©Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Last updated January 31, 2003)

Gerhard G. Epp fonds. -- 1944--1963. -- 34 cm of textual records.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

Gerhard G. Epp (1895-1969), son of a Reverend Gerhard Epp, joined the Eigenheim Rosenorter Church, Saskatchewan in 1914. In 1918 he married widow Justina Wiebe. In 1919 his home congregation elected him as an evangelist. In 1923 he was ordained as a minister by Reverend David Toews and in 1929 as a bishop (Aeltester).

Gerhard G. Epp became a member of the Home Missions Committee of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada (CMC), replacing Aeltester Johann Gerbrandt in 1932. Epp served in this capacity until 1956 (with the exception of the years 1944-1946) -- many of them as secretary-treasurer. In 1945 he served for one year on the Bible schools committee, and in the following year he began serving as a CMC member of the Mennonite Central Relief Committee and remained active in it until 1959.

In 1948 Epp was elected as David Toews' successor on the General Conference Home Missions Board and held this position until 1959. One of the last committees that he served on was the Canadian Mennonite Bible College Board from 1957-1960.

CUSTODIAL HISTORY

The records in this collection were generated by G.G. Epp in his capacity as a member of various committees. They were deposited after 1965 but before 1974. It is unclear who brought them. Additional records were donated on April 3, 1995 by the family of G.G. Epp, namely Mrs. Trudy Schmidt of Rosthern, and Ewald Epp, publisher of Rosthern Valley News. Minister Henry Funk of Laird, Saskatchewan delivered these records.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This fonds consists of files created by G.G. Epp in his capacity as a church worker and conference committee member, including correspondence dealing with congregational donations, service programs and policy matters.

NOTES

Location: 574-578; 4335-4337

Some records in German

Finding Aid consists of inventory file lists.

Accession nos. pre 1974-6, 85-056.

Gerhard G. Epp fonds inventory file list:

Correspondence and Minutes re. Home Mission Section of Mission Board (GC) 1948-1962.

Volume 574

  1. Alberta Conference Correspondence - 1952-1955.
  2. Bethel Mennonite Church - Lake Four (Saskatchewan) - 1951-1959.
  3. Conference of Mennonites of Saskatchewan - 1961.
  4. Home Missions Correspondence and Minutes re. BC Churches - 1955-1956.
  5. American Indians - Brochures and letters.
  6. Letters from Overseas Missionaries - 1955-1956.
  7. Annual Meeting Agendas of Eigenheim Mennonite Church - 1961.
  8. Bethany Mennonite Church (Watrous) - 1957-1958.
  9. Cornelius Boldt Correspondence - 1953-1956.
  10. Brandon Mennonite Mission - 1958-1959.
  11. BC Missions Correspondence - 1952-1958.
  12. CMC Annual Sessions Reports - 1960.
  13. DVBS and VS reports - 1956-1959.
  14. Hans Dyck Correspondence - 1949-1957.
  15. Elim Creek (Manitoba) - 1947-1950.
  16. Frank Ens-Mayfair (Saskatchewan) Correspondence - 1950-1959.
  17. Isaac Ens (Prince Albert) Correspondence - 1949-1956.
  18. Essex County Mennonite Church Correspondence - 1951-1956.
  19. Evangelism-Correspondence, Prayers, Reports - 1957-1959.
  20. Executive Committee-Board of Missions-Minutes - 1957-1958.

 

Volume 575

  1. First Mennonite (Edmonton)-Correspondence - 1952-1958.
  2. Board of Missions sessions at Camp Friedenswald - 1955.
  3. Gem Mennonite Church (Alberta) - 1957.
  4. A.A. Harder Correspondence - 1951-1953.
  5. Gouldtown (Saskatchewan) Correspondence - 1952-1953.
  6. Grand Prairie (Alberta) Correspondence - 1957-1958.
  7. George Groening Correspondence - 1956-1960.
  8. Peter Froese (Mission City) Correspondence - 1949-1956.
  9. Harrow United Mennonite Church (Ontario) Correspondence - 1955-1957.
  10. J.N. Hoeppner (Altona) Correspondence - 1950.
  11. Kaethe Hooge (Saskatoon) Correspondence - 1949-1957.
  12. Jansen-Watrous Group Correspondence - 1957.
  13. Japan and India-Missionary Letters, Brochures - 1960-1966.
  14. Peter Kehler-Correspondence - 1952-1957.
  15. Kelowna Correspondence - 1950-1955.
  16. David D. Klassen Correspondence - 1950-1959.
  17. Peter Klassen (Curitiba) Correspondence - 1950.
  18. John Jul. Klassen (Yarrow) Correspondence - 1949-1957.
  19. Cornelius Krahn Correspondence - 1952.
  20. H.T. Klaassen (Eigenheim) Correspondence and Minutes - 1951-1955.
  21. A.E. Kreider (Goshen) Correspondence and Minutes - 1948-1951.
  22. Zoar Mennonite (Langham, SK) Correspondence - 1956-1958.
  23. Dr. A.M. Lohrentz (Kansas) Correspondence - 1951-1953.
  24. Bethany Mennonite (Last River, SK) Correspondence - 1951-1958.
  25. Mayfair Mission (Saskatoon) Correspondence - 1949-1959.
  26. Menno Bible Institute (Didsbury) Correspondence - 1950-1954.
  27. Mennonite Pioneer Mission - Minutes and Reports - 1957-1958.
  28. Letters to Workers (Canada) Minutes and Reports - 1952-1957.
  29. Meadow Lake (SK) Correspondence - 1957-1959.
  30. Mexico Correspondence - 1953-1956.

 

Volume 576

  1. V.E. Nickel (Wymark) Correspondence - 1950-1958.
  2. Mission Board-Minutes and Correspondence - 1955-1956.
  3. Mission Board-Reports and Minutes - 1953.
  4. G.G. Neufeld (Whitewater, MB) Correspondence - 1951-1958.
  5. Hoffnungsfeld Mennonite (Petaigan, SK) Correspondence - 1952-1958.
  6. J.W. Nickel-Correspondence - 1951-1954.
  7. Prince Albert Mission-Correspondence - 1950-1960.
  8. Nordheimer Church and McMahon Church-Correspondence - 1950-1958.
  9. Ontario-Correspondence and Reports - 1954-1959.
  10. Herbert D. Peters-Correspondence - 1951-1953.
  11. Walter Quiring-Correspondence - 1952-1960.
  12. Receipts and Acknowledgements - 1951-1955.
  13. Menno Home (Waldheim) Reports - 1962.
  14. John S. Rempel/D.H. Rempel Correspondence - 1951-1958.
  15. Correspondence (Miscellaneous) - 1951-1953.

 

Volume 577

  1. Rosthern Mennonite Church - 1956-1958.
  2. Cecil Lake Mission - 1956-1959.
  3. Rosenorter Mennonite Church - 1954-1958.
  4. St. Vital Mission - 1956-1958.
  5. Sardis Mennonite Church - 1950-1957.
  6. Minutes and Reports of Saskatchewan Ministers and Deacons-Conference and Music - 1944-1959.
  7. Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church - 1958.
  8. Saskatchewan Conference - 1960.
  9. Saskatchewan Conference - 1962.
  10. Saskatchewan Mennonite Youth Organization - 1954-1957.
  11. Saskatchewan Home Missions - 1955-1957.
  12. Saskatchewan Missions Committee.
  13. Saskatchewan Missions Conference - 1957.
  14. Saskatchewan Missions Conference - 1956.
  15. Saskatchewan Missions Committee - 1958-1960.
  16. Saskatchewan Missions Conference - 1958-1959.
  17. Saskatchewan Missions Committee - 1959-1961.

 

Volume 578

  1. Lowbanks/Dunnville, ON - 1951.
  2. Bethel Mennonite (Winnipeg) - 1951-1952.
  3. North Star Mennonite (Drake) - 1951-1958.
  4. Victor Shroeder (North Kildonan) - 1952-1958.
  5. Paul R. Shelley - 1954.
  6. G.C. Home Mission - 1962.
  7. John P. Suderman - 1954-1955.
  8. Ruben Siemens - 1950-1957.
  9. Spiritwood Mennonite Group - 1957-1959.
  10. Swan Plains - 1951-1961.
  11. Swift Current Bible School - 1951-1962.
  12. David Shulz - 1950-1952.
  13. J.J. Thiessen - 1957-1959.
  14. Tofield Mennonite - 1950-1958.
  15. Voluntary Service - 1952-1957.
  16. Zoar Mennonite (Waldheim) - 1951-1958.
  17. Pioneer Gospel Mission and Gospel Messenger Mission - 1952-1955.
  18. Ebenfelder Mennonite - 1950-1958.
  19. Westheimer Mennonite (Alberta) - 1952-1956.
  20. Wings of the Morning - 1951-1957.
  21. Winnipeg City Mission - 1951.
  22. Herbert Mennonite - 1951-1956.
  23. Willard Wiebe - 1954.
  24. Workers (Prospective) - 1951-1955.

 

Volume 4335

  1. Cash Book : Home mission Board. -- 1946-1951.
  2. Cash Book : Canadian Treasury of Home Missions : Home section of the General Conference. --
  1. 1952-1955.
  2. Loans. -- 1949-1957 predominant 1951-1952. -- 1 cm of textual records.
  3. Correspondence - I.I. Friesen. -- 1949-1952. -- 1 folder.
  4. Home missions reports. -- 1950-1957. -- 1 cm of textual records.
  5. Victoria Avenue Mennonite Church (Regina, SK) correspondence. -- 1956-1959. -- 2 cm of textual records.
  6. Victoria Avenue Mennonite Church (Regina, SK) correspondence. -- 1952-1957. -- 2 cm of textual records.
  7. Victoria Avenue Mennonite Church (Regina, SK) correspondence. -- 1955-1961. -- 2 cm of textual records.

Volume 4336

1. Saskatchewan Missions Committee. -- 1961-1962. -- 1 cm of textual records.

2. Conference Mennonites in Canada Mission Board minutes and reports. -- 1962. -- 1 cm of textual records.

3. P.B. Friesen (Barnes Crossing, SK) Correspondence. -- 1949-1956. -- 1 cm of textual records.

  1. J.J.M. Friesen correspondence. -- 1953, 1958-1959.
  2. J.J. Dyck correspondence. -- 1949-1956.
  3. Gerhard I. Fedrau (Central Butte, SK) & Eybrower Mennonite Gemeinde correspondence. --
  4. Great Deer (Sask.) correspondence. -- 1952-1957.
  5. Herbert Mennonite Church correspondence. -- 1955-1958.
  6. Projects 1963.
  7. Northern Canada Evangelical Mission (Meadow Lake, Sask) file. -- 1955-1958.
  8. Mennonite Biblical Seminary. -- 1952-1959. -- 1 cm of textual records.

Volume 4337

1. Letters in general (to family & relatives). -- 1958-1968. -- 1 cm of textual records.

2. Bruno Enns correspondence (1953) & Bruno Epp correspondence (1953-1958).

3. North Battleford Mennonite Mission correspondence. -- 1951-1959. -- 2 cm of textual records.

4. Laird Mennonite Church correspondence. -- 1957-1958.

5. Saskatchewan Conference. -- 1960-1961. -- 1 cm of textual records.