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Mazenod Pentecostal Church

The Mazenod Pentecostal Church had its beginnings in 1914 with Albert Anderson, a farmer northwest of Mazenod. He was a lay preacher in the Scandinavian Lutheran Church in Ettington. There was no denominational name given to these gatherings.

Services were held in Mr. Anderson's home and later in four other residences. Between 1916 and 1920 Mr. Anderson became pastor of the Scandinavian Pentecostal Mission in Winnipeg, and then returned to Mazenod. The congregation began holding services at the Four Corners School. The services and reading of the English Bible were a means of learning the English language for these young people. Others, such as Herman Dilsner, who had been a lay minister in Germany, went to school in the winter to learn English as quickly as possible so as to be able to preach in the new language.

At one of the summer camp meetings a dugout was made with a horse and scraper and many were baptized by immersion.

In 1942 a church was built seven miles north and two miles west of Mazenod. The Church closed in 1969. An interesting note is that at least five persons from this Assembly became either pastors or wives of pastors.

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McCord Holiness Movement Church
1915
McCord, Saskatchewan

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McCord Holiness Movement Church

(The branch of the Methodist Church that had evolved under the evangelist, R.C. Horner of Montreal)
1909- Many families from eastern Canada settled in the southwest of Saskatchewan. Services were held in homes with lay ministers.

About 1910 plans were made for a church building. Church shell went up with the help of a "bee". The inside walls were covered by white building paper. Benches and a coal stove were the few accoutrements installed.

1915 - A parsonage was built

1929 - The church was moved one mile south to NW 36-5-7 due to the construction of the rail line.

1929 - The building received some improvements. The basement was used as school classrooms.

1940s - The parsonage was moved

Regular services were held until 1960 and then closed due to the decline in population.1974 - the church became the property of the McCord Museum housing the artifacts and records.

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Mossbank Associated Gospel Church formerly Cornerstone Associated Gospel Church
1976
Mossbank, Saskatchewan

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Mossbank Associated Gospel Church formerly Cornerstone Associated Gospel Church

It was in 1950 when evangelist Ed Ericson held several weeks of evangelistic meeting in Mossbank, that the desire to begin an Associated Gospel Church originated.

The first services were held at Four Corners School with Hugh Wuschke as the pastor. Some services were held at Gilbert Plains School and at the Legion Hall in Mossbank.

In June of 1953 the congregation became a member of the Associated Gospel Church of Canada. In December that year Centre Ridge School was purchased and moved into the town.

In October 1960 the Ettington United Church was bought and moved into Mossbank the following winter.

In 1962 the former country church building was sold. Later was sold as a private residence.

Renovations that included putting living quarters in the basement and building a larger entrance took place in the spring of 1976.

Members of this church are involved in foreign mission work.

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Vantage the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
1947
Vantage, Saskatchewan

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Vantage the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church

The church began in 1943 when Rev. E McCarthy of Assiniboia held weekly services at Hilton School, six miles east of Vantage. In 1944 a building was rented in Vantage. In 1947 a building was purchased and moved into town.

Among the several reverends that serviced these congregations, Rev. George Brucks was accepted as a candidate to Holland under the European Evangelistic Crusade Mission. For a small community, Vantage has been blessed by a good number of people who have answered the call of missionary work.

Vacation Bible School was held each summer and well attended by most of the children of the community, regardless of their denomination.

The church was forced to close due to the dwindling members. The few remaining now attend services in Assiniboia.

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Viceroy Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
1918
Viceroy, Saskatchewan

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Viceroy Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints

Church built in Viceroy in 1918. Ministered to for many years by local elders of the church - T.J. Jordon and W.F. Jordon.

Information is scant at this time. With a senior's recollection - The church became vacant in mid 1960s and demolished about 1975. Church pews were sold.

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Viceroy Seventh Day Adventist
1934
Near Viceroy, Saskatchewan

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Viceroy Seventh Day Adventist Church

It all began when T.T. Babienco started holding meetings to form a church in the Viceroy Area. It was not until 1931 that Mr. Demenciuk began collecting money to build a church.

With 30 members a building was purchased in Verwood, and then demolished for its lumber. The church building began in 1934 on 1 � acres of land donated by Tom Grange on SE 25-7-26 W 2nd.

On September 26th, 1937 the fully paid church was dedicated. The church was moved to the Readlyn area in 1952 onto land donated by Paul Livadeney, but the original name was kept.

The church services were terminated in 1968 and the land with the building was sold to the Rose Valley Hutterite Colony. In 1991 the building was demolished.

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Woodrow Gospel Chapel (formerly known as Mennonite Brethren Church)
1917
Woodrow, Saskatchewan

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Woodrow Gospel Chapel (formerly known as Mennonite Brethren Church)

In 1909, a group of homesteaders left North Dakota and arrived eight miles north of the present Village of Woodrow. These homesteaders were part of the group from southern
Russia who had immigrated to USA.

In 1910, the need for group worship led them to hold a service in the Chris Dick sod shack. Later, worship was held in the Reimche School.

Building of the church started in 1916 and it was in use by 1917. The pews were backless until the early 1940's.

The first minister was Rev. George Reimche. The first salaried minister was in the late 1940s at $900.00 annually.

In 1958 the church building was moved to Wood Mountain. In 1957-58 the congregation built a new church in the Village of Woodrow. This church community continues to be active today.

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Wood Mountain Apostolic Church of Pentecost
1905
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan