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Hist. Mss. 10.2
Date of creation: 1974; sound cassette in 1987
6 sleeves containing 102 35mm colour slides. Included is a typed script to be used with the slide set describing the congregations of the Western Ontario Mennonite Conference. The set and script were produced in 1974; many of the original slides in the set were returned to the congregations, thus the set is incomplete. In Oct. 1987 Fred Lichti produced an audio cassette to be used with the slides that remained. This was used at the time the Western Ontario Mennonite Conference final celebration at East Zorra Mennonite Church, Nov. 8, 1987. (The Western Ontario Mennonite Conference integrated into the newly formed Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada at this time.
The slides and script were donated to the Archives in 1976 by Newton Gingrich. The cassette was donated in 1987.
Created Oct. 1997 by Sam Steiner
The slides are numbered 83-301 - 83-430
83-301 Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ont.) - Exterior, 1974
83-302 Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ont.) - Adult Sunday School class, 1974
83-303 Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ont.) - Children's Sunday school, 1974
83-304 Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ont.) - Children's Sunday school, 1974
83-305 Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ont.) - Women's group with quilt, 1974
83-306 Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ont.) - Service in sanctuary; Clare Schnupp speaking, 1974
83-307 Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ont.) - Service in sanctuary, 1974
83-308 Avon Mennonite Church (Stratford, Ont.) - Adult Fellowship group, 1974
83-309 - 83-319 Blake Mennonite Church (Zurich, Ont.) Missing
83-320 Missing
83-321 Missing
83-322 Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Service in sanctuary, 1974
83-323 Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Youth Sunday school class, 1974
83-324 Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Primary Sunday school class, 1974
83-325 Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Fellowship time in the basement, 1974
83-326 Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Boys' Club, 1974
83-327 Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Junior Dept. Sunday school teachers, 1974
83-328 Missing
83-329 Cassel Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Service in sanctuary, 1974
83-330 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Exterior picture, 1974
83-331 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Service in sancturary, 1974
83-332 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Church library, 1974
83-333 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Deacon Ervin Erb (left); Pastor Steve Gerber (right) greeting persons leaving church, 1974
83-334 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Fund raising dinner, 1974
83-335 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Mennonite Youth Fellowship, 1974
83-336 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Cow (representing vocation)
83-337 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Audrey Bender, sponsored by congregation for service in Zambia, 1974
83-338 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - WMSC working on quilt, 1974
83-339 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Retreat at Hidden Acres Camp
83-340 Crosshill Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Exterior shot at night with cross lit, 1974
83-341 East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Exterior picture of 1950 building
83-342 East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Sanctuary, 1974
83-343 Missing
83-344 East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Children's Sunday school class, 1974
83-345 East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Girls' Club, 1974
83-346 Missing
83-347 East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Youth Sunday school, 1974
83-348 East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Pastoral care; Pastor Newton Gingrich on left.
83-349 East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - WMSC quilting, 1974
83-350 East Zorra Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Adult Bible Study, 1974
83-351 Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.) - Exterior picture, 1974
83-352 Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.) - Worship in sanctuary, 1974
83-353 Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.) - Worship in sanctuary pictured from the front, 1974
83-354 Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.) - Children's Sunday school class, 1974
83-355 Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.) - Informal hymn sing in basement, 1974
83-356 Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.) - Church Council, 1974
83-357 Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.) - Youth Bible Study, 1974
83-358 Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.) - Exterior picture at night, 1974
83-359 - 83-368 Nairn Mennonite Church - MISSING
83-369 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Exterior picture, 1974
83-370 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Worship in sanctuary, 1974
83-371 Missing
83-372 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Children's Sunday school, 1974
83-373 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Adult Sunday school, 1974
83-374 Missing
83-375 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Summer Bible School class, 1974
83-376 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Midweek fellowship, 1974
83-377 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - WMSC quilting, 1974
83-378 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Preparing gifts for Relief Sale
83-379 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Youth "Talk-it-over" session
83-380 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Recreational retreat
83-381 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Boy's Club, 1974
83-382 Poole Mennonite Church (Milverton, Ont.) - Church Council; pastor Amsey Martin second from right
83-383 Riverdale Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Exterior shot, 1974
83-384 Riverdale Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Worship in sanctuary, Menno Zehr speaking
83-385 Riverdale Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - David and Lavina Jantzi in the church's entry, 1974
83-386 Riverdale Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Junior Sunday school, 1974
83-387 Riverdale Mennonite Church (Millbank, Ont.) - Mutual aid in helping to erect a building for a congregational member, 1973
83-388 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Worship in sanctuary, 1974
83-389 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Exterior picture of building, 1974
83-390 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Fellowship meal, 1973
83-391 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Volunteer families (Schwartzentruber and Steinman), 1973
83-392 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Women's group prepares covers for MCC Relief Sale cookbook
83-393 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Milton Boshart prepares items for the Relief Sale
83-394 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Children's Sunday school class
83-395 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Pastor Gerald Schwartzentruber in pulpit; Dale Wagler seated, 1974
83-396 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Worship Planning Committee, 1974
83-397 St. Agatha Mennonite Church (St. Agatha, Ont.) - Girls' Club, 1974
83-398 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - Exterior picture, 1974
83-399 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - Worship in sanctuary; church choir participates
83-400 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - Nursery Sunday school class, 1974
83-401 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - College and career class, 1974
83-402 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - Inter-Church hockey game, 1974
83-403 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - Church Council, 1974
83-404 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - WMSC quilting, 1974
83-405 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - Mission project involving cattle operation, 1974
83-406 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - Mutual aid in the purchase of wheel-chair accessible van, 1974
83-407 Steinmann Mennonite Church (Baden, Ont.) - Commitment service for Ken and Grace Schwartzentruber led by Pastor Vernon Zehr
83-408 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Exterior picture, 1974
83-409 Missing
83-410 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Millis Leis and Ivan Bender (deacons)
83-411 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Worship in sanctuary, 1974
83-412 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Weekly sharing group, 1974
83-413 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Youth group, 1974
83-414 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Children's Sunday school, 1974
83-415 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Counseling with Pastor Wilmer Martin, 1974
83-416 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - WMSC activity, 1974
83-417 Tavistock Mennonite Church (Tavistock, Ont.) - Milkman as symbol of daily vocation, 1974
83-418 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Worship led by pastoral intern Gerald Hiebert, 1974
83-419 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Worship in sanctuary, 1974
83-420 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Group singing, 1974
83-421 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Adult Sunday school, 1974
83-422 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Pastoral intern, Brent Smallbone, leads group discussion, 1974
83-423 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Box social as Mennonite Youth Fellowship fund raiser, 1974 (photo of box)
83-424 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Family social evening, 1974
83-425 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Box social, 1974
83-426 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - "Children of Charity" singing group, 1974
83-427 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Nancy Snowden, director of the Day Nursery held in the church, 1974
83-428 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Two children in the day nursery, 1974
83-429 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - John Roth assists in cleaning the church, 1974
83-430 Valleyview Mennonite Church (London, Ont.) - Exterior picture, 1974