This photo is of a group of preachers and church leaders that attended a Preacher's and Deacon's course in Volendam Colony. The course was taught by J.A. Toews, who sits front row centre. Hans P. Epp and Franz Janzen, two leaders of the Mennonite Brethren church in Volendam Colony, are also pictured. The Church in Mariental, village number 12, Volendam Colony, Paraguay, stands in the background.