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This photo is of a group of preachers sitting and standing outside a church building. The caption on the back of the photo is "Die Prediger brüder auf der Ordination von ältesten Jakob isaak. Fernheim hin gesandt von C.A. DeFehr".

Negative also. Opening of CMRC temporary office on Princess St., Wpg. J.J. Thiessen, chair. of CMRC speaks & C. A. DeFehr listens in 1st row. See CM 10-40-1 photo re. all CMRC members. Cf. 1994-14.824 for larger view of audience.

Negative also. Used in CM 3-29-1 & cropped for use in CM 5-30-4. Exec. officers of the Canadian MB Cf. l-r: C.A. DeFehr, treas.; Rev. D. J. Pankratz, chairman; J.A. Toews, vice-chairman; Rev. Henry J. Regehr, sec.

Used in CM 11-37-11; 3 negs., 3 photos, 3rd one is 11.5x10.5. CMRC officials in new temporary office at 104 Princess St., Wpg. L. to R.: J.J. Thiessen, chair.; Kaethe Hooge, sec.; J.M. Klassen, exec. sec.; C.A. DeFehr, vice-c

Two similar photos, taken April 1970. J. J. Thiessen is speaking & 4 members of the Man. Board (John H. Unruh at far left & C. A. DeFehr at far right) are on the platform with him.

Used in CM 7-39-1. Formal photo of 44 delegates from Mennonite churches & 4 service organizations: Canadian Mennonite B. of Colonization, Mennonite Central Relief Committee, Canadian Mennonite Relief Committee, Non-resistant Relief Organization, called by the HPCCC. They met at the Elmwood MB Church. MB, GC & MC representatives. Seated in front are the 7 members of the HPCCC exec. See 1994-14.929 for photo of only them (used in CM 7-40-1); C.A. DeFehr to their r., H. F. Klasssen? ed. of Runschau, at far r. Standing (2nd row, 4th from r.) Harvey Taves. 3rd row: Aaron Klassen, F.C. Peters Henry A. Wiens, (middle). Back row: Ted E. Friesen (far l.), J. A. Toews, 3rd from r. See enclosed list of registrants for all names, from MAO XV-12.3.

Negatives also, 2 (for both photos). Negative #5 was used in CM 12-34-1. 7 delegates & visitors at the GCMC Council of Boards meeting in Aug. l-r: J. Winfield Fretz, Christian Service B. member, pres. CGC; C.A. Defehr, former vice-chair CMRIC; C.J. Dyck, Business Admin. B. chair; Maynard Shelly, ed. of The Mennonite; Wm. T. Snyder, Christian Service B. member & MCC exec. sec.; Robert Kreider, Christian Service B. member & pres.-elect, Bluffton College; J.M. Klassen, exec. sec. MCCC. 2nd photo not as clear except for the 3 men on the right.

Used in the CM 11-48-1. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. DeFehr, who observed their 60th wedding anniversary in November, are shown with Pastor I. W. Redekop of the Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church who is presenting them with a certificate of merit in recognition of 60 years of membership in devotion to, and service in the church.

The executive committee of the Canadian Mennonite Relief and Immigration Council. Left to Right : J.J. Thiessen, Benjamin Janz, and C.A. DeFehr. Standing is Mr. Krause?

This is a photo of (left to right): an unidentified man, Bishop Swalm, C. A. DeFehr and J. J. Thiessen.

This is a photograph of attendees at a joint meeting of the boards and committees of the Mennonite Brethren Church General Conference in the library of the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 3, 1963. (see Mennonitische Rundschau August 28, 1963 and Mennonite Brethren Herald August 16, 1963). Sitting around the table on the left side of the picture are beginning on the far left: C.A. DeFehr, unidentified, Leonard J. Franz, Jacob H. Quiring, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, J.J. Toews, unidentified, J.A. Toews, unidentified, David J. Pankratz, unidentified B.J. Braun. Lined up against the back wall beginning on the left: H.R. Baerg, B.B. Fast, 4 unidentified, J.A. Froese, I.W. Redekopp. On the right side of the picture the men are seated in rows at tables. Front row left to right: Henry H. Dick, Frank C. Peters, Dan Friesen. Second row left to right: Clarence Hiebert, unidentified, Roy Just, unidentified . Third row left to right: Orlando Harms, Waldo Hiebert, G.W. Peters, unidentified, Dwight Wiebe. Fourth row left to right: A.E. Janzen, unidentified, G.D. Huebert, J.B. Toews. Fifth row: 6 unidentified.

This is a photograph taken at a meeting of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Canadian Mennonite churches meeting at the Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church in September, 1959. Back row, standing left to right are: A.A. Wiens, (Yarrow), T. Friesen (Altona), Wilfred Ulrich (Kitchener), Conrelius Klassen (Steinbach), Rev. Archie Penner (Steinbach), Rev. David Froese (Swift Current), Rev. Ed Metzer (Kitchener), G.S. Fast (Kleefeld, MB), Aron Klassen (Altona), J.G. Toews (Steinbach) , Dr. F.C. Peters (Winnipeg), Rev. C.P. Dueck (Morris MB), Henry Wiens (Langham), John Knelsen (Swift Current), unidentified man, unidentified man, Ben Hoeppner (Steinbach), J.A. Toews (Winnipeg), H.P. Toews (Winnipeg, Rev. Johann R. Friesen (Kleefeld, MB), John ( Sarman? Garman?), Waldo Lepp (Dalmeny)
Second row from the front, standing left to right: Re. Arnold Fast (Swift Current), Rev. Jacob Dueck (Steinbach), John B. Reimer (Steinbach), Stanley D. Shantz (Guernsey), Vernon Reimer (Niverville), Bill Wiebe (Abbotsford), Harvey Taves (Waterloo), Jacob Rempel (Gretna), P.W. Brandt (Rosenort, MB), W. Janzen (Winnipeg).
Front row, seated left to right: William Enns (Winkler), C.W. Loewen (Winnipeg), C.J. Rempel (Kitchener), Elven Shantz (Kitchener), J.B. Martin (Waterloo), E.J. Swalm (Duntroon, Ont), D.(?) P Reimer (Steinbach), D.P. Neufeld (Rosemary), C.A. DeFehr (Winnipeg), J. Gerbrandt (Saskatoon), H.F. Klassen (Winnipeg)

This photograph is of John Regehr in discussion with C.A. DeFehr. Could be on the occasion recognizing the contribution of C.A. DeFehr to MBBC held in January 1974. See CA CMBS NP026-22-10.

Photo of the Board of Higher Education from 1947 MBBC Yearbook, "The Rainbow" (p. 5).
Back row (l-r): Isaac Tiessen, C.A. DeFehr, J.B. Toews, H.H. Janzen, and Jacob Epp.
Front row (l-r): J.P. Epp, H.P. Toews, A.H. Unruh, J.P. Braun, and A.A. Toews.