©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated April 17, 2002

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1950-1985
Extent: 16 cm of textual records

Historical note

Mennonites had settled on the Hague-Osler reserve in the 19th century. In 1895 the village of Neuanlage was settled on the reserve, mostly by Old Colony Mennonites. Many of these emigrated to Mexico in the 1920s. More immigrants from Russia settled in the area in the 1920s. These Russian immigrants began worshiping together in rented facilities. They joined the Rosenorter Gemeinde in 1926 but continued to worship in Neuanlage. They bought their own meeting house in 1937 and renovated the building for their purposes. Later they purchased a larger building and moved it to Neuanlage. In 1965 the congregation formally became an independent congregation with a membership of 77. In 1977 the membership stood at 105. In 1978 they built a larger meeting house. In 1994 the membership was 225. This building was expanded in 1995. The membership stood at 251 in 2000. Leaders of the congregation were: Johann Janzen (1934-1949), Johann Funk (1935-1943), John Pauls (1949-1951), John J. Janzen (1952-1986), Jacob Penner (1961-1989), Henry Janzen (1986-1999).

Scope and content note

The fonds contains bulletins (1977-1985), congregational annual reports (1963-1985), Gemeinde annual reports (1960-1963), congregational constitution (1965, 1979), Gemeinde constitution (1950), Gemeinde meeting minutes (1960-1963), congregational meeting minutes (1963-1985), Gemeinde directories (1960-1963), and congregational directories (1982-1985). The records pertain to the development of the Rosenroter Mennonite congregration at Hague, Saskatchewan.

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 21 February 2002.

Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church (Hague) fonds file list:

Volume 66

  1. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church constitution (1965)

Volume 3129

  1. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church annual reports (1963-1964, 1968-1973, 1975-1976), congregational meeting minutes (1963-1964, 1968-1973, 1975-1976), Rosenorter Gemeinde annual reports and minutes (1960-1963)
  2. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1977), annual reports (1977), congregational meeting minutes (1977)
  3. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1978), annual reports (1978), congregational meeting minutes (1978)
  4. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1979), annual reports (1979), constitution (1979), Rosenorter Gemeinde constitution (1950), congregational meeting minutes (1979)
  5. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1980), annual reports (1980), congregational meeting minutes (1980)
  6. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1981), annual reports (1981), congregational meeting minutes (1981)
  7. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1982), annual reports (1982), congregational meeting minutes (1982), membership list (1983), pictorial directory (1982)

Volume 3130

  1. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), annual reports (1983), congregational meeting minutes (1983)
  2. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), annual reports (1984), congregational meeting minutes (1984)
  3. Neuanlage Grace Mennonite Church bulletins (1985), annual reports (1985), congregational meeting minutes (1985), pictorial directory (1985)