revived and by 1952, the Sunday School had an
enrollment of l [4. Today there is also a program during
the week for Pioneer Girls and Brigade Boys. Some of
the Sunday School superintendents have been Frank
Rempel, Jerry Hildebrand, Dave Brown, Walter Peters,
Abe Hildebrand, and Ben D. Wiebe. The first choir
director was Mr. lsaac J. Brown. Other choir leaders
have been C. J. Peters, Henry Giesbrecht, Jake Derksen,
and Abe Giesbrecht. Evangelical Mennonite Mission
conferences have convened in Winkler on July 4, 1960;
June 29-30, 1964; and June 29-July I, 3969. In 1972 Niel
Schmidt is the Sunday School superintendent, and Dave
Brown and Henry W. Hildebrand serve as deacons.

 

Rev. and Mrs. l. P. F. Friesen. Rev. Friesen was ordained for the
ministry June 23, l93'1'. For almost twenty years he was the leader of the
E.M.M.C. congregation at Winkler.

 

March 21, 1954, ordination at the E.M.M. Church.
Left to Right: Rev. and Mrs. Jerry Hildebrand, Mr.
and Mrs. David Hildebrand.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Brown, January I, 1973, Golden Wedding. Mr.
Brown served as song leader of the E.M.M. Church for many years and

Ear. Ben D. Wiehe, pastor of the Evangelical Mennonite Mission the membership presented a plaque of recognition for 31 years of ser-
hurch. vice

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