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The Canadian Mennonite photograph collection Thiessen, Jacob Johann, 1893-1977
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Missionaries at Conference of Mennonites in Canada Sunday missions festival

Negative also. Used in CM 2-27-2. Missionaries and members of the mission board attending the CMC Sunday missions festival. Standing (l-r) are the missionaries: Anne Penner, India; Melva Lehman, India; Rev. & Mrs. Peter Derksen & daughter Evangeline, Japan; Rev. & Mrs. John B. Jantzen & daughter, Africa. Seated (l-r) are members of the mission board: Rev. G.G. Epp; Rev. J.J. Thiessen; Rev. P.A. Wedel, chair of GCMC mission board & a speaker at the festival; Rev. Rev. Andrew Shelly, GCMC, board of missions.

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Conference of Mennonites in Canada annual session, 1954

Delegates (ministers) attending the CMC annual conference held at the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church. It is a large group & they stand on the front steps of the church. Compare to photo of the church building in the CM 9-46-13. 6 men are seated in the front of which J.J. Thiessen, chair of the conference is 3rd from the right.

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Board of Missions meeting at the Bethel College Mennonite Church

Negative also. Additional photo (enlarged & cropped, 11x7.5) used in the CM 3-49-7 of the Board of Missions meeting at the Bethel College Mennonite Church In North Newton, Kan. Rev. Walter H. Dyck, who had recently been in South America (standing) gives a report. Canadian members on the board, J.J. Thiessen (2nd from right) & G. G. Epp (to right of Thiessen?) The 9x9 photo gives a view of the interior of the education wing of the new Bethel College Mennonite Church where they were meeting.

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J. J. Thiessen

Informal photo. Used in the CM 3-21-1 when he (on the right) rec'd an honorary Dr. of Divinity degree from the Bethany Biblical Seminary. Handing him the cert. is Dr. Paul M. Robinson (on the left).

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Executive & business committee for the Canadian Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church

Executive & business committee for the Canadian Conference of the GCMC. A committee had been appointed to plan the upcoming triennial conference in Aug.. See article in CM 4-8-1 where 6 committee members are named including G.Groening who is not on the photo & G. Lohrenz who is. Did this committee meet to plan for Aug.? J.J. Thiessen (at far right); 2nd from right is Gerhard Lohrenz.

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Rev. J. J. Thiessen, Samuel Stephen, and John S. Timber

Negatives only, 2 similar ones. One used in CM 4-32-1. Rev. J. J. Thiessen, moderator of Canadian district, welcomes Samuel Stephen, principal of a Mennonite High school in India & John S. Timber, chairman of the Montana Indian Mennonite Churches, to the 34th meeting of the GCMC in Wpg. In photo used Thiessen shakes hands with Stephen.

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Board of Missions at their annual meeting, in Newton, Kansas

Negatives also, 2 similar ones. The neg. not for the photo was used in CM 4-49-14. Board of Missions at their annual meeting, in Newton, Kan. l-r (front): John Thiessen, exec. sec.; Wilhelmina Kuyf, asst.; J. J. Thiessen; P. A. Wedel, J. P. Suderman; Walter H. Dyck; (back) Sam Goering; G. G. Epp; Lotus Troyer; Pannabecker, S. F.; Harley King; Andrew R. Shelly; Ward Shelly.

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Members of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization

Used in CM 4-14-7. Group photo of the 28 members of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization. Negative is on cardboard. Front row (left to right): T.O.F. Herzer, B.B. Janz, J.J. Thiessen, H.C.P. Cresswell, C.A. DeFehr, H.J. Janzen. Second row (left to right): John Pankratz, J.G. Rempel, A.K. Klassen, F.W. Dyck, J.M. Neufeld, J.H. Unruh, J.J. Klassen, Ar.A. Toews. Third row (left to right): H.M. Epp, C.H. Snider, F.P. Kroeker, G.J. Derksen, David Schultz, A.A. Wiens, Wm. H. Enns. Back row (left to right): A.A. Wall, N. Fransen, Jacob Reimer, G. Griesen, C.G. Epp, Gus. Klassen

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J. J. Thiessen and Samuel Stephen stand in front of MBS display panels with two other men

Negatives only, 2. In both negatives, J. J. Thiessen, moderator of the Canadian GC church, & Samuel Stephen, principal of the Mennonite high school in India, stand in front of MBS display panels. In neg. (7E?) a 3rd man is with them, in the other neg. (8?) this same man & an additional one are in the photo with them. The unidentified men might be members of a board.

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