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These photographs were taken during two separate trips to Native Assembly in the southern United States. One took place in Kykotsmovi, Arizona. The other took place in Louisiana.

These are photographs from various Native Ministries conference sessions.

These photographs were taken during a Family Camp at Beaver Creek Bible Camp, located off the Lake Winnipeg shore near Beaver Creek, Manitoba.

These photographs were taken at Beaver Creek Bible Camp, located off the Lake Winnipeg shore near Beaver Creek, Manitoba.

A collection of miscellaneous photographs from Native Ministries.

These are Mennonite Pioneer Mission and Native Ministries photographs taken in the Indigenous community of Bloodvein, Manitoba, where the Mennonites operated a day school and a mission station for many years.

These photographs were taken during various Native Camps that were held at Camp Assiniboia for many years. A Mennonite Church Manitoba Bible camp, Camp Assiniboia is located near Headingly, Manitoba.

These photographs are from Native Assembly, held in Bluffton, Ohio.

These are photographs of a canning program that took place in Neubergthal, Manitoba in 1995.

Much of this material consists of correspondence with individual mission stations. Approximatly 0.5 meters of the material in these files dates from before 1962. Among this material are minutes (1940-1971), reports, and correspondence (1943-1959). The oldest Board of Missions material is the financial ledger for the years 1914-1957. This ledger was begun by G.G. Epp and was maintained by P.P. Epp from 1927-1931. Both these men served as treasurer for the Missions Committee.

The David Toews files, is only indirectly related to the CMC Board of Missions. Toews served as field secretary responsible for the Canadian operations of the Home Missions Board of the General Conference Mennonite Church (1917-1946) and as member of the CMC Committee for Home Missions from 1943-1945, but the majority of these records are related to his General Conference involvements. The correspondence has all been filed alphabetically. One file of material in these records pertains to the CMC Archives but it appears to have been created by J.J. Thiessen, not by David Toews. The bulk of the material relates to the assistance which the General Conference provided for the creation of new churches in Canada in the years 1923-1946.

The H.J. Gerbrandt files reflect his involvement as field secretary (1959-1960) and secretary (1961-1965) of the Mission Board, as well as his service with Mennonite Pioneer Mission. Most of the material consists of correspondence, minutes, and reports. The files employ an alphabetical filing system.

The George Groening records contain a total of 1.36 meters of correspondence, minutes, agendas, and reports (both general and local) from the years 1948-1966. The H.H. Penner files cover approximately the same period as the Groening files and the types of material are quite similar as well. There is no obvious filing order in the collection.
The Mennonite Pioneer Mission (MPM) was operated by the conference of Mennonites in Canada since 1960. Some pre-1960 records in these files seem to have been transferred to the Conference in 1960. The J.N. Braun treasurer files (1942-1961) fall into this category. The early financial records of Mennonite Pioneer Mission are not entirely complete. Some of the pre-1949 ledgers were retained by the Bergthaler Mennonite Church of Manitoba, founders of the Mennonite Pioneer Mission. The files also contain correspondence for the years 1931-1948. Finally there are also minutes of the MPM Board for the years 1944-1959. The post-1960 period the MPM files were generated by the CMC Board of Missions' executive secretaries. They were responsible for overseeing all MPM operations. There is considerable correspondence with people from the various mission stations.

This record sub-series has intriguing research possibilities. The materials are useful for studying the history of several northern Manitoba native communities or the history of missions in Canada, and for doing cross-cultural studies. There are also possibilities for demographic studies, especially with regard to migration of Mennonites in Canada. The Board of Missions files could also be of considerable interest to the local historians who is trying to reconstruct the church development in their community.

The sub series correspondence concentrates on the following subjects; administration of the CMYO, publications of the CMYO, special projects (e.g. fundraising for Mennonite Pioneer Mission), involvement with young people's organizations in the United States. The records appear to be complete for the years 1953-1966. In the years following 1960 the amount of correspondence decreased somewhat. In addition to this the collection has a complete set of CMYO minutes for the years 1947-1966 and a number of reports. The files also contain a few issues of Mennonite Youth (1960-1962) and the Young Peoples' Messenger (1947-1950). An complete set of the Young Peoples' Messenger can be found in the CMC Publications files. The financial records in this sub-series consist of three ledgers and several cheque and receipt book for the years 1951-1959.

The collection has considerable interest for researchers doing a historical study of the CMC, especially if they have an interest in leadership development. The CMYO served as a virtual training school for a generation of conference leaders. These materials are quite illuminating when examined in the light of other CMC records. This collection could also be of use to anyone with an interest in Canada youth and their organizations.

Volume 5091
Financial reports. -- 1951-1973, files 1-29.
Volume 5092
Financial reports, ledgers, budgets, fund analysis. -- 1974-1989, files 1-29.
Volume 5093
Financial reports, bank reconciliation, auditors reports and general ledger. -- 1990-1991.
Volume 5094
Financial reports, bank reconciliation, auditors reports and general ledger. -- 1992-1994.

Bolivia
Volume 5200

1. Beginnings of Bolivia Work 1969
2. Bolivia Reports 1965-1974
3. Bolivia Letters 1970
4. Bolivia Correspondence 1971
5. Bolivia Letters 1972
6. Bolivia Letters 1973
7. Bolivia Correspondence 1974
8. Bolivia – Staff Meetings 1974-1989
9. Bolivia Reports 1975
10. Bolivia Field Minutes 1976-1981
11. Bolivia Reports 1976
12. Bolivia Reports 1977
13. Bolivia Reports 1978-1979
14. Bolivia Reports 1980-1981
15. Bolivia Field Minutes 1982-1984
16. Bolivia Reports 1981
17. Bolivia Field Minutes 1985-1989
18. Bolivia Field Minutes 1985-1995
19. Correspondence with Bolivia Field Leaders #3 1983-1985
20. Bolivia Field Minutes 1998-2001
21. Bolivia Field Minutes 2002-2004
22. Bolivia Reports 1983
23. Bolivia Reports 1984
24. Bolivia Reports 1985
25. Bolivia Reports 1986
26. Bolivia Reports 1987
27. Bolivia Reports 1988
28. Bolivia Reports / Letters 1989
29. Bolivia Letters 1990
30. Bolivia Spanish Correspondence 1991-1995
31. Bolivia Reports 1991
32. Bolivia Year End 1992
33. Bolivia Reports 1992
34. Bolivia Reports 1993
35. Bolivia Projects 1994
36. Bolivia Trip – Nov/Dec 1994
    Miscellaneous Notes
37. LIEAB Pastors 1995
38. Bolivia Reports 1995
39. Minutes of Bolivia Field 1996
40. Documents 1992-1996
41. Bolivia Trip Notes 1996
42. Annual Bolivia Summary Report 1996
43. Misc Bolivia Correspondence 1995/2004
44. Short Term Info 1995
45. CIM-LAC – S.S. Project (Spanish)
46. CIM-LAC 1998-2000 (Spanish)
47. C.A.M.M.
48. CIM-CEO Retreat 1998-2000
49. CIM 2001

This sub series consists of various versions of the Chortitzer Waisenamt Regulations, from an early copy of the 1810 version to the published Franz Dyck version of 1880, a version reprinted several times later. Two copies of the printed version dated 1930 have been placed in File #10. Other relevant Waisenamt documents in this box are those that pertain to the structure and function of the organization, including minutes, elections and correspondence with other Waisenamts in other parts of Canada and even Paraguay, as well as correspondence with government officials such as the Provincial Registrar General Battram.
Location: Volume 6310.

This sub-series contains the original handwritten minute books of the conference sessions for the years 1903 to 1942. Original minutes for the years 1943 to 1948 are not available, although published minutes exist in the CMC Yearbooks for the years 1928-1999. The minute books provide a handwritten copy of the constitution and summarize the papers presented and discussed at the annual sessions. The issues discussed were usually religious in nature although in some instances they had broader implications (e.g. the discussion on involvement in politics). The minutes also recorded all the resolutions approved during the sessions.