©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated April 17, 2002
Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Title: Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1963-1999
Extent: 44 cm of textual records
Historical note
Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church originated through outreach
by First Mennonite Church (Saskatoon). It began as a Sunday school to
children in the area and was originally known as Pleasant Hill
Mennonite Mission. Benno Toews, a university student and mission worker
is considered the founding leader of the group. Services began in 1928.
The first owned meeting place was dedicated in 1953. The group became
an independent congregation in 1958 with 21 charter members. There were
building programs in 1962 and 1980. The membership was 68 in 1962, 113
in 1974, 147 in 1980, 70 in 1994 and 82 in 2000. The leaders of the
congregation were: Benno Toews (1928-1930), J.J. Thiessen (1930-),
Isaac Ens (1953-1954), Otto Driedger (1955-1956), Peter Reimer
(1957-1958), B.H. Fast (1958-1966), Carl Ens (1966-1969), David
Letkeman (1969-1974), Peter Funk (1975-1985, 1987-1988), Greg Goertzen
(1986), David Peters (1989-2000).
Scope and content note
The fonds contains bulletins (1963-1999), newsletters
(1975-1989), annual reports (1964-1991), directories (1963-1994),
correspondence (1961-1970), and a brief congregational history (1969).
The records document the activities and development of this
congregation.
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 28 February 2002.
Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church fonds file list:
Volume 77
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1963), directory (1963)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1964), annual reports (1964)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1965)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1966)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1975), newsletters (1975)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1976), newsletters (1976)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1977)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1978)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church correspondence (1961-1970)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church congregational history (1969), annual reports (1975, 1977)
Volume 1626
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1978), newsletters (1978), annual reports (1978), directory ([197-?])
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1979)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1980), annual reports (1980)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1981), directory (1981)
Volume 2415
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1982)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), annual reports (1983)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1984)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1985)
Volume 3257
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1986)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1988), newsletters (1988)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), newsletters (1989), annual reports (1989)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church directory (1990)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), annual reports (1991)
Volume 4454
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1992)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1993)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1994)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1995), directory (1994)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1996)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1997)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1998)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1999)