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Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Faith Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta)


Retrieval numbers: Volumes 1949, 3246, 4438.

Title: Faith Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alta.) fonds
Dates: 1980-1996
Extent: 24 cm of textual records
Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives

Historical note

Faith Mennonite Church was founded on 5 October 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta with 35 charter members. It was an outgrowth project of the First Mennonite Church, Edmonton, Alberta. They met in rented facilities until they purchased their own meeting place in 1987. The membership was 68 in 1985. In 1990 the membership was 72 and 74 when the congregation dissolved in 1996 August 25. The leaders of the congregation were: Jake Froese (1980-1988), Gary Giesbrecht (1989-1992), Peter Rempel (1993), Byron Rempel-Burkholder (1993-1996).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains bulletins (1980-1996), correspondence (1980), newsletters (1981-1984), bylaws (1985), and a directory (1993). The records pertain to the founding and development of the congregation, its leaders and participants.

Index terms

Subject terms

Faith Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta)

Creators

Faith Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alberta)

Adjunct descriptive data

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 3 October 2002.

Faith Mennonite Church (Edmonton, Alta.) fonds file list:

Volume 1949

  1. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1980), correspondence (1980)
  2. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1981), newsletters (joint with First Mennonite, Edmonton) (1981)
  3. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1982), newsletters (joint with First Mennonite Edmonton) (1982)
  4. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1983)
  5. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), newsletters (joint with First Mennonite Edmonton) (1984)
  6. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1985), bylaw changes (1985)

Volume 3246

  1. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1986)
  2. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
  3. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1988)
  4. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1989)
  5. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1990)
  6. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1991)

Volume 4438

  1. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1992)
  2. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1993), directory (1993)
  3. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1994)
  4. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1995)
  5. Faith Mennonite Church bulletins (1996)