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- 1962-2021 (Creation)
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70 cm of textual records
3 microfilm reels
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Administrative history
Charleswood Mennonite Church in Winnipeg had its beginning in May 1963 under the sponsorship of The Bethel Mennonite congregation.The 31 charter members consisted on 18 transfers from Bethel Mennonite Church and 13 transfers from other Mennonite congregations. The organization began on September 15, 1963. The congregation was involved in sponsoring Crossroads, an inner-city project, Sargent MCC thrift shop, and Bethel Place.
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the congregation
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This fonds consists of registers, directories, bulletins, annual reports, news clippings, congregational programmes, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, constitutions, position papers, and litanies which pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation in Charleswood. It documents the leaders and participants in the congregation. This fonds consists of registers (1963-1979), directories (1969-1995, 2000-2021), annual reports (1963-1993, 1997, 2003-2021), news clippings (1963), congregational programmes for various events (1965-1992), correspondence (1970-1976), congregational meeting minutes (1963-1989), church council meeting minutes (1962-1989), newsletters (1973-1994), The Grapevine newsletter (2006-2018, 2020-2021), constitutions ([196-?]-1978), position papers ([197-?]-1988), and litanies ([197-]). The records pertain to the founding and development of the congregation in Charleswood and they documents the leaders and participants in the congregation.
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Some records microfilmed in 1980 and 1990.
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By Bert Friesen 7 January 2002; edited by Selenna Wolfe 31 Jan 2019; updated by Selenna Wolfe 15 March 2021; updated by Selenna Wolfe 28 July 2021; updated by Selenna Wolfe 12 May 2022.