©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated April 17, 2002

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba


Title: Martensville Mennonite Mission Church (Saskatchwan) fonds
Dates: 1959-1987
Extent: 20 cm of textual records

Historical note

The Conference of Mennonites in Canada Mission Board supported a church planting in Martensville beginning in the late 1950s. In 1960 a congregation was formed named the Martensville Mennonite Mission Church. It grew steadily. The membership was 32 in 1966. By 1980 it had reached 106. It became the Martensville Mennonite Church in 1986. In 1990 the membership stood at 127 when it decided to withdraw from the Mennonite conference. The leaders of the congregation were: Edwin Giesbrecht (1960-1966), Harry Dyck (1967-1971), Jacob Loewen (1972), Jake Gerbrandt (1973), Rudy Froese (1974-1984), Dennis Friesen (1985, 1989), Arnold Kornelson (1986-1989).

Scope and content note

This fonds consists of the weekly Sunday bulletins (1963-1987), some correspondence (1959-1966) and a few reports (1959-[196-]. The records pertain to the development of the Mennonite congregation and document its activities.

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

Textual records were deposited by the congregation at the Mennonite Heritage Centre. Described by Bert Friesen 20 February 2002.


Martensville Mennonite Mission Church fonds file list:

Volume 66

  1. Martensville Mennonite Mission Church bulletins (1963)
  2. Martensville Mennonite Mission Church bulletins (1968)
  3. Martensville Mennonite Mission Church bulletins (1969), report ([196-?])
  4. Martensville Mennonite Church bulletins (1981)
  5. Martensville Mennonite Church bulletins (1982)
  6. Martensville Mennonite Church bulletins (1983)
  7. Martensville Mennonite Church bulletins (1984)
  1. Martensville Mennonite Mission Church correspondence and reports (1959-1966)

Volume 2962

  1. Martensville Mennonite Church bulletins (1985)
  2. Martensville Mennonite Church bulletins (March,1986), Martensville Mennonite Mission Church bulletins (April, 1986)
  3. Martensville Mennonite Mission Church bulletins (1987)