This is a photograph of the presidium of the Mennonite World Conference taken probably sometime during the 1960s or early 1970s. 27 men in dark suits, white shirts and ties stand in three rows in front of a wall with several sets of windows. The ground appears made of bricks. Several men can be identified: Front row: Erland Waltner (3rd from left), C.J. Dyck ( 4th from left), J.C. Wenger (5th from left) Middle row: J.A. Toews (5th from left) Back row: Gerhard B. Giesbrecht (1st from left) Erich Giesbrecht (2nd from left)
This photo is of Herb Giesbrecht, Abe J. Klassen, and John A. Toews visiting together. The three men were serving on the Board of Christian Literature.
This photo is of the Board of Christian Literature gathered around a book. Present in the photo are (l-r) Leslie Stobbe, Vern Ratzlaff, John A. Toews, Abram J. Klassen, John Unger, Elmer A. Martens, Peter Hamm, and David Plett(?).
This photo is of (l-r) Peter Thiessen, J.J. Stobbe, Leo Regier, Hanna Balzer, Les Klassen, Don Balzer, and J.A. Toews standing at the front of South Abbotsford MB Church at Balzer's installation service.
This photo is of a choir singing at a Canadian MB Conference convention. Sitting in front of the choir are (l-r) George Wichert, David E. Redekop, J.A. Toews, Peter Hamm, and Walter Unger.
This is a photo of members of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Executive Committee with Russian Baptist visitors at the MCC Annual Meeting. Among those pictured are (left to right): --, --, Robert Kreider, John A. Toews, David P. Neufeld, --, Newton Gingerich, and (2nd from right) William Keeney.
Part of Baptist-Mennonite Delegation to Russia. See back of photo for all names. Front row: J.A. Toews, John Allen Moore (S. Baptist Convention), Vitold Krasmiski, Edwin Tuller (Exec. Sec. American Convention), D.P. Neufeld.
This photo is of _____ speaking at the Faith and Life Study Conference held in conjunction with the 1970 Canadian MB Conference. Nick Willems and J.A. Toews (l-r) are sitting on stage.
This is a photo of a Baptist-Mennonite delegation in Moscow. Pictured are (left-right): John A. Toews, John A. Lapp, Miss Valentino Reginov, Edwin Tuller (Executive Secretary of the American Baptist Convention), Joseph J. Arthurs, Murray A. Ford, Frank Woyke, David P. Neufeld, Ilia Orlov (Vice Chairman, International Department Baptist Union, Moscow), and Jacob Fast (Baptist-Mennonite pastor in Novosibirsk).
Used in CM 17-31-1. 2 similar photos of the 19 members of the planning com., Presidium, for the ninth MWC, meeting in Kinshasa. In the published photo some of the men smile slightly but in the unused one (labelled: "In a lighter moment") a number smile broadly. Erland Waltner of Ind. , the pres., sits in front middle; C.J. Dyck, exec. sec. is at the far right. J. Harishchandra rep. India; S. Djojodihardjo rep. Indonesia; Ernst Hege rep. Germany; Tshelembo Nicodemi rep. Congo; Don Jacobs rep. Kenya; J. A. Oosterbaan, Holland; Million Bilete, Ethiopia. See CM for all the names. See related photo in 1998-14.353.
Members of MWC exec. com. l-r: C.J. Dyck, exec. sec.; S. Djojodihardjo, vice-pres. for Asia; Erland Waltner, pres.; Enrique Ens, vice-pres. for South America; J. A. Oosterbaan, vice-pres. for Europe; J. A. Toews, recording sec.; Million Belete, vice-pres. for Africe; J. C. Wenger, vice-pres. for North America.
