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Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba


Mennonite Church of Vernon

Retrieval numbers: Volumes 1400, 2256.

Title: Mennonite Church of Vernon fonds
Dates: 1980-1999
Extent: 16 cm of textual records
Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives

Historical note

Mennonite Church of Vernon was founded in 1980 in Vernon, B.C. with 13 charter members. They purchased and renovated their own meeting house in 1980. In 1991 they moved to a new meeting house. The membership in 1993 was 59 and in 2000 it was 81. The leaders of the congregation include: Ed Brandt (1980-1990), Ed Giesbrecht (1986-1999), Geoff Thiessen (2000- ).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains bulletins (1981-1999), annual reports (1993), newspaper clippings ([1980]), correspondence ([198-]), congregational meeting minutes (1980), and ), a brief congregational history (1980-1981). The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation in Vernon, B.C. They document some of the leaders and participants in the congregation.

Subject terms

Mennonite Church of Vernon

Creators

Mennonite Church of Vernon

Adjunct descriptive data

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

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


Mennonite Church of Vernon fonds file list:

Volume 1400

  1. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1981), a brief congregational history (1980-1981), newspaper clippings ([1980]), correspondence ([198-]), congregational meeting minutes (1980)
  2. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1982)
  3. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1983)
  4. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1984)
  5. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1986)
  6. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1987)
  7. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1988)
  8. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1989)
  9. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1990)
  10. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1991)
  11. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1992)
  12. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1993), annual reports (1993)
  13. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1994), annual reports (1994)
  14. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1995)

Volume 2256

  1. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1996)
  2. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1997)
  3. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1998)
  4. Mennonite Church of Vernon bulletins (1999)