Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1925-1986 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1.44 m of textual records
4 microfilm reels
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan was established by Mennonite immigrants from Russia who settled in the area 50 km south of Saskatoon in 1924. The church was established in 1925 with several local worship centres and one ordained bishop to oversee the work of the church. Meeting centres emerged at 4 locations -- Hanley, Dundurn, Pleasant Point, and Elbow. They each met in farm buildings until they could build or purchase their own meeting houses -- Pleasant Point in 1928, Hanley and Dundurn in 1929,and Elbow in 1954 The Elbow group dissolved in 1969 and most members joined the Hanley group. The Pleasant Point group did a major renovation of their meeting house in 1959. The Hanley group did a major renovation of their meeting house in 1956. The Dundurn group did a major renovation in 1959. The last bishop Gerhard Warkentin retired in 1972. The Nordheimer Gemeinde (multi-congregation church)dissolved in 1975. In 1976 the three independent congregations emerged --Dundurn, Hanley, and Pleasant Point.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
George Zacharias in 1987
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This fonds consists of a comprehensive collection of congregation's records since its founding. The records include the Nordheimer Mennonite Church of Saskatchewan Membership books (1925-1985); Church books of individual groups: Meilicke, Schwager Farms, Hague, Hanley, Harris, and Milden (1925- ); Nordheimer Gemeinde minute books (1925-1985); minister and church council minute books (1925-1970); financial record books (1925-1975); congregational convention programmes and minutes (1961-1970); Programme of Ministers and Church Council meetings (1957-1969); Minutes of Ministers and Church Council meetings (1971-1986); Congregational meeting minutes of Dundurn group (1928-1945); Congregational meeting minutes of Hanley group (1925-1964); Church regulations, incorporation, and correspondence, etc; (1938-1958); Church statistics (1928-1978); Church registers for baptisms, marriage, burial, certificates of residence, transfers (1925-1986); Receipts (1938-1965), members baptismal records (1949-1971), pulpit exchange (1976-1979); Membership list of Dundurn, Hanley, and Pleasant Point (1971-1985); Historical meeting and pictures (1974-1981); Graduation, Bible Study, Holy Communion, Altenfest, Gemeindefest (1975-1980); Jubilee of the Nordheimer Mennonite Church (1925-1975), songs and guest book (1975), miscellaneous materials ([197-]-[198-])and an annual reports (1980).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
-Inventory file list (for microfilms)
-List where each item on George Zacharias list is found (on microfilm project and in box volume numbers)
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Many originals located in MHC Volumes 1129, 3866-3880, 3882-3883.
Existence and location of copies
Microfilm #187, 188, 225, 420, 421