©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated 13 February 2012

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: Erb Street Mennonite Church (Waterloo) fonds
Dates: 1996-2005, 2007 - 2011
Extent: 16 cm of textual records

Historical note

The congregation began services in 1837, and formally organized in 1851. The first building was occupied in 1851, with subsequent building programs in 1902, 1950 and 1980. The congregation originated through immigration from Pennsylvania. The early settlers included David Eby, Jonas Bingeman and Samuel Schantz. David Eby is considered the founding leader of the group. Erb St. was originally known as the David Eby church, and later the Waterloo Church. Ministers prior to 1950 included Elias Schneider, Jonas Snider, Noah Hunsberger, Newton Weber and Jesse B. Martin. The congregation was affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec (1851-1988), which became one of the conference which formed the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada in 1988. The congregation was a major supporter of the Russian Mennonite immigrants who arrived in the 1920s at the Erb Street Railway station. Other leaders of the congregation were: Ross Bender (1959-1960), Douglas Snyder (1964-1965, 1978-1979), 1988-2000), Milton Schwartzentruber (1966-1970), Galen Johns (1971-1976), Wilmer Martin (1979-1991), Richard Yordy (1991-1992), Renee Sauder (1993- ), Allan Rudy-Froese (2000- ).

Scope and content note

The fonds contains bulletins (1996-2001), annual reports (1998-2001), and newsletters (1998-2001).

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 13 March 2002.

Erb Street Mennonite Church (Waterloo) fonds file list:

Volume 4607

1. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (1996)
2. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (1997)
3. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (1998), annual reports (1998), newsletter (1998)
4. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (1999), newsletters (1999)
5. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2000), newsletters (2000)

Volume 5004

1. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2001), newsletters (2001), annual reports (2001)
2. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2002), annual members' meeting agenda, 2002/03 Directory Update
3. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2003), annual members' meeting minutes, 2003/04 Directory Update.
4. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2004); annual members' meeting minutes 2004

Volume 2150

1. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2005), directory
2. Erb Street Mennonite Church bulletins (2006), congregational forum meeting minutes (2006), annual report book, address and phone directory.
3. Erb Street Mennonite Church "Path of a People", Erb Street Mennonite Church 1851-2001."
4. Erb Street Mennonite Church 2006 Church Directory

Volume 5338

1. Erb St. Mennonite Church bulletins (2007)
2. Erb St. Mennonite Church annual meeting minutes 1998-2002; 1999; 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
3. Erb St. mennonite Church newsletters 2002-2007
4. Erb St. Mennonite Church Constitution and Bylaws 1996
5. Erb St. Mennonite Church address and phone directory 2007-08