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Christian Centre Fellowship Church – Thompson, MB

Proper Title

Christian Centre Fellowship Church fonds

Dates of Creation

1969–2021

Physical Description

88.5 cm. of textual records

Administrative History

The Christian Centre Fellowship Church began in 1979. Summer camping programs like Christian day camps and wilderness day camps had been held in the Thompson area since 1975. The camp director in 1979, Gary Sawatzky, became the first leader of this congregation. The church was officially chartered in 1980 and joined the Manitoba Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in 1980 as well.

After using rental space for a number of years, the congregation acquired their own building in 1984 and renovated it for congregational use. The membership stood at 16 in 1982 and 31 in 2000. The beginning of this congregation also relates to the Thompson United Mennonite Church, which began in the late 1960s.

In 2021, the church closed, partly due to declining attendance and the difficulties related to COVID-19, navigating restrictions, etc.

The leaders of the congregation include Gary Sawatzky (1980–1988), Will Feldbusch (1989–1992), Ron Dyck (1993–1997), George Baerg (1998), and Jake Enns (1999–2004), Ted Goossen (2005–2015), Arnie Pedersen (2016–2017), Mario Buscio (2019–2021).

Scope and Content

This fonds consists of a brief history of the congregation, membership records, meeting minutes, and bulletins. These documents detail the congregation's ministry priorities and community outreach.

Custodial History

Records were transferred to the Centre for MB Studies archives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by church representatives. The final deposition was made by Katherine McCallum (Acc. no.: 2022-05).

Notes

  • Volume 526, 524, 1462, 1468, 1475, 1476, 1477, 1524, 1525.
  • Acc. No.: 2022-05.
  • Finding aid consists of a file list.
  • Formerly classified under the Canadian Conference of MB Churches inventory BC-538.
  • Described by Bert Friesen 5 September 2001, updated by Yvonne Snider-Nighswander 12 October 2011. Updated by Emma Sorensen, May 30, 2018, and Hannah Tao, August 2022.
  • Some restrictions on access.

File List

Volume 526

  1. Christian Centre Fellowship Centre, Thompson, history. -- 1969–2009.
  2. Bulletins. -- 2005.
  3. Bulletins. -- 2006.
  4. Bulletins. -- 2007.
  5. Bulletins. -- 2008.
  6. Bulletins. -- 2009.
  7. Bulletins. -- 2010.
  8. Bulletins. -- 2011.

Volume 524

  1. Bulletins. -- 2013.
  2. Bulletins. -- 2014.
  3. Bulletins, Praise and Prayer Bulletin, newspaper article. -- 2015.

Volume 1462

  1. Bulletins. -- 1992.
  2. Bulletins. -- 1993.
  3. Bulletins. -- 1994.
  4. Bulletins. -- 1995.
  5. Bulletins. -- 1996.
  6. Bulletins. -- 1997.
  7. Bulletins. -- 1998.

Volume 1468

  1. Bulletins. -- 1999.
  2. Bulletins. -- 2000.
  3. Bulletins. -- 2001.
  4. Bulletins. -- 2002.
  5. Bulletins. -- 2003.
  6. Bulletins. -- 2012.
  7. Bulletins. -- 2018.
  8. Bulletins. -- 2019.
  9. Church constitution and business meeting minutes. -- 1979–1980.

Volume 1475

  1. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1981.
  2. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1982.
  3. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1983.
  4. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1984.
  5. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1985.
  6. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1986.
  7. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1987.
  8. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1988.
  9. Church council meeting minutes. -- 1989.

Volume 1476

  1. Church council meeting minutes. -- 1990.
  2. Church council meeting minutes. -- 1991.
  3. Church council meeting minutes. -- 1992.
  4. Church council meeting minutes. -- 1993.
  5. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1994.
  6. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1995.
  7. Church council meeting minutes and job descriptions. -- 1996
  8. Church council meeting minutes, correspondence, and annual reports. -- 1997.
  9. Church council meeting minutes and annual reports. -- 1998.

Volume 1477

  1. Annual meeting reports and minutes. -- 1999.
  2. Annual meeting reports and church council meeting minutes. -- 2000.
  3. Annual meeting reports and minutes. -- 2001.
  4. Annual meeting reports and minutes. -- 2002.
  5. Church council meeting minutes. -- 2002–2003.
  6. Annual meeting and reports. -- 2004.
  7. Annual meeting reports. -- 2005.
  8. Annual meeting reports. -- 2006.
  9. Annual meeting reports. -- 2007.
  10. Annual meeting reports. -- 2008.
  11. Annual meeting reports. -- 2009.
  12. Annual meeting reports. -- 2010.
  13. Annual meeting reports. -- 2011.
  14. Annual meeting reports. -- 2012.
  15. Annual meeting reports. -- 2013.
  16. Annual meeting reports. -- 2014.
  17. Annual meeting reports. -- 2017.
  18. Annual meeting reports. -- 2021.
  19. Awana (Children's club) registrations, records, and meeting minutes. -- 2019–2020.
  20. "Our Home Kikinaw" house project build. Correspondence, fundraiser, newspaper clippings, and reports. -- 2009–2014.
  21. Thompson Bible Chapel correspondence. -- 1994.
  22. Pastsor Ron Dyck correspondence. -- 1994–1998.
  23. Worship committee meeting minutes and correspondence. -- 1999–2015.
  24. Northern Bible Conference. Correspondence, planning, schedules. -- 1994–2015.
  25. Junior and Senior youth group. Correspondence, event planning, and reports. -- 1996–2008.

Volume 1524

  1. Vulnerable sector reference checks for ministry personnel. -- 2019.      **restricted**
  2. Correspondence and event planning. -- 1987–2014.
  3. Ladies Simonhouse Bible Camp retreat. Correspondence and planning. -- 1988–1999.
  4. Ladies Simonhouse Bible Camp retreat. Correspondence and planning. -- 2000–2016.
  5. Correspondence related to visit with Stony Mountain inmate. -- 2008.          **restricted**
  6. Family Enrichment Weekend. Bulletins and registration records. -- 2006–2015.
  7. Pastor Ted Goossen personnel file. -- 2013–2015.             **restricted**
  8. Church directory and membership list. -- 1993–2014.

Volume 1525

  1. Membership request/release forms, testimonies, and baptismal certificates. -- 1980–2008.
  2. Marriage licenses and marriage certificates. -- 2007–2012.
  3. Christian Centre Fellowship Church (CCFC) building blueprints. -- 1985.
  4. CCFC building project correspondence, outgoing. -- 1983–1985.
  5. CCFC building project correspondence, incoming. -- 1983–1985.
  6. CCFC membership register. -- 1980–2018. [note: sitting sideways in box.]
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