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Educator. served as principal at Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, Rockway Mennonite Collegiate and Rosthern Junior College.

Isaac Loewen was born in Neuenberg, South Russia, on May 31, 1865, to Isaac and Susanna (Krahn) Loewen. The family immigrated to Canada in 1877, settling in Osterwick, Manitoba. Isaac began working for Peter Abrams at the Abrams and Esau store in Gretna. After Peter Abrams died, Isaac married his widow, Susanna (Rempel) Peters, on June 29, 1890. Susanna brought with her seven children. She and Isaac had six more children, but only one survived childhood, a daughter named Susanna. In 1890, Isaac also became Wilhelm Esau's partner in the Gretna store. This partnership only lasted for three years, after which Isaac opened his own store. In 1902, he moved to Osler, Saskatchewan and opened a general store there, transferring his membership to the Rosenort Mennonite Church. While living in Osler, Isaac also marketed grain and provided loans to farmers. In both Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Isaac was influential as a community leader, serving in various capacities including as a member of the Bethel College Corporation (1893), on the Gretna Town Council (1899), as an auditor for the Mennonite Aid Plan (1901), on a committee to establish a ferry across the South Saskatchewan River near Osler, and on various boards for the German English Academy in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Isaac died from a stroke on December 7, 1918, during the influenza epidemic.

The congregation began services in 1900, and formally organized in 1914. The first building was occupied in 1928. In 1947 this building was expanded. In 1964 a new larger meeting house was completed.

-after 1959 the MJO came under the jurisdiction of the Education Committee of the Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba.
-adopted the English name Manitoba Mennonite Youth Organization (MMYO) in 1971

The Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society (MMHS) was established in 1958. Its objectives have been to foster an awareness of Mennonite history and culture. The efforts of the Agricultural Advisory Committee on the Mennonite West Reserve during the 1930s and the publications of history books such those written by P.J. Schaefer served as a catalyst for the forming of MMHS. The early leaders in the Society were Gerhard Lohrenz, P.J.B Reimer, Gerhard Ens, and John C. Reimer.

The Society established the Mennonite Village Museum in Steinbach, Manitoba in 1967. It was also planned centennial celebrations in 1967, 1970 and 1975. In 1979 the Society separated into a museum society and a history and cultural organization, with the latter retaining the name. In 1981, a new constitution was completed by John J. Friesen and the Society was incorporated under the Corporations Act of Manitoba. The re-organized society concentrated its efforts on book publication, educational activities and creating cultural awareness.

In 1988 the MMHS again split into two groups. The new group formed the Hanover Steinbach Historical Society (HSHS) which focused on the research and publication of the history of the area surrounding Steinbach, Manitoba.

The Society began publishing the MMHS Newsletter in December 1984. In 1999, after publishing 23 issues, the name was changed to Heritage Posting.

In 2005 the Society had a membership of about 200 people. It had a board with a five-person executive committee and five standing committees -- Local History, Genealogy, Publication and Marketing, Membership and Publicity, and Historic Sites and Monuments.

In 1999 Delbert Plett of Hanover Steinbach Historical Society suggested that the MMHS organize an event at the Forks in Winnipeg -- the original landing site of Mennonite immigrants in 1874. Ken Reddig chaired the committee that organized the commemorative event at the Forks. Other committee members included Lawrence Klippenstein, Conrad Stoesz, Adolf Ens, and Irene Kroeker. Some MMHS members were also involved in writing articles for a special newspaper insert in the Winnipeg Free Press. In 2000 the committee was chaired by Conrad Stoesz with members Lawrence Klippenstein, Ed Hoeppner, Ken Reddig, and Adolf Ens. Activities that year included a newspaper insert in the rural papers, radio heritage vignettes, a Post Road bus tour, and an event at Fort Dufferin (near Emerson), all commemorating the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first Mennonite immigrants to the Mennonite West Reserve in 1875.

The Arnold Dyck Publication project began under the jurisdiction of the Research, Scholarship, and Publication Committee but when the scope of the project became quite large, a separate committee was formed. The members of this new committee were Ken Reddig, Victor Doerksen and Doreen Klassen. The complete writings of Arnold Dyck were published in four volumes, with a combination of Low German and High German writings.