©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated April 17, 2002

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: Gladstone Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1983-1993
Extent: 16 cm of textual records

Historical note

The Gladstone area was settled by Mennonites moving there from Saskatchewan in the 1930s. A Rudnerweide group was formed during these years. A Bergthaler group was formed in 1947 and a meeting house was constructed. Jacob Loewen had visited this area since the 1930s but never became part of the Bergthaler group. He gave leadership from the neighbouring area to the west until 1956. Finally in 1956 Jacob Friesen gave leadership to this group. He was still part of the leadership when the congregation withdrew from the Conference of Mennonites in Canada in 1994. Other leaders of the congregation were: A. C. Funk (1955-1962), Cornelius Martens (1980-1994), Randy Fehr (1992-1994).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains congregational bulletins (1983-1993) and miscellaneous correspondence (1988-1993) which pertain to the life of the congregation at Gladstone.

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

The congregation deposited textual records at the Mennonite Heritage Centre. Described by Bert Friesen 23 November 2001.

Gladstone Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 2791

  1. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1983)
  2. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1984)
  3. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1985)
  4. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1986)
  5. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
  6. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1988), miscellaneous correspondence (1988)
  7. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), miscellaneous correspondence (1989)

Volume 4258

  1. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1990), miscellaneous correspondence (1990)
  2. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), miscellaneous correspondence (1991)
  3. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1992), miscellaneous correspondence (1992)
  4. Gladstone Mennonite Church bulletins (1993), miscellaneous correspondence (1993)