Fonds menn-51 - West Zion Mennonite Church fonds

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West Zion Mennonite Church fonds

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MENN menn-51

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2 cm of textual records.

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The first Mennonite to settle in the Carstairs-Didsbury area of Alberta was Andrew Weber, who came from Ontario in 1894. The West Zion Mennonite Church began services and formally organized in 1901 and is located near Carstairs. Israel R. Shantz is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation has been affiliated with the Northwest Mennonite Conference (1903-) and the Mennonite Church (1903-2003). The language of worship is English. The congregation originated through colonization of Alberta from Ontario, but was unusual for its time, as half the membership in the 1950s was of British descent. Ministers who served prior to 1960 included Israel R. Shantz, Amos Weber, Moses H. Schmitt, Noah R. Weber, Henry Weber, Allan Good, Norman Buschert, Alvin Steckly, Abe Reist, Ezra Stauffer, Linford Hackman, Henry J. Harder and Gordon Buschert.

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Gift by West Zion Mennonite Church to the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta.

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The fonds consists of a centennial scrapbook and essays.

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Gift by Conference of Mennonites in Alberta through Henry Goerzen, CMA Archivist

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  • The material is in English.

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Northwest Conference Mennonite fonds located at Historical Library & Archives (Goshen, IN)

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Record No. Accession 2002.015<br><br>

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