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Salem Community Bible Church, Winnipeg, MB
Source: Christian Cassidy

Salem Community Bible Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba began services in 1960 when the Manitoba Home Missions began a work in the core area of Winnipeg. In 1963 this group organized as the Logan Avenue Mennonite Brethren Church, under the leadership of Rudie Willms. In 1965 the group moved to Alexander Avenue and renamed themselves as the Salem Mennonite Brethren Church. In 2011 the congregation changed its name to Salem Community Bible Church. It is multi-ethnic in character.

In 2011 the congregation had an average weekly attendance of 80-100.

Bibliography

Author(s)	Richard D Thiessen
Date Published	March 2012

Mennonite Brethren Herald (27 May 1988): 45; (October 2011): 30.

Penner, Peter. No Longer at Arm's Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada. 1987, 178 pp. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/stream/NoLongerAtArmsLengthMBChurchPlantingInCanadaOCRopt?ref=ol#mode/2up.

Toews, John A. A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers. 1975: 162. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfTheMennoniteBrethrenChurch.

Archival Records

Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: Volumes 503-504, Reel 84.

Additional Information

Address: 691 Alexander Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 1J1

Phone: 204-772-0606

Denominational Affiliations:

Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba (1963-present)

Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1963-present)

General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (1963-2002)

Salem Community Bible Church Leading Ministers

Minister	Years
Rudie Willms	1960-1966
Jake Balzer	1966-1968
Jake Schmidt	1968-1969
Arno C. Fast	1969-2020
Andy Rapko	2010-present

Salem Community Bible Church Membership

Year	Members
1965	48
1975	50
1985	45
1995	33
2000	51
2010	46

Cite This Article

MLA style

Thiessen, Richard D. "Salem Community Bible Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2012. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Salem_Community_Bible_Church_(Winnipeg,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=171018.

APA style

Thiessen, Richard D. (March 2012). Salem Community Bible Church (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Salem_Community_Bible_Church_(Winnipeg,_Manitoba,_Canada)&oldid=171018.

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 ''Mennonite Brethren Herald'' (27 May 1988): 45; (October 2011): 30.
-Penner, Peter. <em>No Longer at Arms Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada</em>. 1987, 178 pp. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/stream/NoLongerAtArmsLengthMBChurchPlantingInCanadaOCRopt?ref=ol#mode/2up.
+Penner, Peter. ''No Longer at Arm's Length: Mennonite Brethren Church Planting in Canada''. 1987, 178 pp. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/stream/NoLongerAtArmsLengthMBChurchPlantingInCanadaOCRopt?ref=ol#mode/2up.
-Toews, John A. <em>A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers</em>. 1975: 162. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfTheMennoniteBrethrenChurch.
+Toews, John A. ''A History of the Mennonite Brethren Church: Pilgrims and Pioneers''. 1975: 162. Available in full electronic text at: https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfTheMennoniteBrethrenChurch.
-<h3>Archival Records</h3> Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: [http://cmbs.mennonitebrethren.ca/inst_records/salem-community-bible-church-winnipeg-mb/ Volumes 503-504, Reel 84].
+=== Archival Records ===
+Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Winnipeg, MB: [http://cmbs.mennonitebrethren.ca/inst_records/salem-community-bible-church-winnipeg-mb/ Volumes 503-504, Reel 84].
 = Additional Information =
@@ Line 28: / Line 29: @@
 [[General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]] (1963-2002)
-<h3>Salem Community Bible Church Leading Ministers</h3>
+=== Salem Community Bible Church Leading Ministers ===
-<table class="vertical listing">
+{|  class="wikitable"
-<tr> <th>Minister</th> <th>Years</th> </tr>
+! Minister !! Years
-<tr> <td>Rudie Willms</td> <td align="right">1960-1966</td> </tr>
+|-
-<tr> <td>Jacob Balzer</td> <td align="right">1966-1968</td> </tr>
+| Rudie Willms ||  align="right" | 1960-1966
-<tr> <td>Jake Schmidt</td> <td align="right">1968-1969</td> </tr>
+|-
-<tr> <td>Arno C. Fast</td> <td align="right">1969-present</td> </tr>
+| [[Balzer, Jake (1929-2019)|Jake Balzer]] ||  align="right" | 1966-1968
-</table>
+|-
-<h3>Salem Community Bible Church Membership</h3>
+| Jake Schmidt ||  align="right" | 1968-1969
-<table class="vertical listing">
+|-
-<tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Members</th> </tr>
+| Arno C. Fast ||  align="right" | 1969-2020
-<tr> <td>1965</td> <td align="right">48</td> </tr>
+|-
-<tr> <td>1975</td> <td align="right">50</td> </tr>
+| Andy Rapko ||  align="right" | 2010-present
-<tr> <td>1985</td> <td align="right">45</td> </tr>
+|}
-<tr> <td>1995</td> <td align="right">33</td> </tr>
+=== Salem Community Bible Church Membership ===
-<tr> <td>2000</td> <td align="right">51</td> </tr>
+{|  class="wikitable"
-<tr> <td>2010</td> <td align="right">46</td> </tr>
+! Year !! Members
-</table>
+|-
+| 1965 ||  align="right" | 48
+|-
+| 1975 ||  align="right" | 50
+|-
+| 1985 ||  align="right" | 45
+|-
+| 1995 ||  align="right" | 33
+|-
+| 2000 ||  align="right" | 51
+|-
+| 2010 ||  align="right" | 46
+|}
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