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The Stevensville Mennonite congregation at Stevensville, ON began services in 1880, and formally organized in 1887. The first building was occupied in 1887. Jacob Krehbiel is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through division from the Bertie ([[Sherkston Mennonite Church (Sherkston, Ontario, Canada)|Sherkston]]) [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]] group over doctrine and support for revivalism. Stevensville replaced the Log Church or [[Black Creek Mennonite Meetinghouse (Stevensville, Ontario, Canada)|Black Creek Church]] also begun by Krehbiel.
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The Stevensville Mennonite congregation at Stevensville, [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]] began services in 1880, and formally organized in 1887. The first building was occupied in 1887. [[Krehbiel, Jakob (1835-1918)|Jacob Krehbiel]] is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through division from the Bertie ([[Sherkston Mennonite Church (Sherkston, Ontario, Canada)|Sherkston]]) [[Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec|Mennonite Conference of Ontario]] group over doctrine and support for revivalism. Stevensville replaced the Log Church or [[Black Creek Mennonite Meetinghouse (Stevensville, Ontario, Canada)|Black Creek Church]] also begun by Krehbiel.
  
 
The congregation dissolved about 1917. It had been affiliated with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] since 1887. The language of worship was English and German.
 
The congregation dissolved about 1917. It had been affiliated with the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] since 1887. The language of worship was English and German.
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
Good, E. Reginald. "Stevensville: the First General Conference Mennonite Congregation in Canada, 1887-1917." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonite Historian</em> (December 1986): 1-2.
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Good, E. Reginald. "Stevensville: the First General Conference Mennonite Congregation in Canada, 1887-1917." ''Mennonite Historian'' (December 1986): 1-2.
 
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Revision as of 12:11, 8 November 2022

The Stevensville Mennonite congregation at Stevensville, Ontario began services in 1880, and formally organized in 1887. The first building was occupied in 1887. Jacob Krehbiel is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through division from the Bertie (Sherkston) Mennonite Conference of Ontario group over doctrine and support for revivalism. Stevensville replaced the Log Church or Black Creek Church also begun by Krehbiel.

The congregation dissolved about 1917. It had been affiliated with the General Conference Mennonite Church since 1887. The language of worship was English and German.

Bibliography

Good, E. Reginald. "Stevensville: the First General Conference Mennonite Congregation in Canada, 1887-1917." Mennonite Historian (December 1986): 1-2.


Author(s) Joseph C. Fretz
Marlene Epp
Date Published April 1986

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Fretz, Joseph C. and Marlene Epp. "Stevensville Mennonite Church (Stevensville, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. April 1986. Web. 28 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stevensville_Mennonite_Church_(Stevensville,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=174264.

APA style

Fretz, Joseph C. and Marlene Epp. (April 1986). Stevensville Mennonite Church (Stevensville, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 28 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stevensville_Mennonite_Church_(Stevensville,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=174264.




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