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Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba


Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church

Retrieval numbers: Volume 1956

Title: Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1977-1981
Extent: 8 cm of textual records
Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives

Historical note

The Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church was founded in 1977 in Vancouver, B.C. It was the result of an outreach ministry by the Mountainview Mennonite Church. They met in this meeting house until they purchased their own meeting house in 1978. In 1981 there were 41 members. In 1982 there were 120 members. In 1984 they expanded their meeting house. In 1989 there were 164 members and in 2000 there were 173. The founding and long-time leader of the congregation is: Stephen Lee (1977- ).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains bulletins (1977-1981) and a directory ([1979]). The records pertain to the development of the Chinese Mennonite congregation in Vancouver, B.C. The records are difficult to access because they are all in Chinese pictographs (either Cantonese or Mandrin).

Subject terms

Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church

Creators

Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church

Adjunct descriptive data

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Language

All material is in some Chinese language.

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

Textual records have been deposited by the congregation at the Mennonite Heritage Centre. Described by Bert Friesen 21 February 2003.


Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 1956

  1. Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1977
  2. Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1978)
  3. Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1979), directory ([1979])
  4. Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1980)
  5. Vancouver Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1981)