Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1996, 1998 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
96 photographs
Context area
Repository
Archival history
These photos were acquired after a 2012 mail room cleanup at Mennonite Church Canada offices.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This COM collection consists of two parts. The first part consists of a slide show of of 32 color photographs of Walter Thielmann and Anny Thielmann working with Umsiedeler or Aussiedler in Niedergoersdorf - Flugplatz, Germany. The people live on a former military base where Walter and Anny lead worship services, Sunday School and Bible study programs. Also pictured are the people they work and live with. This was produced for the CMC annual sessions held in Calgary, Alberta. This comes with a script and an audio cassette #2360. Slides are numbered 580:1-32.
The 2nd part of the collection are images taken mainly by Peter Rempel, Europe director, COM, General Conference Mennonite Church, visiting the Mennonite Center in Moscow and churches in Siberia together with Walter Bergen and Don Loewen, both living in Moscow at the time. Digital image were created by Alf Redekopp. Digital images are numbered 580: 33-96.