Ordained in 1833 as minister, in 1834 as bishop for Moyer Congregation (Vineland) in Mennonite Conference of Ontario. At "The Twenty" (Vineland). (L.J.Burkholder Collection).
These are John and Mary Schmidt's family photographs, showing various aspects of John's life of ministry (conscientious objector, pastor, and radio preacher) and their life together as a family.
New members received through baptism at Vineland MB Church. L-R: Assistant minister Helmut Koop, Doug Clark, Darla (Isaac) Koop, Karleen Mech, minister Murray Unruh.
Group photo of teachers & pupils of the Vineland School, taken outside (school building in bkgd.), 1923. From the S.F. Coffman Collection. Important re. Coffman family.
Contains the formal and informal records of the congregation. Reflecting the early recordkeeping practices of the group when the pastor or bishop served as primary recordkeeper, many of the congregation's early records are located within the pastors' files series.
Vineland United Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario)
This photo shows David and Olga (Harder) Albright behind the casket of their son Jacob (Jascha) (1925-1929) who died in Toronto on 13 Dec 1929 and was buried Vineland, Ontario. This item is an original photo. NOTE: This family changed their name from Albrecht to Albright. (See Der Bote, 21 Jan. 1975 p. 7).
Gerhard and Helena (Froese) Peters and son (see P 18, P-20, P-21). Helena's first husband was a Thiessen and her 3rd husband was a Tiessen. Son Valentin is standing on bench holding a ball. Gerhard is wearing a dark suit and white shirt. Helena is wearing a black skirt and patterned top.