Evangelical Association
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The Port Elgin Bibles
Sometime in May 1873, a man called Henry Schneider/Snyder of Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario, bought a Bible. It was a copy of Martin Luther’s German translation of the Bible, published by the British and Foreign Bible Society and printed… Continue reading
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The Sherkston field: Forgotten MBiC believers
Not only have there been forgotten workers, men and women, in the EMCC, there are forgotten communities of believers that flourished for a while but have died out. Jesus in the book of Revelation warned a church their lamp stand… Continue reading
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Family Bibles and the early EMCC
Somehow I inherited through my grandfather, William James Oliver, a family Bible set of two volumes, printed in Boston in 1856. He inherited them from one of his great-grandparents, Philip Wade and his second wife, Susan. The spines have gone,… Continue reading
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Early EMCC Sunday Schools: Background
The EMCC Sunday School is in decline at this writing, judging by annual reports, or lack of them, from congregations. (Beginning in 1986, more and more EMCC congregations failed to report their statistics, especially their Sunday School numbers.) The form… Continue reading
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What Happened to the Manitoba Mission? Part 1
Michael Haug’s mission. Winnipeg. As early as 1884, the newly formed Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church in Ontario turned its attention to Manitoba as a place for missionary work. (See EMCC History blog page for “Formation of the EMCC.”) Winnipeg… Continue reading
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Music in the early EMCC Part 4: Music of Evangelical Association and Church and the EUB
The way congregations are increasingly isolated in the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada, the music we sing no longer generally unifies the Church, even inside a congregation. Unless worship leaders deliberately educate the churches, the default is the lowest common… Continue reading
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EMCC Bishops?
The position and powers of ecclesiastical officials called (in English) “bishops” has gone through a lot of variation in history. The word in English is descended from the Greek word “episkopos” which meant foreman, overseer, one who watches over, or… Continue reading
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The Evangelical United Brethren Connection Part 2: since 1968
The more I learn about the denomination called the Evangelical Association (Evangelische Gemeinschaft), the more I thank God for it if only from the point of view of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada. Starting in Pennsylvania about 1800, a… Continue reading
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The Evangelical United Brethren Connection Part 1
One of the fascinating stories of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada in Ontario is the presence and influence of people and congregations of the former Evangelical United Brethren (EUB). The EMCC includes “Evangelical” in its name mainly because the… Continue reading
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