Wilmot Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, ON)

Title: Wilmot Mennonite Church fonds

Dates of creation: 1966-2013

Physical description: 70 cm of textual records

Administrative history: Wilmot Mennonite Church resulted from a merger of the Geiger Mennonite Church (see III-14) and the Baden Mennonite Church (see III-2) in 1977. The church building, erected in 1979, is on the site of the former Geiger Mennonite Church near Wilmot Centre. Pastors have been Stanley Shantz, Will Stoltz, Jean-Jacques Goulet, Glyn Jones, Renee Sauder, Gary Horst and David Rogalsky.

Custodial history: Accessions have been received from time to time

Series 1: Formal records

1. Membership lists, directory, 1974, 1990, 1997, 1999/2000
2. File of minutes and materials of meetings leading to unification of the Baden and Geiger congregations, 1966-1975
3. Baden & Geiger church council minutes, 1966-1975
4. Annual meeting minutes and reports, 1975-1984
5. Church Council and annual meeting minutes, 1985-1987, July 2003-2008
6. WMSC minutes, 1974-1984
7. Mortgage discharge, 1979
8. Directory, slate of officers, annual report, 2004-2013, 2017-2021
9. Mission and Service Committee, 2002-2005
10. Worship Committee, 2002-2005
11. Mennonite Women of Wilmot minutes, 2002-2004
12. Over-Fifty's minutes, 2000-2010

Series 2: Informal records

1. Review of congregation's involvement with Hmong refugees, 1981
2. Back in time, forward in faith," a children's program presented for Mennonite Bicentennial in 1986
3. Certificate of appreciation for Shagerden MYF for participation in Bible Quiz, 1975
4. Loose-leaf church historian's notebook, 1975-1980
5. Baden-Geiger / Wilmot Newsletter, 1975-1978 (some later issues are with bulletins)
6. Order of service and litany for Glyn Jones' ordination, 15 Sep 1996
7. Pastoral survey, 1992

Series 3: Bulletins

1977-1986
1989
1998 (Sept-Dec.)
1999 (Mar.-Dec.)
2000 (Jan.-Dec.)
2001 (Jan.-May)
2006-2021

Series 4: Website Log

1. Home page (Coming services and events), 2009-2010
2. Missions Committee announcements, 2009-2010
3. Christian education information, 2009-2010
4. Broader community announcements, 2009-2010
5. Scripture Quote of the Week, 2009-2010
6. Miscellaneous pages (Adult Fellowship, Girls Club, About us (history), 2009-2010
7. Combined website (includes 1-5 above, but grouped in chronological order), 2011-May 2012

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