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Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Cedar Valley Mennonite Church (Mission, B.C.)

Retrieval numbers: Volumes 113, 114, 1429, 2968, 4005, 4431.

Title: Cedar Valley Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1968-1998
Extent: 48 cm of textual records
Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives

Historical note

The Cedar Valley Mennonite Church was founded in 1940 in Mission, B.C. The congregation built its own meeting house that year on the property of its first leader, Abram Pankratz, on Ferndale Road. It was called the Mission City United Mennonite Church. There were 41 charter members in 1940. They built a larger meeting house (1951-1953) on Cedar Valley Road. It was then called the United Mennonite Church, Mission. In 1955 the membership was 116. In 1979 they built another even larger meeting house on Janzen Avenue and the name changed again to the Cedar Valley Mennonite Church. The membership was 247 in 1979. In 2000 the membership was 217. The leaders of the congregation were: Abram Pankratz (1940-1944), Jacob Nickel (1944-1946), Peter Froese (1947-1964), Ed Goerzen (1965-1976), John Pankratz (1973-1975), Gary Loewen 1975-1977, 1989-1991), Henry Born (1977-1979), Gordon Hardy (1978-1979), George Janzen (1980-1990), Jacob Thielmann (1981-1983), Nancy and Darryl Crocker (1981-1987), Janet and Bruce Barrie (1985-1988), Carol and Glenn Kelso (1988-1993), Tim Epp (1992-1994), Bob Cottrill (1995-2000), Dan Rempel (2001- ).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains bulletins (1968-1998), annual reports (1975-1997), directories (1975-1994), congregational meeting minutes (1976-1977), elders meeting minutes (1977-1987), newsletters (1987-1995), and a 50th anniversary booklet with a brief congregational history (1990). The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation in Mission, B.C.. They document some of the leaders and participants in the congregation.

Subject terms

Cedar Valley Mennonite Church

Creators

Cedar Valley Mennonite Church

Mission City United Mennonite Church

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 10 January 2003.

Cedar Valley Mennonite Church fonds (Mission, B.C.) file list:

Volume 113

  1. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1968)
  2. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1969)
  3. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1970)
  4. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1971)
  5. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1972)
  6. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1973)
  7. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1974)
  8. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1975), annual reports (1975), directory (1975)

Volume 114

  1. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1976), annual reports (1976), congregational meeting minutes (1976)
  2. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1977), congregational meeting minutes (1977), elders meeting minutes (1977)
  3. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1978), elders meeting minutes (1978), congregational office holders (1978)
  4. Cedar Valley United Mennonite Church bulletins (1979), annual reports (1979)
  5. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1980), elders meeting minutes (1980)

Volume 1429

  1. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1981), elders meeting minutes (1981)
  2. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1982), elders meeting minutes (1982)
  3. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), elders meeting minutes (1983)
  4. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), elders meeting minutes (1984)
  5. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1985), elders meeting minutes (1985)

Volume 2968

  1. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1986), elders meeting minutes (1986), pictorial directory (1986)
  2. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1987), elders meeting minutes (1987), congregational survey report (1987), newsletters (1987)
  3. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1988), congregational office holders (1988), newsletters (1988)
  4. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), newsletters (1989), annual reports (1989)

Volume 4005

  1. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1990), newsletters (1990), annual reports (1990), 50th anniversary booklet with a brief congregational history and pictorial directory (1990)
  2. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), newsletters (1991)
  3. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1992), annual reports (1992)
  4. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1993)
  5. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1994), pictorial directory (1994)

Volume 4431

  1. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1995), newsletters (1995)
  2. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1996), address & phone book (1996)
  3. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1997), annual reports (1997)
  4. Cedar Valley Mennonite Church bulletins (1998)