These are John and Mary Schmidt's family photographs, showing various aspects of John's life of ministry (conscientious objector, pastor, and radio preacher) and their life together as a family.
This fonds contains bulletins (1958, 1965-2002), constitution (1960), programmes (1965-1977), annual and other reports (1965-1993), directories (1966-2007), newsletters (1970-1997), correspondence (1974-1977), minutes (1978-1990), and a 25th anniversary history booklet. The records pertain to the development of the Mennonite congregation in Vineland, Ontario since 1965.
Vineland United Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario)
Colour photograph. The former church building for The First Mennonite Church--the oldest church in the conference. Found in the Ontario Inter-Mennonite Conference Yearbook, 1974, p. 55.
Women from the Vineland Helfende Haende Verein (Helping Hands women's mission society) perform "Wie brucki mea Leew" (We need more love). Left to right: Kaethe Neufeld, Maria Klassen, Jutta Wegener.
Contains the formal and informal records of the congregation. Reflecting the early recordkeeping practices of the group when the pastor or bishop served as primary recordkeeper, many of the congregation's early records are located within the pastors' files series.
Vineland United Mennonite Church (Vineland, Ontario)