centre, with whom it had a close relationship.
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Reporter</em> (25 January 1993): B2-B3; (28 June 1993): 12; (18 April 1994): B3; (15 April 1996): 5; (7 July 1997): 11.
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''CMC Nexus'' (June 1996): 10.
  
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">CMC Nexus</em> (June 1996): 10.
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Klassen-Wiebe, Nicolien. "Riverton Fellowship Circle closes its doors." ''Canadian Mennonite'' 24, no. 16D (29 July 2020). Web. 30 July 2020. https://canadianmennonite.org/stories/riverton-fellowship-circle-closes-its-doors.
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''Mennonite Reporter'' (25 January 1993): B2-B3; (28 June 1993): 12; (18 April 1994): B3; (15 April 1996): 5; (7 July 1997): 11.
 
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<strong>Address</strong>: Box 219, Riverton MB  R0C 2R0
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'''Address''': Riverton MB  R0C 2R0
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<strong>Telephone</strong>: 204-378-2238
 
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Latest revision as of 14:26, 30 July 2020

The Riverton Fellowship in Riverton, Manitoba, Canada began meeting in 1985, when the Indigenous community expressed its desire for a church. They were led by Neill and Edith von Gunten, who also did ministry work in Matheson Island and Pine Dock, and community member Barb Daniels. The congregation had the support of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada Native Ministries program.

The vision for the fellowship circle and its worship style developed directly from the community. At first, the church had around 40 participants every Sunday, even around 80 at high points, but in the 2010s only a handful remained

The community built its own church building in 1997 and the group joined Mennonite Church Manitoba in 2006.

Community and Pastoral Care workers Neill and Edith Von Gunten served until 2005 as congregational leaders.

Riverton Fellowship Circle decided on 24 June 2020 to close its doors, passing a motion to dissolve the church corporation and its assets. It gifted its building to the Riverton and District Friendship Centre, with whom it had a close relationship.

Bibliography

CMC Nexus (June 1996): 10.

Klassen-Wiebe, Nicolien. "Riverton Fellowship Circle closes its doors." Canadian Mennonite 24, no. 16D (29 July 2020). Web. 30 July 2020. https://canadianmennonite.org/stories/riverton-fellowship-circle-closes-its-doors.

Mennonite Reporter (25 January 1993): B2-B3; (28 June 1993): 12; (18 April 1994): B3; (15 April 1996): 5; (7 July 1997): 11.

Additional Information

Address: Riverton MB  R0C 2R0


Author(s) Marlene Epp
Richard D. Thiessen
Samuel J. Steiner
Date Published July 2020

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Epp, Marlene, Richard D. Thiessen and Samuel J. Steiner. "Riverton Fellowship Circle (Riverton, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2020. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Riverton_Fellowship_Circle_(Riverton,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=168972.

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Epp, Marlene, Richard D. Thiessen and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2020). Riverton Fellowship Circle (Riverton, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Riverton_Fellowship_Circle_(Riverton,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=168972.



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