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Last updated  28 February 2008

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1965-2007
Extent: 28 cm of textual records

Historical note

The Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite congregation began after Mennonites first moved into the Plum Coulee area in the 1890s. In 1897 the Bergthaler Lehrdienst assigned two men to visit the families in the area. By 1904 some worship services were held in the local school building. From then until 1925 they met in various rented facilities. Then, in 1925, they purchased the Baptist meeting house in Plum Coulee. In the 1940s this building was expanded. The leaders of the congregation were: Abram Bückert (1930-1950), Johann Hooge (1911-1957), Jakob N. Hoeppner (1932-1935), Peter Dirks (1933-1934), Franz Sawatzky (1936-1950), Johann Heinrichs (1938-1944), Peter Rempel (1940, 1942), Bernhard Wiebe (1948-1967), D. Hildebrandt (1953-1957), Lawrence Siemens (1968-1971), David Adrian (1972-1980), Harry Siemens (1981), Ed Funk (1982-1988), Werner Janzen (1989-1993), Glen Siemens (1994- ).

Scope and content note

This fonds consists of congregational bulletins (1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1976-1993, 1995-2000, 2002), congregational correspondence (1949), financial records (1952, 1957, 1963), congregational meeting minutes (1961, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1984-1986, 1988, 1996), annual reports (1974, 1976, 1977, 1984-1986, 1988, 1996), congregational newsletters (1977).

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Language

Some German.

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

Textual records were regularly deposited by the congregation. Described by Bert Friesen 15 November 2001.

Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 35

1. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1965)
2. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1966)
3. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1969)
4. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1973)
5. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1976)
6. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1977)
7. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1978)
8. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1979)
9. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1980)
10. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1981)
11. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church correspondence (1949), financial records (1952, 1957, 1963), congregational meeting minutes (1961, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977), annual reports (1974, 1976, 1977), congregational newsletters (1977)
12. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1982)
13. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1983)
14. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1984)

Volume 2924

1. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church annual reports and congregational meeting minutes (1984)
2. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins, annual reports, and congregational meeting minutes (1985)
3. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins, Manitoba Conference report, annual reports, and congregational meeting minutes (1986)
4. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
5. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins, annual reports, and congregational meeting minutes (1988)
6. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1989)
7. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1991)
8. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1992)
9. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1993)

Volume 4424

1. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1995)
2. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins, annual reports, and congregational meeting mintues (1996)
3. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1997)
4. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1998)
5. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1999)
6. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2000)
7. Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2002)

Volume 2882

1.  Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2003)

2.  Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2004)

3.  Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite church bulletins (2005)

4.  Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2006)

5.  Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (2007)

6.  Plum Coulee Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1994); annual report book (1993)