© Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Last updated September 17, 2007)
Retrieval numbers: Vol. 2121-13, 5268-18-28
Title: Jacob A. Unrau fonds
Dates: after 1937
Extent: 4.5 cm of textual records
Jacob A. Unrau, minister, teacher and farmer, was born on March 2, 1891 at Neuanlage, near Gretna, Manitoba. He was the third of six children born to Albert and Margareta (nee Schellenberg) Unrau. At the age of seven his father died and his stepfather became Heinrich Friesen who was also a widower. Unrau attended school at Neubergthal and then taught school from 1908 until 1919 in the village of Sommerfeld. He was baptized on June 4, 1911 by Aeltester Abram Doerksen and became a member of the Sommerfeld Mennonite Church. Unrau married Anna Kehler on April 10, 1913 and together they had two children, Peter and Elma. Between 1918 and 1952 Unrau farmed in the Rosenheim district. During this time he was elected to the ministry and installed on March 30, 1937 by Aeltester Peter A. Toews. As a minister he saw the church through many changes which came with modernization and managed to alienate neither the young nor the old. In 1952 his first wife died and later that year he married Katherina (Tina) Penner. They retired to Winkler and then to Rosenfeld. During his years of service to the church Unrau held 2,000 services, 324 funerals, and 284 weddings. Jacob A. Unrau died on December 16, 1972.
This fonds contains sermons collected by Jake Peters in conjunction with his research on the Sommerfeld Mennonite church, and three sermons based on the scripture passages: Psalm 22:11, Hebrews 4:14-16, and Luke 22:7-16 were collected by the Christian Heritage Library.
Index terms
Unrau, Jacob A., 1891-1972
No other finding aides currently availabe.
This material was collected by David and Trudy Schellenberg of Winkler for the Christian Heritage Library and Jake Peters for his research.
Hand-written Gothic German, some translations included.
Arrangement and description
Described by Sharon H. H. Brown December, 2002, updated by Conrad Stoesz September 17, 2007.
None
Acc. No. 97-150, 07-061.
File List
Volume 5268
18 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermon booklet. -- [194-?].
19 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermons, "Einladung zum Heilige Abendmahle", and "Predigt am letzten Sonntage im Jahre". -- [194-?].
20 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau english language sermons, related to the conscientious objector experience in alternative service during World War Two. -- [194-?].
21 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermon booklet. -- [194-?].
22 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermons, "Neujah Rede, 1939", and "von den 10 Jung frauen Matthew 25:1-13". -- [194-?].
23 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermon on text 1 Peter 3:8-16. -- [194-?].
24 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermon. -- [194-?].
25 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermons, "Ernte Dankfest" and Eine Trauhandlung. -- [194-?].
26 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermon, Der Pharisar und der Zöllner = The Pharisse and the Publican, with translation by Esther and Menno Bergen. -- [194-?], [199-?].
27 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau sermon, regarding Good Friday/ Easter season. -- [194-?].
28 Ideology, theology and sermons. -- Jacob A. Unrau funeral sermon fragments. -- [194-?].