Administrative History

The Christian Fellowship Church in Lanigan, Sask., held its first service on the morning of Nov. 5th, 1972, in St. Patricks Catholic Church with 13 in attendance. This was a project of the Mennonite Brethren Mission of Saskatchewan. The building itself had been moved to Lanigan from 7 miles west of Leroy by the Christian and Missionary Alliance and was purchased by Mennonite Brethren Missions in 1972.

Lawrence and Martha Redekopp were asked to serve as Interim Pastors. They agreed and spent the first nine months driving in from Saskatoon to hold 2 services each Sunday. By spring 1973, they had accepted the invitation to become full-time pastors and moved to Lanigan.

In 1975, the church was accepted into the Mennonite Brethren Conference and, in 1976, it became self-supporting. It is affiliated with the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren.

One thing that influenced the life of the church was the ministry of the Messenger Quartet. Upon the invitation of the church, they visited the community three different times. People responded to the gospel message through their ministry and church growth resulted.

By their 10th anniversary, the little church, with seating capacity of 100 was full. The Sunday School facilities were taxed to the limit. After much prayer and discussion, a decision was made to build a new building to seat 250 people. The first service in the new sanctuary was held in September 1982.

Church membership in 2000 was 85, and 100 in 2010.

Pastors of the church have been: Lawrence Redekopp (1972–1985), Mel Konkel (1985–1992), Interim Pastor Abe & Mary Unrau (1992–1993), Abe &  Kathy Klassen (1993–2000), Steve White (2000–2014), Brad Schroeder (2014–2018), Tim Peters (2018– ).

The language of worship is English.