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- 1942-2002 (Creation)
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48 cm of textual records
1 microfilm reel
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The Bethel Mennonite Church was founded in 1936 in the Aldergrove area of Langley, B.C. It was called the Coghlan Mennonite Church until 1951. Families had moved into the area by the early 1930s from the prairies. The first meeting house was completed in 1937. In 1939 the membership was 38. In 1944 the meeting house was expanded and again in 1948. After W.W.II there was a major influx of new families causing the membership to rise from 117 in 1947 to 274 in 1960. That number fluctuated somewhat during the next 40 years to be again 274 in 2000. The first Mennonite Bible school in B.C. was begun in 1939 in this church by Nicolai W. Bahnmann. The school was later moved to Abbotsford. In 1957 a new meeting house was completed on the same site.
(See GAMEO for list of leaders.)
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This fonds contains bulletins (1963-2002), newsletters (1975-1981), annual reports (1963-2001), directories (1963-1995), programmes and reports (1948-[1956]), congregational meeting minutes (1942-2001), church council meeting minutes (1942-1981), and calendars (1991-2001). The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation in Langley, B.C. They document some of the leaders and participants in the congregation.
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By Bert Friesen 2 January 2003.