©Mennonite Heritage Centre 2002
Last updated April 17, 2002

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Title: Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1963-1999
Extent: 44 cm of textual records

Historical note

Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church originated through outreach by First Mennonite Church (Saskatoon). It began as a Sunday school to children in the area and was originally known as Pleasant Hill Mennonite Mission. Benno Toews, a university student and mission worker is considered the founding leader of the group. Services began in 1928. The first owned meeting place was dedicated in 1953. The group became an independent congregation in 1958 with 21 charter members. There were building programs in 1962 and 1980. The membership was 68 in 1962, 113 in 1974, 147 in 1980, 70 in 1994 and 82 in 2000. The leaders of the congregation were: Benno Toews (1928-1930), J.J. Thiessen (1930-), Isaac Ens (1953-1954), Otto Driedger (1955-1956), Peter Reimer (1957-1958), B.H. Fast (1958-1966), Carl Ens (1966-1969), David Letkeman (1969-1974), Peter Funk (1975-1985, 1987-1988), Greg Goertzen (1986), David Peters (1989-2000).

Scope and content note

The fonds contains bulletins (1963-1999), newsletters (1975-1989), annual reports (1964-1991), directories (1963-1994), correspondence (1961-1970), and a brief congregational history (1969). The records document the activities and development of this congregation.

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 28 February 2002.

Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 77

  1. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1963), directory (1963)
  2. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1964), annual reports (1964)
  3. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1965)
  4. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1966)
  5. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1975), newsletters (1975)
  6. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1976), newsletters (1976)
  7. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1977)
  8. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1978)
  9. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church correspondence (1961-1970)
  10. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church congregational history (1969), annual reports (1975, 1977)

Volume 1626

  1. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1978), newsletters (1978), annual reports (1978), directory ([197-?])
  2. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1979)
  3. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1980), annual reports (1980)
  4. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1981), directory (1981)

Volume 2415

  1. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1982)
  2. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), annual reports (1983)
  3. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1984)
  4. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1985)

Volume 3257

  1. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1986)
  2. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1987)
  3. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1988), newsletters (1988)
  4. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), newsletters (1989), annual reports (1989)
  5. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church directory (1990)
  6. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), annual reports (1991)

Volume 4454

  1. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1992)
  2. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1993)
  3. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1995), directory (1994)
  4. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1996)
  5. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1997)
  6. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1998)
  7. Pleasant Hill Mennonite Church bulletins (1999)