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Last updated 22 February 2019 

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1968-2002
Extent: 36 cm of textual records and 1 microfilm reel

Historical note

The MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church was founded in 1950. Prior to 1950, the Mennonite families in the MacGregor area worshipped together as one group, even though their backgrounds included families from the Rudnerweider, Bergthaler, Kleinegemeinde and Sommerfelder churches. The Bergthaler built their own meeting house in 1951. It wasn't until 1967 that this congregation became fully affiliated with the Bergthaler Mennonite Church of Manitoba. Jacob Loewen gave leadership to this congregation as well as the Gladstone group during the 1950s. Other leaders were: David Wiebe (1960-1968, 1981), Abe J. Regier (1969-1978), Peter Froese (1979-1980), John Zacharias (1982-1984), Glen Loewen (1985-1989), Victor Funk (1990, 1994-1996, 2001), Glenn Nickerson (1991-1993), David Ruby (1997-2000).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains bulletins (1968-2002), congregational meeting minutes (1981-1995, 1997-2000), church council meeting minutes (1971-1982, 1987-1995, 1997-2000), some financial records, and a prayer calendar (1989-1992).The records document the regular activities of the congregation, its leaders and participants.

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

Textual records were deposited by the congregation. Described by Bert Friesen 23 November 2001; updated by 22 February 2019. 

MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 4951

  1. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church council meeting minutes (1971-1982, 1987-1995)
  2. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church congregational meeting minutes (1981-1995)

Volume 33

  1. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1968)
  2. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1969)
  3. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1970)
  4. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1971)
  5. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1972), congregational financial statement (1972)
  6. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1973)
  7. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1974)
  8. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1975)
  9. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1976)
  10. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1977)
  11. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1978)
  12. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1979)
  13. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1980)

Volume 2787

  1. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1981), Articles of Faith of the Mennonites in Canada (1930)
  2. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1982)
  3. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1984)
  4. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1985)
  5. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1986)
  6. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
  7. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1988)
  8. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), monthly prayer calendar (1989)
  9. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1990)
  10. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), monthly prayer calendar (1991), Christ for Everyone (1991), Sunday School Treasurer's report (1991)
  11. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1992), monthly prayer calendar (1992)

Volume 856

  1. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1993)
  2. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1994)
  3. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1995)
  4. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1996)
  5. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1997), church council meeting minutes (1997), congregational meeting minutes (1997)
  6. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1998), church council meeting minutes (1998), congregational meeting minutes (1998)
  7. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1999), church council meeting minutes (1999), congregational meeting minutes (1999)
  8. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2000), church council meeting minutes (2000), congregational meeting minutes (2000)

Volume 5005

  1. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2001)
  2. MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2002) [incomplete]

Microfilm

Microfilm No. 627 (MHC Project No. 120)

  1. Congregational Meeting Minutes, 1962-1980.
  2. Church Council Meeting Minutes, 1966-1982.