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Last updated 1 August 2018

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Eden Mennonite Church (Chilliwack, B.C.)

Retrieval numbers: Volumes 105, 106, 1426, 2133, 2413, 3254, 4006, 4434, 4922, cassette numbers 5165-5247.

Title: Eden Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1963-2010
Extent: 56 cm of textual records and 83 audio cassettes
Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives

Historical note

Eden Mennonite Church was founded with 32 charter members in 1945 in Chilliwack, B.C. and was first called the Westheimer Mennonite Church. Initially they met in rented facilities. In 1948 they had their own meeting house and renamed the congregation the East Chilliwack Mennonite Church. In 1951 the membership was 147. The building was expanded in 1957. The membership was 228 in 1960. In 1961 they built a larger meeting house and renamed the congregation the Eden Mennonite Church. In 1977 this building was renovated and expanded. The membership was 328 in 1977. In 1980 with the dissolution of the Chilliwack Mennonite Church, those members were invited to join Eden Mennonite Church. In 1986 the membership was 395 and in 2000 it was 303. The leaders of the congregation were: W. L. Rempel (1945-1957), A.J. Peters (1948-1972), H.H. Neufeld (1956-1965), A.A. Harder (1955-1965), V.E. Nickel (1962-1964), Dick Rempel (1965, 1985-1993), H.A. Wiens (1965-1971), George Groening (1971-1984), Art Kropp (1984), Hans Bartel (1994), Jake Tilitzky (1995), Werner Froese (1996-2003).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains bulletins (1963-2001), annual reports (1964-1994), congregational meeting minutes (1964-1987), ladies fellowship meeting minutes (2000), correspondence (1968-1976), directories ([1977]-1993), constitution (1979-1989), newsletters (1980-2000), 50th anniversary celebrations programme (1995), list of deceased members, 1946-2001 (2001), and brief congregational histories ([197-]-1985). Audio cassettes of church service while George Groening as pastor (1981-1984).  The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation in Chilliwack, B.C. They document some of the leaders and participants in the congregation.

Subject terms

Eden Mennonite Church (Chilliwack, B.C.)

Creators

Eden Mennonite Church (Chilliwack, B.C.) Westheimer Mennoniten Gemeinde East Chilliwack Mennonite Church

Adjunct descriptive data

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

Textual records have been deposited by the congregation at the Mennonite Heritage Centre and the audio cassettes by Rev. George Groening in 2018 (accession number 2018-030). Described by Bert Friesen 16 January 2003, updated by Conrad Stoesz August 1 ,2018.

Eden Mennonite Church (Chilliwack, B.C.) fonds file list:

Volume 105

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1963)
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1964), annual reports (1964), congregational meeting minutes (1964), 1964 Constitution
  3. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1965), annual reports (1965), congregational meeting minutes (1965)
  4. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1966), annual reports (1966)
  5. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1967), directory (1970)
  6. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1968), correspondence (1968)
  7. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1969)
  8. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1970), annual reports (1970), directory (1970)
  9. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1971), semi-annual reports (1971), Thanksgiving celebration (June 1972)
  10. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1973)

Volume 106

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1974)
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1975), annual reports (1975)
  3. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1976), correspondence (1976), directory (1976)
  4. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1977), pictorial directory ([1977]), a brief congregational history ([197-])
  5. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1978), directories (1978), annual reports (1978)
  6. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1979), congregational constitution (1979), annual reports (1979)

Volume 2413

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1980), directory (1980), congregational meeting minutes (1980), newsletters (1980), annual reports (1980)
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1981)
  3. Eden Mennonite Church annual reports (1982)
  4. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), annual reports (1983)
  5. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), annual reports (1984)

Volume 1426

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1981, 1982), annual reports (1981, 1982)
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), annual reports (1984), directory (1984)

Volume 3254

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1985), newsletters (1985), pictorial directory (1985), a brief congregational history (1985), annual reports (1985)
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1986), directory (1986), annual reports (1986), newsletters (1986)
  3. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1987), newsletters (1987), directory (1987) congregational meeting minutes (1987)

Volume 4006

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1988), newsletters (1988), annual reports (1988)
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), annual reports (1989), constitutions and guidelines (1989), newsletters (1989), directory (1989)
  3. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1990), newsletters (1990), annual reports (1990)

Volume 4434

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), newsletters (1991), directory (1991), annual reports (1991)
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1992), annual reports (1992), directory (1992), newsletters (1992)
  3. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1993), annual reports (1993), directory (1993)
  4. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1994), annual reports (1994)
  5. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1995), 50th anniversary celebrations programme (1995), telephone directory (1995)

Volume 4922

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1996), newsletters (1996)
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1997), newsletters (1997), annual reports (1997)
  3. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1998)
  4. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (1999)
  5. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2000), ladies fellowship meeting minutes (2000), newsletters (2000)
  6. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2001), list of deceased members, 1946-2001 (2001).

Volume 2133

  1. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2002), Annual Reports (2002).
  2. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2003)
  3. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2004)
  4. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2005)
  5. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2006)
  6. Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2007)
Volume 5398
1.  Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2009)
2.  Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2010)
3.  Eden Mennontie Church bulletins (2011)
4.  Eden Mennonite Church bulletins (2012)

Audio Recordings from Eden Mennonite Church. 

5165  Christmas Dec 1980.

5166 Church Service -- Feb 8, 1981.

5167 A Good Friday --April 17, 1981.

5168 Sermon German and English-- April 26, 1981.

5169 Sermon -- May 10, 1981.

5170 Baptism, Congregational Meeting -- June 2, 1981.

5171 Baptism -- June 7, 1981.

5172 Church Service -- June 14, 1981.

5173 Ordination Glen Nickerson -- July 12, 1981.

5174 Church Service -- July 26, 1981.

5175 Sunday Church Service -- Sept 6, 1981.

5176 Sunday Church Service -- Sept 13, 1981.

5177 Church Service --Sept 24, 1981.

5178 Thanksgiving -- Oct 11, 1981.

5179 Church Service -- Victor Ganting Message Br. Oct 18, 1981.

5180 Church Service -- Oct 25, 1981.

5181 Church Service -- Nov 1, 1981.

5182 Church Service -- Nov 8, 1981.

5183 Church Service -- Nov 22, 1981.

5184 Church Service Miss Bergan -- Dec 6, 1981.

5185 Church Service Miss Bergan -- Dec 13, 1981.

5186 Church Service -- Dec 20, 1981.

5187 Church Service -- Dec 27, 1981.

5188 Church Service Joyce -- Jan 3, 1982.

5189 Church Service -- Jan 24, 1982.

5190 Church Service -- Feb 7, 1982.

5191 Church Service -- Feb 14, 1982.

5192 Church Service -- Mar 28, 1982.

5193 Church Service -- Apr 11, 1982.

5194 Church Service -- Apr 18, 1982.

5195 Church Service --May 9, 1982.

5196 Church Service -- May 23, 1982.

5197 Lord's Supper -- May 30, 1982.

5198 Baptism -- May 30, 1982.

5199 Church Service -- June 13, 1982.

5200 Church Service -- June 27, 1982.

5201 Church Service -- Aug 22, 1982.

5202 Church Service -- Aug 29, 1982.

5203 80 day is the day -- Sept 5 1982.

5204 Church Service -- Sept 26, 1982.

5205 Church Service -- Oct 17, 1982.

5206 Church Service --Oct 17, 1982.

5207 Church Service -- Nov 7, 1982.

5208 Church Service -- Dec 5, 1982.

5209 Church Service -- Dec 7, 1982.

5210 Church Service Sermon -- Dec 12, 1982.

5211 Baptism --Dec 19, 1982.

5212 Church Service -- Jan 2, 1983.

5213 Church Service -- Jan 9, 1983.

5214 Church Service -- Jan 16, 1983.

5215 Church Service -- Jan 23, 1983.

5216 Church Service -- Jan 30, 1983.

5217 Church Service Bergman Feb 1, 1983.

5218 Church Service Bergman -- Feb 20, 1983.

5219 Church Service -- Mar 20, 1983.

5220 Lord's Supper [communion]. -- Apr 1, 1983.

5221 Good Friday -- Apr 1, 1983.

5222 Easter Sunday -- April 3, 1983.

5223 Church service -- May 18, 1983.

5224 Church Service -- May 15, 1983.

5225 Baptism -- May 22, 1983.

5226 Lord's supper -- June 12, 1983.

5227 Dedication Heather -- July 3, 1983.

5228 About Giving -- Aug 5, 1983.

5229 Deutsch -- Sept 4, 1983.

5230 Thanksgiving -- Oct  9, 1983.

5231 Rempel Oct 16, 1983.

5232 Bregman -- Oct 23, 1983.

5233 About Saul -- Nov 6, 1983.

5234 Giving, Sharing -- Nov 13, 1983.

5235 Church Service -- Dec 11, 1983.

5236 Only German -- Dec 18, 1983.

5237 Church Service -- Jan 8, 1984.

5238 Church Service -- Jan 15, 1984

5239 Church Service -- Jan 22, 1984.

5240 Church Service -- Feb 12, 1984.

5241 Church Service -- Feb 26, 1984.

5242 Easter -- Apr 22, 1984.

5243 Funeral -- March 6 to May. 6, 1984.

5244 Church Service May 13, 1984.

5245 Baptism -- June 10, 1984.

5246 Church Service -- June 17, 1984.

5247 Church Service -- June 24, 1984.