1954 Canadian Conference, Abbotsford BC
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- 3 July 1954
Sign on church: Willkommen Zur Konferenz Der Mennoniten in Kanada 3 - 7 Juli 1954
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1954 Canadian Conference, Abbotsford BC
Sign on church: Willkommen Zur Konferenz Der Mennoniten in Kanada 3 - 7 Juli 1954
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Construction to Sunday School has been completed.
Baptismal group of the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church
Used in CM 7-25-18. Baptismal group of the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church. See CM for their names. In the centre of the front row are: Rev. A. A. Harder (left) who officiated and Rev. P. J. Froese (right), the leading minister.
Back (left to right): Erika (Thiessen) Reimer, Hermann Reimer, Alvin Epp, Jake Janzen, Ed Peters, Peter Peters , John Dyck
Front: (left to right): Nettie (Regehr) Dyck, Linda (Loewen) Danallanko, Rev. Harder, Rev. Froese, Margaret (Froese) Reimer, Helen (Wiebe) Schroeder
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Baptismal group of the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church
Enlarged to15.5x10.5 for use in the CM 6-27-6. Baptismal group of the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church.
Front row (left to right): unknown, Erna Rempel, Gerda (Hampel) Milne, Lena (Foth) Goertzen, Rev. A. A. Harder, Mary (Buhler) Sawatzky, Erna (Dueck) Wedel, possibly Katharina Bergen.
Middle row (left to right): Frank Reinke, Jacob Wiebe, Harold Funk, Rudolph Nickel, Victor Klassen, unknown, Albert Heinrichs, Siegfried Klassen, Jacob Wiebe, Abram A. Olfert.
Back row (left to right): Peter Krueger, Frank Reimer, Bruno Epp, possibly Bill Reimer, Jacob Tilitzky, Edward Enns, Heinrich Neudorf, Peter J. Froese
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Baptismal group of West Abbotsford Mennonite Church
Used in CM 8-26-5, neg. also. Baptismal group of 20 of the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church. Seated in the centre of the front row are: Rev. P. J. Froese (left) and Rev. A. A. Harder (right).
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Bethel Bible Institute (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
Side view from a distance of BBI main building located beside the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church, site of the CMC annual meeting. Fotovix copy of neg. enclosed. See related photo in 1998-14.163. See 1992-14.3002 for view of BBI main building.
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Bibles given to grade 5 children
Irene Ens handing out bibles to Grade 5 children, September 1991. (Left to right): Christa Hendy, Irene Ens, (handing out bibles), Robin Toews, Jennifer Toews, Nathan Prachnau and Jonathan Falk.
Cars of delegates parked beside the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church
Cars of delegates parked beside the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church (at right in photo) for the CMC annual conf. A good view of types of cars Mennonite owned at that time. At left are some of the buildings of BBI, Abbotsford. (Compare latter to 1992-14.4034 & 4035. See 1998-14.360 for another view of BBI & the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church) This photo was published in the conf. yearbook, p.19.
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Church choir and orchestra with conductor Jake Olfert
Church choir and orchestra rehearsing on stage with director Jake Olfert.
A group of people standing in an auditorium. On a copy of the original photo, people numbered 1-12 are unknown. Number 13 is Helen Ratzlaff, 14 is Peter Ratzlaff, 15 is Jacob Thielmann, 16 is Elfrieda Thielmann. Numbers 17-23 are unknown. 24 is Dietrich Rempel.
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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Conference of Mennonites in Canada, 1959
Negatives only, 2. Unnumbered neg. used in CM 7-28-6 & conf. yearbook, p.76; delegates listen to college report at the CMC at work in the West Abbotsford Church in Clearbrook. Taken from the front & shows the men in the front row with their heads down, busy writing. A few women somewhat visible in top left of photo, at back of church. Paul Schroeder is 2nd from right. Second neg. (not published) taken from front behind platform participants gives more of an overview of the audience. The verse "Siehe ich komme bald" ("Behold I come quickly") is visible on the balcony wall. Partial view of the interior of the West Abbotsford Mennonite Church. This series continues to 168. See related series in 1998-14.355-360.
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Series consists of the following files:
1) General Correspondence - 1936-2011 (47 files) Boxes 65-67
2) Donations - 1959-1976 - (1 file) Box 67
3) Mennonite Educational Institute (MEI) 1984-1987 - (1 file) Box 67
4) Jake Thielmann - 1998-2002 - (1 file) Box 67
5) David Friesen - 1990-1996 - (1 file) Box 67
6) Paul Boschman - 1985-1988 (3 files) Box 67
7) Dick Rempel - 1972-1981 - (1 file) Box 68
8) Stan Martens - 1988-1990 - (1 file) Box 68
9) Terry & Karen Zimmerly - 1988-1993 - (1 file) Box 68
10) Egon Warkentin - 1992-1993 - (1 file) Box 68
11) Peter & Mary Derksen - 1958-1999 - (1 file) Box 68
12) Neil & Ruth Wiebe - 1969-1997 - (1 file) Box 68
13) Allen & Elsiana Harder - 1973-1997 - (1 file) Box 68
14) Doreen Wall - 1983-1992 - (1 file) Box 68
15) Missionary - Various - 1957-1992 - (1 file) Box 68
16) Elizabeth Bergen Immigration - 1960-1966 - (1 file) Box 68
17) Membership Transfers - 1968-1979 (1 file) Box 68
Dismantling and addition of church
Roof and exterior finish of the church has been removed.
The series consists of the following files:
1) Sunday School - 1955-1998 - (8 files) - Box 76
2) Pioneer Girls & Boy's Clubs - 1963-1996 - (8 files) - Box 76
3) Baby Room Meetings - 1989, 1993 - (1 file) - Box 77
4) DVBS - 1957, 1967-1974, 1986, 1988-1992, 1994 - (1 file) - Box 77
5) Tippy Toes Preschool 1987, 1990, 2006, 2008-2009 - (1 file) - Box 77
6) Prairie Chapel - 1951-1970 - (4 files) - Box 77
7) Camp Squeah - 1961-2000 - (4 files) - Box 77
8) Ootsa Lake Bible Camp - 1958-1995 - (19 files) - Box 77 & 422
9) Bethel Bible Institute -1952 - 1966 - (1 file) - Box 77
10) Mennonite Educational Institute - 1948 (1 file) - Box 77
11) Canadian Mennonite Bible Institute - 1958-1965, 1969, 1974 - (1 file) - Box 77
12) Columbia Bible Institute - 1983 - 1985 - (1 file) - Box 77
13) Publications - 1983 - 1995 - (1 file) - Box 77