Fonds PP - Henry W. Dueck fonds

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CA MHC PP

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Henry W. Dueck fonds

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  • 1995 (Creation)

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Ten audio cassettes

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(1927-2007)

Biographical history

Henry was born in Coaldale, AB on October 17, 1927 to Jacob and Susanna Dueck. He married Alice Helen Redekop and they had 5 children together. Henry spent most of his career as a missionary in South and Latin America with several mission agencies. Henry and Helen retired to Winnipeg, MB where he died Nov 4, 2007.
Timeline provided by Helen Dueck

  • 1954 Marriage in Herbert SK
  • 1956 - Henry graduates from MMBC, Winnipeg with BRE
  • 1956 - 1958 Henry is pastor in Elim Church, Kelstern, SK
  • 1958 - 1960 Henry studies in Waterloo College and receives BA
  • 1960 - 1967 Henry, Helen and three little children in Curitiba, Brazil Henry teaches in Bible Institute, Helen pianist MB Missions and Services
  • 1967 - 1969 Henry studies in AMBS earns M Div, Helen in Goshen College, finishes B Ed Henry pastors U Methodist Church
  • 1969 - to Costa Rica for Spanish language study
  • 1970 - Dec 1981 H and H teaching in Seminario Mennonite de Teologia in Montevideo and working with SA churches
  • 1976 - H and H work in Bienenberg Bibelschule in Switzerland
  • 1977 - Studies henry in OMSC in Ventnor NJ and Helen in Princeton Theological Seminary
  • 1978 return to Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 1982 - 1983 H and H studies in Princeton Henry MTh and Helen MAan and visiting churches for COM
  • 1983 - 1985 - Co pastors of the Charleswood Mennonite Church in Winnipeg
  • 1985 - 1989 - Teachers in Universidad Evangelico Boliviano. Santa Cruz and working with the Bolivian Menno Churches with returns to Uruguay for classes
  • 1989 - 1990 - Teaching in Columbia Bible College and visiting churches
  • 1990 - 1992 - Teaching in Seminario Bautista in Cochabamba Bolivia and returns to Santa Cruz and Montevideo
  • 1993 - Eight months assignment in South America, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay
  • 1994 - 1996 two winters in Mexico teaching in Steinreich Bibelschule and pastors of Anuahac Church
  • 1996 - Mennonite World Conference workshop, and Doing Theology on 5 Continents India Helen responded to paper and Henry leads worship
  • 1997 - to Colombia to begin work on SS Curriculum for children and return to LA countries for workshops
  • 1998 - In South America Henry presents a documentary of Uruguay Story and both present first Curriculum at Consulta in Paraguay
  • 1998 May and June in Taiwan for classes Henry Theology and Helen Christian Education and visit Missionary colleagues in Japan
  • 2000 - return to South America and Guatemala - Curriculum and church visits
  • 2001 - Henry Interim Pastor in Herbert MB Church
  • 2003 - back to South America
    Moved to Winnipeg in 2005

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Deposited by Helen Dueck in 2022.

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This fonds consists of 10 audio cassette tapes containing 38 episodes of "Mennonitengeschichte", Mennonite history stories in Low German by Henry Dueck and aired on Casa Siemens (Bram Siemens) radio in Manitoba Colony, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico. Henry produced these while he was teaching at the Steinreich Bible School in Manitoba colony, Mexico. See AC# 5261-5270.

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  • Low German

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Accession number 2022-054.

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