Identity area
Reference code
CA MAO 1983-1 12
Title
Unidentified church on the Canadian Prairie.
Date(s)
- 1950 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
(1885-1956)
Biographical history
Joseph C. Fretz was the son of Manasseh Fretz and Mary Ann Cober. He was a member of the Shantz Mennonite Church, where he was ordained deacon in 1953. He served for many years as secretary of the Ontario Mennonite Mission Board, Mennonite Conference of Ontario historian, and manager of the Golden Rule Bookstore. He married Martha Reesor in 1918; they had four children.
Repository
Archival history
J.C. Fretz collection
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Unidentified church on the Canadian Prairie. Compare to church in Sommerfeld, Man. shown in "Mennonites in Canada, A Pictorial Review," by Dr. Walter Quiring (1961), p.125.