Showing 109 results

Caption in Risk and Endurance: "One innovation in worship. Children's story time with Jim Weber, 1994."

Caption in Risk and Endurance: "A baptism and communion service, 1995. Although the service of baptism at Stirling has changed very little over the years, this on is unusual for its ecumenical nature. Pastor David Martin (left) and Dr. Delton Glebe of the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary together baptize Glebe's Grandson, Kevin Cook."

Leaders at Eastern District Conference sessions held at the Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church in 1953. L-R: Unknown, Ward W. Shelly, Maynard Shelly. Pulpit area of church is shown.

A man, possibly Maurice Plummer, loads cardboard onto the back of a truck. Behind him is a shed in which a pile of cardboard can be seen. This is possibly the horse shed, no longer extant, behind Stirling Avenue. The cardboard was likely collected by the "Busy Bees," a Stirling junior youth group doing odd jobs for the Crusaders program, for recycling.

Caption in Risk and Endurance: "New beginnings. The office of the Peace and Justice Working Group and Coalition for Refugee Support. Standing: Vernon Leis, Pauline Buhr, Mary Mae Schwartzentruber. Seated: Angelica Reyes, Carrie Harder."

Casual photograph of (l-r) Newton Gingrich, Herman Enns, James Reusser, and Irvine Manske during the Ontario conference which included Kitchener's Stirling Avenue Church for the first time in 43 years. Used in CM 18-6-3.

Caption in Risk and Endurance: "Ordination service for Mary Mae Schwartzentruber, 1982. Standing, left to right: Katherine Schwartzentruber, Doug Millar, Herbert Schultz, Peter Janzen, Janice Rohr."

Sue (Wallace) Klassen, Kevin Jardine and another man paint silhouettes of human figures in front of the steps leading to the door of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. This was possibly around the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.

Pastor Wilfred Ulrich greeting congregation on a Sunday morning at Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church

The Stirling Avenue Peace and Justice group celebrating the birthday of Stirling's former Peace and Justice worker, Carrie Harder (centre, with birthday cake), at her home.

Caption in Risk and Endurance: "March 2003 Annual Meeting. The tradition of the Stirling potluck is as old as the church itself."

Caption in Risk and Endurance: "Offering during a Crusader service, 1945. [Left to right]: Armand Musselman, Helen (Snyder) Reusser, Wally Litwiller, Ivan Kinzie, Olie Plummer, Wilfred Cressman, Art Plummer, Phyllis Plummer, Elaine (Rohr) Shantz, Wilfred Ulrich, Minister." Crusaders projects raised funds for mission and relief work.

Used in CM 13-6-9. Recognition for the work as caretakers of 4 members from one family of the Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church L-R: Mrs. Selina Weber, Estella Weber, Mrs. Ivan Kinzie, Mr. Kinzie & Elven Shantz who congratulates them.