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Generally 8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday. An appointment in advance is recommended.
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Mennonite Archives of OntarioConrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Title: Cedar Grove Mennonite Church fonds
Dates of creation: 1895-1986
Physical description: 40 cm of textual records
Administrative history: Located on the west side of 10th Line of Markham Township north of Steeles Avenue, the congregation began services in 1867, and formally organized in 1912. The grounds were used as a cemetery from as early as 1824. The first building was erected in 1861. At that time it was primarily used for funerals. Samuel Reesor is considered the founding leader of the group. The congregation originated through immigration from Pennsylvania.
Samuel Hoover was the first minister to preach in English (about 1882). The first Sunday school was held in 1896. Ministers prior to 1950 included Samuel Hoover, John G. Hoover, L. J. Burkholder (for fifty years) and A. Lorne Burkholder. Samuel G. Reesor, a deacon, died in the pulpit in August 1913 while leading in prayer.
The congregation was a member of the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and Quebec, and participated in the Markham Mennonite Council. Cedar Grove merged with the Steeles Avenue Mennonite Church in 1986 to form the Rouge Valley Mennonite Church.
Custodial history: The congregation made regular donations to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario
Notes: For further information see: Mennonite Encyclopedia, "Cedar Grove"; Mennonite Reporter, (Jan. 7, 1985), 12; L.J. Burkholder, A Brief History of the Mennonites in Ontario (1935), 107-111
Original archival description created December 1999 by Sam Steiner
File list:
1965-1986
Cedar Post, 1981-1983
Generally 8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday. An appointment in advance is recommended.
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Conrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G6
519-885-0220
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