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Last updated 30 Jan 2019

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: Aberdeen Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1956-2018
Extent: 24 cm of textual records

Historical note

Aberdeen Mennonite Church was one of the congregations of the Rosenorter Mennonite Church group in Saskatchewan with a meeting house. The founder of this Gemeinde was Peter Regier (1851-1925). He had been appointed Ältester in 1887 in Prussia. He emigrated to Tiefengrund, Saskatchewan in 1893. Enough families had settled in the area so that in 1894 the Rosenorter Gemeinde of Saskatchewan had been founded. In 1909 there were enough families in the wider area to form districts with a minister in charge of each. One of these was Aberdeen which had families worshipping together since 1907 under the leadership of Cornelius Ens. There were 130 members worshipping in this district. In 1910 the meeting house at Aberdeen was completed. During the next decade or so the congregation was served by various non-resident ministers of the Gemeinde. Jacob Nickel emigrated to Aberdeen in 1924 and remained their leader until 1937. During this time he also taught in the Bible School in Rosthern. The meeting house was moved onto a basement at the same site in 1939. The building was renovated in 1950 and again in 1964. In 1962 the Rosenorter Gemeinde was dissolved and each congregation became independent. The membership was 103 in 1963. That figure remained fairly constant; in 2000 it was 102. Leaders of the congregation were: Cornelius Ens (1907-1915), Jacob Nickel (1924-1937), Peter Koop (1932-1946), Heinrich Neudorf (1932-1947), Bernhard Fast (1947-1955), Franz Koop (1951-1973), John Peters (1973-1976, 1983), John Kroeger (1977-1982), Verner Friesen (1984-1991), Rod Suderman (1992-1999), David Neufeld (2000- ).

 

Scope and content note

This fonds consists of bulletins (1982-2018), newsletters (1982), minutes (1976-2000), annual reports (1956-1996) and constitution([197-]) The records pertain to the development of the Mennonite congregation at Aberdeen, Saskatchewan and they documents the leaders and participants of this congregation.

 

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

 

Notes

Language

Some German.

 

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

 

Other notes

Textual records have been desposited at the Mennonite Heritage Centre by the congregation on a regular basis. Described by Bert Friesen 8 January 2002.

Aberdeen Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 1618

  1. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1982), newsletter (1982), annual reports (1982)
  2. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), annual reports (1983), congregational meeting minutes (1982-1983
  3. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), congregational meeting minutes (1984), annual reports (1984)
  4. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1985), congregational meeting minutes (1985), annual reports (1985)
  5. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1981), congregational meeting minutes (1981)
  6. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1980)
  7. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1979), annual reports (1956, 1979), constitution ([197-?]), congregational meeting minutes (1979)
  8. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1978), annual reports (1978), congregational meeting minutes (1978)
  9. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1976-1978), congregational meeting minutes (1976-1977), annual reports (1975-1977)

Volume 3249

  1. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1986), congregational meeting minutes (1986), annual reports (1986)
  2. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1987), annual reports (1987), congregational meeting minutes (1987)
  3. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1988), congregational meeting minutes (1988), annual reports (1988)
  4. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), congregational meeting minutes (1989), annual reports (1989)
  5. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1990), congregational meeting minutes (1990)
  6. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), congregational meeting minutes (1991), annual reports (1991)
  7. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1992), congregational meeting minutes (1992), annual reports (1992)
  8. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1993), congregational meeting minutes (1993), annual reports (1993)
  9. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1994), congregational meeting minutes (1994), annual reports (1994)
  10. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1995), annual reports (1995), directory (1995)

Volume 4501

  1. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1996), congregational meeting minutes (1996), annual reports (1996)
  2. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1997)
  3. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1998)
  4. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (1999)
  5. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2000)
  6. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2001)
  7. Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2002)

Volume 2881

1.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2003)

2.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2004)

3.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2005)

4.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2006)

5.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2007)

6.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2008)

7.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2009)

8.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2010)

9.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2011)

Volume 5653

1.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2012)

2.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2013) 

3.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2014)

4.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2015)

5.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2016) 

6.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2017) [incomplete]

7.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church bulletins (2018)