©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2003
Last updated 15 February 2012
Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Title: Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1940-2011
Extent: 40 cm of textual records
Extent: 1 microfilm reel
Historical note
The former Secretary of Agriculture (1873-1874) in the
federal government, John Lowe, purchased a large tract of land just
north of the West Reserve which became known as Lowe Farm. John Lowe
sold parts of the land to new settlers including Mennonites who began
moving to the area in 1895. From 1900 till 1914 there were English
worship service and German Sunday School activities with the Baptists.
After 1917 the Sunday School consisted completely of Mennonites. The
Bergthaler connection began with services in this area in 1905 which
usually occurred monthly. Only in 1928 were the services regular enough
to warrant their own meeting house which was completed that year. In
1947 this building was expanded. In 1964 a new larger meeting house was
completed. The leaders of the congregation were: Wm. Heinrichs
(1929-1936), D.D. Klassen (1935-1936), Peter Heinrichs (1937-1964),
Peter Dueck (1957-1980), Johann Epp (1939-1943, 1945-1967), Jacob
Klassen (1944-1945), Ernest Wiebe (1949-1957), Johann Heinrichs
(1950-1951), George Gröning (1951-1953), Edward Funk (1972-1974),
Peter Nickel (1975-1982), Peter Braun (1983), Glenn Nickerson
(1984-1989), Henry Patkau (1990-1993), Art Hiebert (1994), Glenn
Klassen (1995- ).
Scope and content note
This fonds consists of annual congregational meeting
minutes (1940-1999), church council meeting minutes (1977-1999), annual
reports (1966-1997, 1999), list of church officers (1990-1991, 1998)
and weekly bulletins (1986-1999).
Finding aids
Inventory file list available.
Notes
Language
Some German.
Restrictions on access
No restrictions on access.
Other notes
The textual records were deposited by the congregation on a
regular basis. Some congregational records were microfilmed in 1991.
Described by Bert Friesen 15 November 2001.
Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds file list:
Volume 3248
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1986)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1988)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1989)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1990), list of church officers (1990)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), list of church officers (1991)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1992)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1993)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1994)
Volume 4429
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church directory (1991)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1995)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1996), directory (1996)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1997), annual reports (1997)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1998), list of
church officers (1998), church council meeting minutes (1998), annual
congregational meeting minutes (1998)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1999), church
council meeting minutes (1999), annual reports (1999), annual
congregational meeting minutes (1999)
Volume 4582
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1940-1964)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1964-1982)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1983-1987)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1988-1997)
Volume 4627
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church annual reports (1967-1997)
Volume 4628
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church council meeting minutes (1977-1987)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church council meeting minutes (1988-1997)
Volume 2136
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2002).
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church Membership meeting Minutes (2002),
Church Council Minutes (2002), Annual Reports (2002).
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2003).
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2004); church council minutes
(2004); membership meeting minutes; annual report book (2003)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2005), church
council and congregational meeting minutes (2005), annual report book
(2004)
- Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2006), annual
report book (2006), church council meeting minutes, membership meeting
minutes
Volume 5303
1. Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennnonite Church bulletins (2007), annual report book (2006)
2. Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2008),
annual report book (2008), church council minutes (2008), Membership
Meeting minutes, Annual Membership meeting minutes, 2008 Roster, All
Committee meeting minutes
3. Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2009),
annual report book (2009), church council minutes (2009), Membership
roster (2009), annual meeting minutes (2009)
4. Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church, annual report book
(2010), church council minutes (2010), membership roster (2010), annual
meeting minutes (2010)
5. Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church, annual report
book (2010), church council meeting minutes (2011);
congregational meeting minutes (2011); 2011 membership roster
Volume 5861
1. Lowe Farm
Bergthaler Mennonite Church church council meeting minutes (2013);
annual report book (2012); membership meeting minutes (2013); annual
membership meeting minutes (2013), 2013 roster
2. Lowe Farm Bergthaler Mennonite Church church council meeting
minutes (2014), annual report book (2013); membership meeting
minutes (2014); annual membrship meeting minutes (2014), 2014 roster
Microfilm
Microfilm No. 707 (MHC Project No. 156b)
- Membership Annual Meeting Minutes, 1939-1987.
- Church Council Meeting Minutes, 1977-1987.
- Annual Reports, 1966-1988.
- Membership Meeting Minutes, 1987-1990.
- Church Council Meeting Minutes, 1988-1990.
- Annual Reports, 1989-1991.