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Saskatoon Chinese Mennonite Church (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
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Dates of existence
1983-2002
History
The Saskatoon Chinese Mennonite congregation began services in 1983, and formally organized in 1987. The first building was occupied in 1987. David Chiu is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through cooperative outreach by the Conference of Mennonites of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and Mennonite Central Committee. The group met in the city library and First Mennonite Church until 1987.
It was affiliated with Mennonite Church Saskatchewan (1987-2002), the Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada (1986-2002) and the General Conference Mennonite Church (1986-1999).
The congregation ended in early 2002; its closing service was held 17 March 2002. The congregation had struggled for many years. It had been composed mostly of university students who were transient; there was no core group to stabilize the small fellowship. The last pastor left at the end of 2000. The remaining members joined the Chinese Alliance church.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
15 July 2020 by AHR.
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Epp, Marlene. Saskatoon Chinese Mennonite Church (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. February 1989. Web. 15 Jul 2020.