©Mennonite
Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated 1 Feb 2019
Mennonite Heritage Centre
Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Title: Erb Street Mennonite Church
(Waterloo) fonds
Dates: 1996-2005, 2007-2018
Extent: 56 cm of textual records
Historical note
The congregation began services in 1837, and formally
organized in 1851. The first building was occupied in 1851, with
subsequent building programs in 1902, 1950 and 1980. The congregation
originated through immigration from Pennsylvania. The early settlers
included David Eby, Jonas Bingeman and Samuel Schantz. David Eby is
considered the founding leader of the group. Erb St. was originally
known as the David Eby church, and later the Waterloo Church. Ministers
prior to 1950 included Elias Schneider, Jonas Snider, Noah Hunsberger,
Newton Weber and Jesse B. Martin. The congregation was affiliated with
the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec (1851-1988), which
became one of the conference which formed the Mennonite Conference of
Eastern Canada in 1988. The congregation was a major supporter of the
Russian Mennonite immigrants who arrived in the 1920s at the Erb Street
Railway station. Other leaders of the congregation were: Ross Bender
(1959-1960), Douglas Snyder (1964-1965, 1978-1979), 1988-2000), Milton
Schwartzentruber (1966-1970), Galen Johns (1971-1976), Wilmer Martin
(1979-1991), Richard Yordy (1991-1992), Renee Sauder (1993- ), Allan
Rudy-Froese (2000- ).
Scope and content note
The fonds contains bulletins (1996-2018), annual
reports (1998-2018), and newsletters (1998-2018).
Finding aids
Inventory file list available.
Notes
Restrictions on access
No restrictions on access.
Other notes
Textual records have been deposited by the
congregation at
the Mennonite Heritage Centre on a regular basis. Described by Bert
Friesen 13 March 2002; edited by Selenna Wolfe 1 Feb 2019.
Erb Street Mennonite Church (Waterloo) fonds file list:
Volume 4607
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (1996)
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (1997)
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (1998), annual
reports (1998), newsletter (1998)
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (1999), newsletters
(1999)
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2000), newsletters
(2000)
Volume 5004
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2001), newsletters
(2001), annual reports (2001)
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2002), annual
members' meeting agenda, 2002/03 Directory Update
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2003), annual
members' meeting minutes, 2003/04 Directory Update.
- Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2004); annual
members' meeting minutes 2004
Volume 2150
-
Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2005), directory
- Erb Street
Mennonite Church
bulletins (2006), congregational forum meeting minutes (2006), annual
report book, address and phone directory.
- Erb Street
Mennonite Church "Path of a People", Erb Street Mennonite Church
1851-2001."
- Erb Street
Mennonite Church 2006 Church Directory
Volume 5338
-
Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2007)
- Erb St.
Mennonite
Church annual meeting minutes 1998-2002; 1999; 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007
- Erb St.
mennonite
Church newsletters 2002-2007
- Erb St.
Mennonite
Church Constitution and Bylaws 1996
- Erb St.
Mennonite
Church address and phone directory 2007-08
Volume 5524
1. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2008); Congregational Forum (June 15/08); annual report book (2008); The Community (Easter, Fall, Christmas)
2. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2009); Congregational
Forum (June 14, 2009); 2008-09 address & phone directory; annual
reports (2009), The Community (Easter)
3. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2010); Constitution and Bylaws (2010); Address & Phone Directory 2010-2011; The Community (Fall, 2010); The Community (New Year/Spring); Address and phone directory 2009-10
4. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2011); annual report book; address & phone directory (2011-2012); The Community (Winter, 2011; Spring, 2011; Fall, 2011)
Volume 5668
1. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2012); annual report boo; address and phone directory (2012-13); The Community (Spring, 2012, Fall, 2012, December, 2012)
2. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2013); annual report book
(2013); "The Community", Fall, Summer; 2013-14 Address/Phone Directory;
Spiral bound directory
3. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2014); address & phone
directory 2014-15; "The Community, Fall, Winter; annual report book
2014, Church Forum meeting minutes June 22/14
Volume 5856
1. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2014); The Community (Fall, 2014) (Winter, 2014); Address & Phone Directory 2014-15; annual report book (2013)
2. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2015); The Community (Winter, 2015); (Spring, 2015); Church Forum meeting minutes; annual report book (2015); Address and Phone Directory (2015-16).
3. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2016); Address and Phone Directory (2016-17); The Community (Summer, 2016); annual report book (2015-16); Congregational Forum minutes (2016)
Volume 6362
1. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2017); address and phone directory (2017-2018); The Community (Spring, 2017); annual reports and gift offerings church forum minutes (2017)
2. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2018); The Community (Summer, 2018); address and phone directory (2018-2019); annual reports and gift offerings church forum minutes (2018)