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Last update 27 February 2019 

Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba

 Lethbridge Mennonite Church

Retrieval numbers: Volumes 1631, 3924, 4012, 4690, 2885, 5417, 6381
Title: Lethbridge Mennonite Church fonds
Dates: 1978-2017
Extent: 39 cm of textual records
Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives

Historical note

Lethbridge Mennonite Church was formally founded on February 26, 1978. It was the result of an outreach effort by the Coaldale Mennonite Church and a response to the increasing move by Mennonites to the urban centre. The planning began in 1976 as well as the holding of their first services. It was considered a mission church in 1977 and then became independent in 1978. They initially met in rented facilities. A building on 11th Street South was purchased in 1977 and dedicated on January 28, 1979. The membership in 1978 was 27. In 1980 the membership was 42 and by 1992 it was 71. A new bulding was built at 4303-3 Ave. South in Lethbridge and dedicated in 1998.  In 2000 the membership was 79 and in 2021 it was 62. The leaders of the congregation include: Art Regier (1977-1978), Nick Dyck (1978-1979), Ernie Sawatzky (1980-1993), Fred Unruh (1993-1998), Ruth Preston Schilk (1998-2010), Harold Peters Franzen (2010-2011), Ryan Dueck (2011-).

Scope and content note

This fonds contains bulletins (1978-2001, 2003-2017), annual reports (1978, 1982-1984, 1988-1991, 1993-1995, 1997-2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015-2017), executive committee meeting minutes (1980-2001, 2010-2011), directories ([1981]-1998), congregational meeting minutes (1987-2001, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2017), church council meeting minutes (1989-2001, 2003-2004, 2006-2008, 2010-2015, 2017), congregational office holders (1990-1997), newsletters (1994), brochure (1994), programme (1994), congregational structure ([1995]), building committee meeting minutes (1996-1998), addition proposal (2017), worship committee meeting minutes (1996), and memos of understanding (1996-1998). The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation Lethbridge, Alberta. They document some of the leaders and participants in the congregation.

Subject terms

Lethbridge Mennonite Church

Creators

Lethbridge Mennonite Church

Adjunct descriptive data

Finding aids

Inventory file list available.

Notes

Restrictions on access

No restrictions on access.

Other notes

Textual records have been deposited by the congregation at the Mennonite Heritage Centre on a regular basis. Described by Bert Friesen 2 December 2002. Updated by Alf Redekopp 5 Mar 2003. Updated by Selenna Wolfe 27 February 2019. 

Lethbridge Mennonite Church fonds file list:

Volume 1631

  1. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1978), annual reports (1978)
  2. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1979)
  3. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1980), executive committee meeting minutes (1980)
  4. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1981), directory ([1981])
  5. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1982), annual reports (1982)
  6. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1983), annual reports (1983)
  7. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1984), annual reports (1984)
  8. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1985)
  9. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1986)

Volume 3924

  1. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1987), congregational meeting minutes (1987)
  2. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1988), annual reports (1988)
  3. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1989), congregational meeting minutes (1989), church council meeting minutes (1989), annual reports (1989)
  4. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1990), congregational meeting minutes (1990), congregational office holders (1990), annual reports (1990)
  5. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1991), congregational meeting minutes (1991), annual reports (1991)
  6. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1992), church council meeting minutes (1992), congregational meeting minutes (1992), executive committee meeting minutes (1992)
  7. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1993), congregational meeting minutes (1993), church council meeting minutes (1993), executive committee meeting minutes (1993), annual reports (1993)

Volume 4012

  1. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1994), congregational meeting minutes (1994), church council meeting minutes (1994), executive committee meeting minutes (1994), newsletters (1994), congregational brochure (1994), congregational camp out programme (1994), annual reports (1994)
  2. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1995), directory (1995), church council meeting minutes (1995), executive committee meeting minutes (1995), congregational meeting minutes (1995), congregational structure ([1995]), annual reports (1995)
  3. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1996), church council meeting minutes (1996), congregational meeting minutes (1996), building committee meeting minutes (1996), worship committee and life meeting minutes (1996), memo of understanding between the congregation and the Hispanic Mennonite Church of Lethbridge (1996)
  4. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1997), annual reports (1997), constitution (1997), confession of faith (1997), congregational office holders (1997), church council meeting minutes executive meeting minutes (1997), congregational meeting minutes (1997) , directory (1997)
  5. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1998), directory (1998), church council meeting minutes (1998), congregational meeting minutes (1998), building committee meeting minutes (1998), memo of understanding between congregation and pastor (1998), general council of the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta meeting minutes (1998), annual reports (1998)

Volume 4690

  1. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (1999), church council meeting minutes (1999), congregational meeting minutes (1999), annual reports (1999)
  2. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2000), church council meeting minutes (2000), executive committee meeting minutes (2000), congregational meeting minutes (2000), annual reports (2000)
  3. Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2001), congregational meeting minutes (2001), church council meeting minutes (2001), executive committee meeting minutes (2001), (2002)

Volume 2885

1.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2003), church council meeting minutes(2003), report book (2003)

2.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church 25th Anniversary Church History (2003)

3.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2004); annual meeting minutes; church council minutes

4.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2005)

5.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2006), annual report book, council minutes, congregational minutes (2006)

6.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2007)

Volume 5417

1.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2008), annual meeting minutes (2007), Church council minutes (2007), annual report book (2007), annual meeting minutes (2008), church council minutes (2008), 

2.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2009), annual meeting minutes (2009)

3.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2010), annual meeting report books (2009); congregation meeting minutes (2010); church council meeting minutes (2010); executive meeting minutes (2010); executive and deacon meeting (2010)

4.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2011); annual meeting report book (2011); annual meeting minutes (2011); council meeting minutes (2011); pastoral search committee and council meeting minutes (2011); executive meeting minutes (2011); income and expense (2011)

Volume 5689

1.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2012); annual meeting reports (2012); council meeting minutes (2012); Vision Statement Conversaton (2012); annual meeting report book (2012)

2.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2013); agenda for annual meeting (Jan. 26/13; potential church projects;  financial statement (2012); Pursuing our Vision:  Adult Sunday School Discussion (Jan. 13/13); agenda for annual meeting (Jan. 26/13); Church Council Meeting (2013); congregational meeting minutes; 

3.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2014); Church Council Meetings (Jan-Dec).

4.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2015); annual report book (2015); annual meeting minutes (2015); church council meeting minutes (2015)

Volume 6381

1.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2016); annual meeting agenda and reports (Jan 2016); financial statements and minutes

2.  Lethbridge Mennonite Church bulletins (2017); annual meeting reports and agenda (Jan 2017); annual meeting minutes; proposal for addition to church building and addition layout plans; council and congregational meeting minutes (2017)