North Star Mennonite Church (Drake, Saskatchewan)

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North Star Mennonite Church (Drake, Saskatchewan)

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  • Nordstern Mennoniten Gemeinde

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1906-

History

The congregation began services in the area around Drake, Saskatchewan in 1905, and formally organized on February 6, 1906. The initial Mennonite families that immigrated to the area originated from the Johannesthal and Bruderthal churches in Kansas and Alva, Oklahoma. The first building was occupied in 1907, with subsequent building programs in 1928 and 1956. John Gerbrandt is considered the founding leader of the group. During the early years services were held in his home. The congregation was also known as Nordstern Mennonite Church. For a time the congregation held separate services in two locations, in the building four miles west of Drake and also in the village where an additional building was erected in 1928. This was discontinued when a new building was constructed in Drake in 1956. This meeting house was expanded again in 1988 with an education wing.

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Drake (Saskatchewan)

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CA-MHC-2016

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History added 13 July 2020 by AHR. Dec 2022 added other name.

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Sources

Wiebe, Victor G. "North Star Mennonite Church (Drake, Saskatchewan, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 2014. Web. 9 May 2016.

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