© Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Last updated January 31, 2003)
Retrieval numbers: Vol. 2104-7
Title: John B. Braun fonds
Dates: 1935-1979 , predominant 1977-1979
Extent: 1 cm. of Textual records
John B. Braun, church deacon, teacher and farmer, was born on January 18, 1897 in Eigengrund school district, east of Altona. He was one of four children born to Abram and Anna Braun. In 1917, Braun was baptized by Aeltester Abram Doerksen of the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church. He married Anna Neufeld on October 24, 1920 and their marriage produced 13 children. In 1927 he bought a farm three miles from Altona where he lived until 1960. In 1949 Braun was ordained as deacon, and served in this capacity for 25 years. Braun also served the church and community through extensive travelling to raise funds for the many boards on which he sat. These included: being trustee and secretary treasurer of the Schoenau School District; Altona Bethania Hospital; Elim Bible School; Rhineland Consumers Co-op; Salem Home, Winkler; Ebenezer Home. He and his wife retired from farming in 1960 and moved to Altona. In addition to his many years of service, Braun is remembered for his love of gospel singing which he did often. John B. Braun died in 1982.
This fond contains a collection of sermon notes in which Braun looks at a wide variety of New Testament scripture passages. It also contains a book entitled "Teile das Wort der Wahrheit recht" in which Braun wrote some notes.
Braun, John B., 1897-1982
No other finding aids currently available.
These records were collected by David and Trudy Schellenberg of Winkler for the Christian Heritage Library.
Hand-written German
Described by Sharon H. H. Brown December, 2002.
None
Acc. no. 97-150.