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Last updated 6 May 2004
Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church
Retrieval numbers: Volumes 2609, 2822, 3304.
Title: Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1979-1997
Extent: 24 cm of textual records
Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Historical note
The Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church was founded in 1980 in Toronto, Ontario. They were the result of outreach ministries specifically to the Chinese community in Toronto in 1979. The membership was 20 in 1981. They increased steadily that decade to reach 80 by 1989.They met for worship in the Danforth Mennonite Church in the afternoons until 1989. Then they rented other facilities until 2001 when they purchased their own meeting house. In 1990 they assisted in the formation of another Chinese Mennonite congregation in Markham. In 1991 they withdrew from the Mennonite conference but rejoined again in 1995. The membership in 1995 was 127. They began as a Cantonese-speaking congregation but have since added English-language services as well as Mandarin-language services. They have also reached out beyond the Chinese community through involvement in local MCC projects. In 2000 the membership was 93. The leader of the congregation was Winfred Soong (1979-2000).
Scope and content note
This fonds contains congregational bulletins (1979-1997), financial records (1979-1996), newsletters (1983-1996), and annual reports (1983-1996). The records pertain to the development of the Chinese Mennonite congregation in Toronto.
Index terms
Subject terms
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church
Creators
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church
Adjunct descriptive data
Finding aids
Inventory file list available.
Notes
Restrictions on access
No restrictions on access.
Language of Material
Much material is in both Chinese and English. Earlier materials are only Chinese.
Other notes
Textual records have been deposited by the congregation at the Mennonite Heritage Centre. Described by Bert Friesen 18 July 2002.
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church fonds file list:
Volume 2609
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1979-1980)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1981)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church financial records (1979-1981)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1982)
Strangers, A Chinese Mennonite publication (1983)
Volume 2822
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), newsletters (1983), financial records (1983), annual reports (1983)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), financial records (1984), newsletters (1984), annual reports (1984)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1985), financial records (1985), newsletters (1985), annual reports (1985)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1986), financial records (1986), newsletters (1986), annual reports (1986)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), financial records (1989), newsletters (1989)
Volume 3304
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1990), financial records (1990), newsletters (1990)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), financial statements (1991), annual reports (1991)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1992), financial statements (1992), church board meeting minutes (1992), newsletters (1992)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1995), financial records (1995), annual reports (1995)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1996), annual reports (1996),
financial records (1996), newsletters (1996), church board meeting minutes
(1996), directory (1996)
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church bulletins (1997), church board meeting minutes (1997)