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Used in the CM 7-26-7. Baptismal group of 27 young people of the Niagara United Mennonite Church (the young women wearing white dresses). The clergy are: Rev. Peter Klassen (3rd row from back); Rev. C. K. Neufeld, Rev. J. Wichert (4th row from back); Rev. H. Wiens and Rev. W. Fast (front row). See CM for names of candidates.

Baptism in Sumas River, B.C.? A young man is standing in the river with a minister about to be baptized while women & children look on from the bank. Date: Aug. 1956? or 40's? See History of South Abbotsford MB Church, p.40, 34.

Formal photograph. A baptismal group at Ta-Ya Mennonite Church. The six women and two men in the front two rows were baptized in confession of faith on June 20, 1965 by Reverend Hugh D. Sprunger. Not found in CM.

Used in CM 11-30-9. Baptismal group of 21 of the Yarrow Mennonite Brethren Church (average 16) pose outside. Baptism took place in the town's creek. See CM for names of candidates. The 3 young women wear white dresses and the young men white shirts. The 3 ministers with the group are: Rev. Hans Kasdorf, far left; Rev. H. Brucks, who served with baptism; and Rev. A. Rempel.

Used in CM 10-33-5. Baptismal candidates of the Tofield Mennonite Church with two leaders (at right). One of the leaders is probably John Neufeld, the elder who officiated at the service. See CM for names of candidates.

Negative also. Used in CM 10-22-5. Baptismal group (4 young women) of Greendale Mennonite Brethren church. See CM for the names of the candidates. To their right are: (l-r) Rev. Rudy Janzen, pastor; John Enns and J. J. Letkeman. Greendale was located s-w of Chilliwack.

Negative also. Used in CM 10-26-5. Baptismal group of the Niagara United Mennonite Church, 2 young women (in white dresses) and 9 young men. The clergy are: front row, Rev. Hans Rempel (far left) and Rev. Peter H. Dirks (far right); middle row, Rev. Peter Klassen (far left) and Rev. C. K. Neufeld (far right). See CM for names of the candidates.

Used in CM 11-31-9. Four Leamington young people were baptized at the Faith Mennonite Church with Rev. George Janzen officiating. See CM for names of the candidates.

Used in CM 10-23-7. Two married women were baptized and their husbands received in to membership. At right are Ramon Jantz, pastor of the church and his wife Agnes. See back of photo or CM for names of the candidates. The Grace Mennonite Church was formerly called Victoria Avenue Mennonite Church.

Used in the CM 5-4-3. The first baptism since the General Conference Mennonite missionaries began work among migrants in Eloy, Arizona took place Dec. 2, 1956. The candidates are: Betty Clark, Mary Odom, Bessie Odom, Billy Odom and Rosie Odom. The photo was submitted by Elsie Heppner from Waldheim, Sask. See also 2010-14.399.

Used in CM 4-34-8. Baptismal group of 10 of the MacGregor Bergthaler Mennonite Church. Shown with the group are: Bishop David Schulz, who officiated (far left?) and Rev. J. J. Loewen and Rev. A. Funk assisted (both at right).

Used in CM 10-36-13. The Mennonite churches of Lymburn and Grand Prairie gathered for a baptism. L-r: John Friesen, Grand Prairie pastor; Abe Dyck and Corney Voth, baptismal candidates; and C. G. Neufeld, Didsbury elder.

Used in CM 15-22-9. Baptismal group of 8 young people (4 young men and 4 young women) of the First Mennonite Church in Burns Lake. See CM for their names and article "Burns Lake." At far left is pastor John Friesen and at the far right, A. W. Buhler, a deacon in the church.

Negative also. Used in CM 9-31-5. Baptismal group of 3 married couples of the First Mennonite Church in Burns Lake. See CM for their names. At far left is Rev. N. N. Friesen, member of the B.C. missions board who officiated at the baptism. At far right is Rev. Elmer Dick, pastor of the 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