©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated 08-April -2014
Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Title: Covenant Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1979-2012
Extent: 32 cm of textual records
Historical note
Covenant Mennonite Church began in 1981 in rented
facilities when some members of the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church
wanted to have alternative styles of worship. They attempted to involve
the whole family in all aspects of congregational life including
worship. The membership in 1982 was 25. In 1990 the membership was 42.
In 2000 the membership was 32. The leaders of the congregation were:
Gary Bueckert (1981-1982), Elsie and Walter Wiebe (1983-1986, 1991),
Carrie and Lawrence Siemens (1987-1990), Barry Lesser (1992-1997),
Kelvin Dyck (1998- ).
Scope and content note
This fonds contains congregational planning and steering
committee meeting minutes including financial reports (1981-1986),
congregational meeting minutes (1979-1986), church council meeting
minutes (1979-1982), congregational covenants (1982-1990), directories
(1982-1989), brochures (1981), news releases (1981-1982), bulletins
(1981-2000), annual reports (1983-1986), calendar of activities
(1991-1997), and newsletters (2000). The records pertain to the
founding and development of the Mennonite congregation in Winkler,
Manitoba and they documents the leaders and participants of this
congregation.
Finding aids
Inventory file list available.
Notes
Restrictions on access
No restrictions on access.
Other notes
Textual records were deposited at the Mennonite Heritage
Centre by the congregation on a regular basis. Described by Bert
Friesen 21 December 2001.
Covenant Mennonite Church fonds file list:
Volume 3245
- Excerpts of minutes pertaining to the Covenant Mennonite Church
in the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church congregational meeting
minutes (1979-1982)
- Excerpts of minutes pertaining to the Covenant Mennonite Church
in the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church council meeting minutes
(1979-1982)
- Excerpts of minutes pertaining to the Covenant Mennonite Church
in the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church Church growth committee
meeting minutes (1980-1982)
- Covenant Mennonite Church planning and steering committee meeting minutes (1983)
- Covenant Mennonite Church planning and steering committee meeting minutes (1981)
- Covenant Mennonite Church planning and steering committee meeting minutes (1982)
- Covenant Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1983)
- Covenant Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1982)
- Covenant Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1981)
- Covenant Mennonite Church statement, covenant, and other founding documents (1982-1983)
- Covenant Mennonite Church directories (1982-1985)
- Covenant Mennonite Church brochures (1981)
- Covenant Mennonite Church news releases and news clippings (1981-1982)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1981)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1982)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), annual reports (1983)
Volume 3131
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), congregational
planning and steering committee meeting minutes including financial
reports (1984), congregational meeting minutes (1984), annual reports
(1984)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1985)
- Covenant Mennonite Church congregational planning and steering committee meeting minutes including financial reports (1985)
- Covenant Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1985)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1986), directory (1985-1986)
- Covenant Mennonite Church congregational planning and steering committee meeting minutes including financial reports (1986)
- Covenant Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1986)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1988), directory
(1987-1988), pictorial directory (1987-1988), covenant (1987-1988),
congregational constitution (1988), membership guidelines and election
procedures (1989).
Volume 2048
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), directory (1988-1989)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1990), covenant (1990)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), calendar of activities (1991)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1992)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1993)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1994), calendar of activities (1994)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1995), calendar of activities (1995),
directory (1995)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1996), calendar of activities (1996)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1997), calendar of activities (1997)
Volume 4490
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1998), calendar of activities (1998)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (1999), calendar of activities (1999)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2000), congregational newsletters (2000)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2002)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulleitns (2003)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2004); church directory (2004)
- Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2005)
Volume 5558
1. Covenant Mennonte Church bulletins (2006)
2. Covenant Mennonite Church bulleitins (2007)
3. Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2008)
4. Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2009)
5. Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2010)
6. Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2011)
7. Covenant Mennonite Church bulletins (2012)