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- 1905-1974 , predominant 1925-1955 (Creation)
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18 cm of textual material
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Biographical history
Isaac W. Toews was born on August 7, 1887 to Peter (1841-1922) and Anna (Warkentin) (1843-1925) Toews, in Gruenthal, Manitoba. In 1907, they moved to Linden, Alberta, to begin homesteading. He was baptized into the Church of God in Christ in Stalwell (near Linden) in 1910. A year later, he returned to Gruenthal where he was married to Helen Penner Bartel on December 20, 1911. They had nine children together.
Isaac was called and ordained as a minister in the Church of God in Christ in Stalwell in 1922. He served the church in various capacities for the remainder of his life, including as a traveling evangelist, as conference leader, and as a pastor in the conscientious objector camps during World War II.
Isaac and Helen moved to the Sunchild Mission near Rocky Mountain House in 1956, and then to Crooked Creek, Alberta in 1958. Helen died in 1961, and daughter Annie took over the housekeeping for her father. Annie died in 1963.
Isaac Toews moved to Mt. Lehman, British Columbia. He was married to Florence Amoth (1899-1994) of Bonner Ferry, Idaho on January 10, 1968. Isaac W. Toews died on February 10, 1976 in Chilliwack, BC.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Milton and Margaret Toews (Neilburg, Saskatchewan) in Fall 1981.
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This fonds contains both personal and pastoral materials. The personal materials consist of a financial ledger and various financial documents and correspondence relating to farming operations. The pastoral materials consist of correspondence, minutes, reports and other documents. A large portion of the correspondence relates to alternative military service, and some also relates to church discipline.
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Mostly English with some German.
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By Joanne Moyer in March 2007.