MHSA Archival Description Record
Title and Physical Description
Coaldale Mennonite Church fonds. — 1968-1989. — 23 cm of textual records
Administrative
History
The Coaldale Mennonite Church began its services in 1926
and formally organized in 1928. Initially services were conducted in
the local United Church. A building program began in 1931 and services
were held in the basement. The completed building was dedicated on January
10, 1937, with a subsequent building program in 1957. P.P. Dyck is considered
the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through
immigration from the Soviet Union. The congregation was affiliated with
the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta from 1928 to 2000, Conference of Mennonites in Canada
from 1929 to 2000, and General Conference Mennonite Church from 1929
to 1999. In 2000 the congregation withdrew from the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta (and by default, from the soon-to-be-established Mennonite Church Canada) because of disagreement
with the conference's approach to calling congregations to accountability
on theological and lifestyle issues. Until the 1960s, the language in
use was German; thereafter, the languages of worship were English and German..
Custodial History
The records were transferred to the Mennonite Church Alberta and the Mennonite Heritage Centre
Scope
& Content
The fonds consists of a constitution, annual reports, and bulletins
Source of Supplied Title
Title based on the contents of the fonds
Source of Acquisition
Gift by Mennonite Church Alberta through Henry Goerzen, Conference of Mennonites in Alberta Archivist, and Mennonite Heritage Centre
Access Restrictions
None
Finding Aids
See Files Inventory
Associated Materials
Records associated with the Coaldale Mennonite Church fonds held by
Mennonite
Heritage Centre, Winnipeg.
Related Materials
For records related to the Coaldale Mennonite Church fonds, see Mennonite
Church Alberta fonds
Accruals
Expected
Notes
Accession 2002.021, 2008.023
Sources of Additional Information
- Canadian Mennonite Encyclopaedia <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/C623ME.html>
- Canadian Mennonite (30 May 1958): 1
- Mennonite Reporter (7 March 1994): 13.
- Jubilaeumsbuch der Mennoniten Gemeinde zu Coaldale, Alberta:
Erinnerung an die Dank und Gedenkfeier des 25 jaerigen Bestehens dieser
Gemeinde. ca. 1953.
- Klassen, Bev. "Coaldaler Mennonitengemeinde: a Statistical
Review." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1978,
27 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre
- Dick, C.L. The Mennonite Conference of Alberta: A History of
its Churches and Institutions. Edmonton: The Mennonite Conference
of Alberta, 1981, 147 pp.
- Funk-Unrau, Neil. "Coaldale Church to Leave Conference, Tofield
to Withhold Funds." Canadian Mennonite 4 (3 April 2000):
13.
Last updated 24 Jul 2008 - Judith Rempel
Revised May 2012
Files Inventory
1-1 Constitution - 1968-1971
1-2 Annual Report - 1985
1-3 Annual Report - 1986
1-4 Annual Report - 1987
1-5 Annual Report - 1988
1-6 Annual Report - 1989
1-14 Bulletins - 1968-1970 [separated]
1-15 Bulletins - 1971-1973 [separated]
1-16 Bulletins - 1974-1976 [separated]
1-7 Bulletins - 1983
1-8 Bulletins - 1984
1-9 Bulletins - 1985
1-10 Bulletins - 1986
1-11 Bulletins - 1987
1-12 Bulletins - 1988
1-13 Bulletins - 1989
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