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Brubacher House is a restored 1850s Pennsylvania German Mennonite farmhouse at the University of Waterloo. Programming is administered by Conrad Grebel University College and the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario. The house was built in the 1850s and was opened as a museum in 1979.

The congregation has been affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec (1956-1988), Mennonite Church (1956-1999), Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (1988-) and Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1995-). The language of worship is English.

The congregation began services in 1945, and the first building was occupied in 1951, with subsequent building programs in 1964 and 1991. Paul Hunsberger is considered the founding leader of the group. The work emerged through outreach by the Ontario Mennonite Mission Board. It began as a Sunday school outreach in November 1945.

Pastoral leaders who have served the congregation include Paul Hunsberger (1945-1959), Simeon Martin (1960-1967), Floyd Schmucker (1967-1972), Hubert Lawrence (1972-1977), Abe Buhler (1978-1980), John Coffman (Interim, 1980/81), Tom Warner (1981-1983), Team Ministry, led by John Coffman (1983-1986), Philip Lichty (1987-1999), Lloyd Steeves (2000-2015). The congregation left Mennonite Church Eastern Canada to become an independent congregation in 2019.

The East Africa Revival began as an ecumenical, grass-roots Christian renewal movement in 1929. The movement emphasized a personal acceptance of Jesus Christ, and encouraged a Christ-centered life in community that broke down barriers of denomination, race, class and ethnicity. Women took significant leadership roles in the movement.

North American Mennonite missionaries returning from East Africa spoke of the influence of the revival on their lives, and sought to bring the same revival to North American Mennonites through itineration and fellowship conferences. In 1981, Simeon and Edna Hurst and Ron and Marjorie Lofthouse from Ontario attended an East Africa revival fellowship retreat in Minneapolis. They were inspired to bring a similar retreat to Ontario, forming the Canada East Fellowship Retreat.

Located 1.5 km east of Cassel on the 17th Line, East Zorra Township. The congregation has been affiliated with the Western Ontario Mennonite Conference (1964-1988), Mennonite Church (1964-), Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada (1988-) and Mennonite Church Canada (1995-). The language of worship is English.

The congregation began services in 1935, and formally organized in 1964. The first building was occupied in 1935, with an additional building program in 1994. Bishop Daniel Iutzi is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation was planted by the East Zorra Mennonite Church because of the latter congregation's increasing numbers. Cassel was part of East Zorra membership until 1964. Vernon Zehr was the first minister solely responsible at Cassel.

Located on the west side of 10th Line of Markham Township north of Steeles Avenue, the congregation began services in 1867, and formally organized in 1912. The grounds were used as a cemetery from as early as 1824. The first building was erected in 1861. At that time it was primarily used for funerals. Samuel Reesor is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from Pennsylvania.

Samuel Hoover was the first minister to preach in English (about 1882). The first Sunday school was held in 1896. Ministers prior to 1950 included Samuel Hoover, John G. Hoover, L. J. Burkholder (for fifty years) and A. Lorne Burkholder. Samuel G. Reesor, a deacon, died in the pulpit in August 1913 while leading in prayer.

The congregation was a member of the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec, and participated in the Markham Mennonite Council. Cedar Grove merged with the Steeles Avenue Mennonite Church in 1986 to form the Rouge Valley Mennonite Church.

The church is located at 11500 Clarence Center Rd., Akron, New York. The congregation began services about 1828. The first settlers came from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Because of the proximity to the Niagara Peninsula the congregation related to the churches in Ontario. Jacob Krehbiel, already ordained as a minister, came from Germany in 1831. He became a bishop in 1839. Initially a stone church was built west of Clarence Center; it was called Good's Church. John Lapp was a long-serving minister and bishop. Jacob Krehbiel, Jr. became a minister in 1872 but withdrew in 1875, and affiliated with the General Conference Mennonites. The congregation weakened after Krehbiel's departure. The Mennonite Conference of Ontario supplied ministers until about 1920 when a new building was erected after the arrival of new families to the area.

In 1973 the Clarence Center congregation left the Mennonite Conference of Ontario to join the newly formed New York Mennonite Fellowship. The change was marked by a special ceremony at the 1973 annual conference. The congregation in 2000 was known as the Clarence Center-Akron Mennonite Church.

Community Mennonite Church of Stouffville, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, began in 1996 as an outreach from the Hagerman Mennonite Church. In 1995 a significant number of members at Hagerman developed a vision to start a new church in the town of Stouffville, and about half the congregation helped to form the new congregation--about 30 adults and 25 children. Hagerman's pastor, Gord Alton, agreed to serve both congregations during a transition period that lasted four years. He continued as Community Mennonite's pastor for an additional six years. In 2015 there were 75 members at Community Mennonite. The group has been affiliated with Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (1996-) and Mennonite Church Canada.

The Moorefield Mennonite Church had its beginning in 1947 when Amos Brubacher bought the former Anglican Church building for $1000. He had a vision for a mission outpost in Moorefield. Bible school was held at the church in 1947; worship services began in 1949. Renovations took place in 1955 and 1977-78, and 1985. In 1989 the congregation merged with the nearby Berea Mennonite Church (they had shared a pastor for a number of years) and in 1996/1997 the congregation built a new facility.

The congregation, located at 2174 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, has been affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario (1907-1988), Mennonite Church (1907-1999), Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (1988-) and Mennonite Church Canada (1999-). Danforth was the only Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada congregation to decline membership in the Conference of Mennonites in Canada in 1995. The language of worship is English.

The congregation began services in 1910, and formally organized in 1958. The first building was occupied in 1910, with a subsequent building program in 1995. John I. Byler and M. Elizabeth Brown are considered the founding leaders of the group. The congregation originated through outreach by the Mennonite Conference of Ontario as part of its first urban mission. Danforth merged with Morningside Mennonite Church in 1973. For a time it was known as Danforth Morningside Mennonite Church.

Detweiler's Meetinghouse, located at 3445 Roseville Road, Roseville, Ontario, is the only surviving stone meetinghouse built by Mennonites in Ontario. It was built in 1855 and closely resembles Frick's meetinghouse in Pennsylvania. The meetinghouse replaced an earlier log school & meetinghouse built about 1830 for the congregation then led by Preacher Jacob F. Detweiler and Deacon Jacob H. Detweiler.

The meetinghouse was used until 1966 when it closed (see Detweiler Mennonite Church), and ownership was transferred to the Mennonite Conference of Ontario. It was rented by other Mennonite groups on various occasions. Finally an offer to buy the building led interested Mennonite and non-Mennonite persons to appeal to the conference to preserve the building as an historic site. In 1990 a non-profit corporation, Detweiler Meetinghouse, Inc., was established (incorporation was completed in 1991) and in 1992 the property and adjoining cemetery were transferred to the new board.

The board is made up three persons appointed by the Conference (now Mennonite Church Eastern Canada), three persons appointed by the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario and additional local community members. The original board members in 1990 who applied for incorporation were Lorna Bergey, Allan Dettweiler, Rae Hilborn, Gerald Musselman, Richard Schiedel and Norman Shantz. Added to the board by 1991 were Tom Hallman, Will Stoltz, Clayton Cressman and Reynold Kipfer.

This board oversaw the restoration of the building which was completed in 1999. Since that time the board has arranged programming (mostly musical because of the stunning acoustics of the space) and sought to rent the facility for weddings, family gatherings, etc.

The congregation began services in ca. 1822. The first building was occupied in ca. 1830, with a later building in 1855. Jacob Detweiler is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from Pennsylvania. The congregation was also known as Detweiler Mennonite Church. Its location is R.R. 1, Ayr, Ont., 3/4 mile west of Roseville on ther south side of Roseville Rd.

The congregation was Swiss/South German in cultural identity. The language of worship was English; the transition from German occurred in the early 1900s. In 1925 there were 15 members; in 1950, 20; in 1965, 19. The congregation dissolved in 1966. It was affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and the Mennonite Church.

The Meetinghouse is now an historic site. Its records are located in XV-71 Detweiler Meetinghouse, Inc.

The church was located at R.R. 1, Dungannon, ON, N0M 1R0.

In 1975 there were 13 members. The congregation dissolved in 1984. It was affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario in 1974. Dungannon Christian Fellowship was part of the Mennonite Church segment of the Mennonite "family." The language of worship was English.

The congregation began services and formally organized in 1973. The first building was occupied in 1974. Orrie Gingrich is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through colonization from Waterloo County, and dissolved because of decreasing membership. Congregational leaders included: Orrie Gingrich, 1973-76, Doug Zehr, 1975-77, 1980-82, Hubert Lawrence, 1977-1980, and Ephraim Gingerich.

The congregation met at Hebron Christian Reformed Church, 407 Crawforth and in members' homes.

The congregation began services in 1987 as an outreach project by Warden Woods Mennonite Church and the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec. Robert Boardman, a member of Danforth Mennonite, was considered the founding leader of the group.

Robert Boardman served served as a part time pastor for the group from late 1987 until 1990. There were 5 members in 1990 when the congregation dissolved. It had been affiliated with the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec (1987-1988) and the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada (1988-1990).