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Last updated April 17, 2002

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1963-1996
Extent: 28 cm of textual records

Historical note

The Rosenfeld area was settled in 1876 by people mostly from Fürstenland Mennonite Colony in Russia. When the Reinländer Gemeinde was formed in 1880, these families opted to be served by Chortitzer church leaders from the Manitoba Mennonite East Reserve. After the division in 1892 most of these families joined the Sommerfelder group. The Bergthaler presence was first established here in 1903 and by 1904 there were regular worship services conducted here in rented facilities. However over the next twenty years or so these worship services were held irregularly. Only in 1928 were regular services held for the Bergthaler group. In 1942 they built their own meeting house. The relationship with the central Bergthaler leadership was strained during these years. In 1949 this building was renovated. The leaders of the congregation were: Johann Löppky (1915-1947), Johan Heinrichs (1944-1949, 1951-1957), David Klassen (1937-1939), Diedrich Neudorf (1958- 1968), David Hildebrand (1957-1979), Peter Penner (1968-1970), John Froese (1972-1974), Brian Epp (1976-1977), Herman Kuhl (1980- ).

Scope and content note

This fonds consists of weekly bulletins (1963-1970, 1976-1996), a consititution (1977), an annual reports(1979), and a membership list (1979).

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. Described by Bert Friesen 16 November 2001.

Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 36

  1. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1963)
  2. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1964)
  3. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1965)
  4. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1966)
  5. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1967)
  6. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1968)
  7. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1969)
  8. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1970)
  9. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1976)
  10. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1977), congregational consititution (1977)
  11. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1978)
  12. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1979), annual reports (1979), membership list (1979)
  13. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1980)

Volume 990

  1. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1981)
  2. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1982)
  3. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1983)
  4. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1984)
  5. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1985)
  6. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1986)
  7. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
  8. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1988)
  9. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1989)

Volume 992

  1. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1990)
  2. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1991)
  3. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1992)
  4. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1993)
  5. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1994)
  6. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1995)
  7. Rosenfeld Bergthaler Mennonite Church bulletins (1996)