©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated April 17, 2002
Title: Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan fonds
Dates: 1925-1986
Extent: 1.44 m of textual records
Extent: 4 microfilm reels
The Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan was established by Mennonite immigrants from Russia who settled in the area 50 km south of Saskatoon in 1924. The church was established in 1925 with several local worship centres and one ordained bishop to oversee the work of the church. Meeting centres emerged at 4 locations -- Hanley, Dundurn, Pleasant Point, and Elbow. They each met in farm buildings until they could build or purchase their own meeting houses -- Pleasant Point in 1928, Hanley and Dundurn in 1929,and Elbow in 1954 The Elbow group dissolved in 1969 and most members joined the Hanley group. The Pleasant Point group did a major renovation of their meeting house in 1959. The Hanley group did a major renovation of their meeting house in 1956. The Dundurn group did a major renovation in 1959. The last bishop Gerhard Warkentin retired in 1972. The Nordheimer Gemeinde (multi-congregation church)dissolved in 1975. In 1976 the three independent congregations emerged --Dundurn, Hanley, and Pleasant Point. The leaders of this church were: Johann Klassen (1925-1949), Franz Epp (1930-1977), Daniel Loewen (1930), Abram Martens (1930-1932, 1934-1935), Gerhard Zacharias (1930, 1934, 1951-1974), Abram Kroeger (1931-1940), Wilhelm Wiens (1934-1963), Gerhard Warkentin (1943-1972), J. J. Schellenberg (1943-1981), Henry P. Schroeder (1944-1983), Nick Schroeder (1958-1986), Henry Peters (1958-1993), H. H. Patkau (1972-1982), Henry Kroeger (1972-1989), Werner Unrau (1971-1972), Rudy Daniels (1984-2000), Henry Sawatzky (1990- ), Margaret and Gary Peters (1994- ).
This fonds consists of a comprehensive collection of congregation's records since its founding. The records include the Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan Membership books (1925-1985); Church books of individual groups: Meilicke, Schwager Farms, Hague, Hanley, Harris, and Milden (1925- ); Nordheimer Gemeinde minute books (1925-1985); minister and church council minute books (1925-1970); financial record books (1925-1975); congregational convention programmes and minutes (1961-1970); Programme of Ministers and Church Council meetings (1957-1969); Minutes of Ministers and Church Council meetings (1971-1986); Congregational meeting minutes of Dundurn group (1928-1945); Congregational meeting minutes of Hanley group (1925-1964); Church regulations, incorporation, and correspondence, etc; (1938-1958); Church statistics (1928-1978); Church registers for baptisms, marriage, burial, certificates of residence, transfers (1925-1986); Receipts (1938-1965), members baptismal records (1949-1971), pulpit exchange (1976-1979); Membership list of Dundurn, Hanley, and Pleasant Point (1971-1985); Historical meeting and pictures (1974-1981); Graduation, Bible Study, Holy Communion, Altenfest, Gemeindefest (1975-1980); Jubilee of the Nordheimer Mennonite Church (1925-1975), songs and guest book (1975), miscellaneous materials ([197-]-[198-])and an annual reports (1980).
Inventory file list available.
Much German.
No restrictions on access.
The compilation of this material was done by George Zacharias of the Nordheimer Mennonite Church during the 1970s. Much of the material was deposited in 1987 and microfilmed in 1989.
Retrieval numbers: Volumes 1129, 3866-3880, 3882-3883; Microfilms: 187, 188, 225, 420
(MHC Project No. 36, 79, 150; MHC Microfilm no. 187, 188, 225, 420, 421)
Nordheimer Mennonite Church microfilm list:
Microfilm 188
Microfilm 225
Microfilm 420
Materials received at the Mennonite Heritage Centre from the
NORDHEIMER MENNONITE CHURCH
(MG III-108)
via George Zacharias (1-306-373-7825)
Saskatoon, (Nordheimer MC) 1988
Nordheimer Mennonite Church is comprised of the Hanley
Mennonite Church, the Dundurn Mennonite Church and the Pleasant Point Mennonite Church.
The materials were organized and listed by George Zacharias. His organization was left intact, but the following list was made by Jim Suderman, 31 July 1989, of the materials received. Microfilm projects #36 and #79 preceded this project (#150), and this project attempts to bring the microfilmed material up to ca. 1986. There may be some duplication of microfilming caused by somewhat imprecise inventories of Projects #36 and #79.
The following list shows where each item appears on the
Zacharias inventory, as well as on which microfilms each item appears and the volume numbers indicating where the originals are held at the MHC Archives. Microfilm project #36 is contained on microfilms #187-188. Project #79 is contained on microfilm #225. Project #150 is contained on microfilm #420.
Membership Books, 1925-1985
3870 1. Main Church Book, 1925-1950 [p. 4, Project #36]
3871 2. Main Church Book, 1925-1950 [p. 4, Project #36]
3872 3. Main Church Book, 1925-1950 [p. 4, Project #36]
3872 3. Main Church Book, 1950-1977 [p. 38, Project 3150]
3873 4. Main Church Book, 1977-1985 [p. 38, Project R150]
II.. Church Books of Individual Groups [p. 4, Project #36]
3874 1. Meilicke and Schwager Farms Gruppe, 1925-
3875 2. Hague Gruppe, 1925-
3876 3. Hanley Gruppe, 1925-
3877 4. Harris Gruppe, 1925-
3878 5. Milden Gruppe, 1925-
III. Nordheimer Gemeinde Protokollbuecher
Project#36]
3882. 2. Gemeinde Protokollbuch, 1964-1971 [p.4,
Project#36]
3. [missing - no mention in Zacharias inventory]
4. [missing - "Protokoll Buch, 1925-1937," Zacharias
inventory] [p. 4, Project #36]
1980 [p. 23, Project #79]
3882 6. Conference Agendas, Minutes and Reports, 1972-
1985 [p. 39, Project #150]
IV. Prediger und Gemeinderatsitzung Protokollbuecher [p. 4]
3866 1. Prediger und Gemeinderatsitzung Protokollbuecher,
1925-1937 [Project #36]
3866 2. Prediger und Gemeinderatsitzung Protokollbuecher,
1931-1938 [Project #36]
3866 3. Prediger und Gemeinderatsitzung Protokollbuecher,
1943-1966 [NB: No mention of any 1938-43 materials
in the Zacharias inventory. Project #36]
3866 4. Prediger und Gemeinderatsitzung Protokollbuecher,
1966-1970 [p. 4, Project #150]
V. Kassenbuecher
1940 [p. 5, Project #36]
3866 2. III Heft Einnahme u. Ausgaben der Gemeinde [p. 5,
Project #36]
3866 3. Einnahme u. Ausgaben der Dundurn Gruppe,
p. 5, Project #36]
[p. 5, Project #36]
[p. 5, Project# 36]
[p. 5, Project #36]
1958- 1970[p. 5, Project #36]
3867 9. Gemeinde Einnahme u. Ausgaben, 1958-1970
[p. 5, Project #36]
Zacharias inventory, p. 5, which lists the
following items. P.24, 40, Project #79, #150]
1959[p. 5, Project #150]
[p. 5, Project #150]
1962-63[p. 5, Project #150]
Protokollen, 1961-1970 [p. 5]. MHCA Vol. 3867
1. Program der Nordheimer Gemeinde Konferenz, 1961
[Project #36]
[Project #36]
[Project #36]
[Project #36]
5. Protokoll der Bruderschaft, 1970 [Project #36]
6. Konferenz der Gemeinde, 1970 [Project #150]
7. Minutes of N.H. Church, 1970 [Project #150]
1957-1969 1-22 [p. 5, Project #36]. MHCA Vol.
3867
VIII. Prediger u. Gemeinderatsitzung - Protokollen
3867 1-38 [1-33: p. 6, Project #36; 34-38: p. 6 Project #150]
3868 39-62 Church Council Meetings, 1971-1980 [p. 26, Project #79]
inventory]
3868 1-12 Executive and Local Representative meetings,
1971-1979 [p. 26, Project #79]
3868 1-5 Executive and Remuneration Committee meetings,
1977-1978 [p. 27, Project #150]
[p. 25, Project #150]
3867 25-47 Minutes of Executive meetings, 1980-1986 [p. 41,
Project #150]
1945. MHCA Vol. 3868 1-22 [1-20: p.7, Project #36]; 21-22: p. 7, Project
#150]
Project #36; 21-26: p. 8, Project #150]
1-2, 7-21 [1-19: p. 9, Project # 36. NB.: #3-6 described but marked as "removed." 20-21: p. 9 Project #150] 22-44 [ pp. 10, 28, Project 3 150]
XII. Statistische Angaben, 1928-1978. MHCA Vol. 3868
1-26 [1-24, 26: p. 11, Project #36; 25: p. 11, Project #150]
35-83 [p. 12, Project # 36. No information on the missing # 27-34.]
XIII. A. Gemeinde - Tauf, Heirat, Atteste u.
Beerdigungsscheine, 1925-1969 [p. 13, Project #36]. MHCA Vol. 3869
B. Gemeinde Atteste - Familien Zeugnisse u. Beerdigungsscheine (1-119), 1929-
1978 [#71 appears to be missing. pp. 14-15, 29, Project #150]. MHCA Vol. 3869
C. Certificates of Transfer stubs (1-57), 1967-1979 [pp.16, 31, Projects #36, #79,
#150]. Certificates of Transfer stubs (1-18), 1969-1978 [p. 17,
Projects #36, #150]. MHCA Vol. 3869
D. Family Records (1-13) [p. 30, Project #150].MHCA Vol. 3883
XIV. Quittungen (1-68), 1938-1950 [pp. 18-19, Project #36]
Members Baptized (1-5), Rev. George Warkentin, 1949-1971
[p. 32, Project #79] and Pulpit Exchange (1-4), 1976-1979 [Not described in
Zacharias inventory, Project #150]. MHCA Vol. 3869
XV. Membership List of Dundurn, Hanley and Pleasant Point
Members (1-140), 1971-1985 [1-97: pp. 33-34, Project
#79; 98-140: p. 42, Project #150]. MHCA Vol. 3869
XVI. Historical Meetings and Pictures. MHCA Vol. 3869
1-32 [1-31: p. 35, Project #79; 32: p. 35, Project #150]
XVII. [Not used in Zacharias inventory.]
XVIII. Graduation, Bible Study, Holy Communion, Altenfest,
Gemeindefest. MHCA Vol. 3869
1-75 [pp. 36-37, Project #79]. Also includes R.E. Daniels,
"The Anabaptist Process of Election of Leaders from
Within the Ranks of the Membership," 1984, 8 pp., and
Service of Praise and Thanksgiving in Recognition
of Ministers' Service, 33 pp. (This item listed as XX.
p. 43) [Project #150]. MHCA Vol. 3879
XIX Jubilaeum der Nordheimer Gemeinde, 1925-1975. MHCA Vol. 3879
Songs and Guest Book, 33 pp. [p. 43, Project #150]
Z1 1926-1933 Minutes, Reports and Assays, 37 pp.
[p. 44, Project #150]. MHCA Vol. 3883
Z2 Nordheimer Mennonite Church (Dundurn, Hanley and
Pleasant Point) Weddings/Anniversaries (Silver, Gold,
Diamond) [p. 44, Project #150]. Returned to George
Zacharias.
Z3 Dundurn Mennonite Church, 1925-1986, 206 pp. [p. 44,
Project #150]. Returned to George Zacharias.
Z4 Hanley Mennonite Church, 1925-1985, 151 pp. [p. 44,
Project #150]. Returned to George Zacharias.
Pleasant Point Mennonite Church, 1925-1986, 127 pp.
[p. 44, Project #150]. Returned to George Zacharias.
Miscellaneous Material [Project #150]. MHCA Vol. 3879
Certificate of Transfer (blank)
Family Record (blank)
Clergyman's Record (Mrs. Aganetha Driedger funeral)
Letter from Jacob Letkemann (CMC) to "Leading Ministers," 2 June 1971
Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan 1980 yearbook
Nordheimer Mennonite Church Executive Minutes, 1981-1985
Nordheimer Mennonite Church Council, 1982
Nordheiner Annual Conference, 1979-1983
Correspondence, 1981-1982
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