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Community Christian Fellowship – Fort McMurray, AB

Proper Title

Community Christian Fellowship fonds

Dates of Creation

1974–1989

Physical Description

23 cm of textual records

Administrative History

The congregation began as a project of the MB Missions of Alberta in 1974. The support was not continuous until 1978 when the congregation was officially chartered as the Community Christian Fellowship with 12 charter members. The congregation met in family homes and rented facilities. The congregation struggled after the Geddert family relinquished the leadership position in 1982–1983. In 1989, the congregation disbanded.

The leaders of the congregation were Maryanne and Roland Balzer (1974–1976, 1984–1988), Bertha and Tim Geddert (1978–1982), Peggy and Dennis Voth (1983, 1989).

The language of worship is English.

Scope and Content

This series consists of 9 series. Community Christian Fellowship Church history, Servants Project, Community service centre, Major documents, Worship planning, Leadership materials, Newsletter and bulletins, Vital statistics, and Facilities materials

Custodial History

Records were transferred to the Centre for MB Studies archives in Winnipeg, Manitoba after 1989.

Notes

  • Volume 342.
  • Finding aid consists of a series description and a file list.
  • Formerly classified under the Canadian Conference of MB Churches inventory BA-517.
  • Described by Bert Friesen 17 September 2001.
  • Some restrictions.

Series Descriptions

I. Community Christian Fellowship Church history.
1979.
0.2 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of congregational historical sketches (1979).

II. Servants project.
1975.
0.6 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of the congregational servants project correspondence and reports (1975) and financial records (1975).

III. Community Service Centre.
1975.
0.6 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of the congregation’s community service centre project correspondence, reports, and financial records.

IV. Major Documents.
1974–1989.
7.4 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of minutes, reports, church covenant, chartering documents, church membership document, financial records, missions correspondence.

V. Worship Planning.
1979–1982.
2.6 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of congregational worship planning commission minutes, reports, and schedules (1979–1982), songbooks, and Sunday School material.

VI. Leadership materials.
1981–1989.
5 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of materials from the Elder office, pastoral search committee, leadership evaluations, and certificates for clergy.

VII. Newsletters and Bulletins.
1981–1988.
3.2 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of congregational newsletters (1981–1982) and church bulletins (1985–1988)

VIII. Vital statistics.
1975–1989.
0.6 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of correspondence, forms, and reports concerning congregational membership transfers and baptisms, annual statistical reports (1983–1987), marriage register (1979–1987), and phone directories.

IX. Facilities materials.
1987.
0.4 cm of textual records.

  • This series consists of congregational correspondence and rental documents for office space (1987) and schematic floor plans.

File List

Volume 342

  1. History of the MB Church in Ft. McMurray. -- 1979.
  2. The Servants. -- 1975.
  3. Servants Financial. -- 1975.
  4. Community Service Centre. -- 1975.
  5. Community Christian Fellowship Structure/Organization. -- 1975.
  6. Community Christian Fellowship meetings, programming. -- 1974–1976.
  7. Community Christian Fellowship membership documents. -- 1978.
  8. Missions Correspondence. -- 1975–1978.
  9. Major documents of Community Christian Fellowship. -- 1979–1984.
  10. Church business meetings. -- 1978–1983.
  11. Church business meetings. -- 1983–1989.
  12. Elders discussion. -- 1981.
  13. Elders meetings. -- 1983.
  14. Elders meetings. -- 1983–1989.
  15. Worship planning commission. -- 1980–1982.
  16. Pastoral search. -- 1983.
  17. Pastoral change. -- 1984.
  18. Church/pastor contracts. -- 1983, 1985.
  19. Leadership evaluation. -- 1985.
  20. Newsletters. -- 1981, 1982.
  21. W3. -- 1984–1988.
  22. Register of Marriage. -- 1979–1982, 1986–1987.
  23. Register of clergy. -- 1984, 1987.
  24. Church membership – Record of baptism and transfers. -- 1975–1989.
  25. Community Christian Fellowship annual statistical reports. -- 1983–1987.
  26. Church phone lists. -- 1984–1988.
  27. Correspondence with other churches, conference, etc. -- 1985–1989.
  28. Publicity / Public relations / Media. -- 1980, 1986.
  29. Church Info. Brochures. -- 1984.
  30. Relations with Seventh Day Adventists. -- 1982–1989.
  31. Shared Office Society. -- 1987.
  32. Church Building plans. -- [198-?].
  33. Adult Sunday School Topics. -- [198-?].
  34. Sunday School Classes, Students, Teachers. -- [198-?].
  35. Community Christian Fellowship Song books. -- [198-?].
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