About Us

Who We Are

The Mennonite Historical Society of Canada is composed of:

Mennonite Denominations

Provincially-Based Mennonite Historical Societies

Mennonite Institutes and Organizations

Other Mennonite institutions are invited to participate.

Participants at the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada 2024 AGM, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Back row, from left: Brian Froese, Jon Isaak, Ed Krahn, Alf Redekopp, Victor Wiebe, Richard Thiessen, Gary Dyck Middle row: Graeme Unrau, John Reddekopp, Aileen Friesen, Katie Harder, Bert Friesen, Jake Buhler, Henry Paetkau First row – MHSC executive: Bruce Guenther, Jeremy Wiebe, Conrad Stoesz, Linda Klassen, Laureen Harder-Gissing

Officers

The current (2024) officers of the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada are: 

President

Conrad Stoesz
Mennonite Church Canada

Vice President

Laureen Harder-Gissing
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada

Secretary

Linda Klassen

Treasurer

Jeremy Wiebe

Fifth Member

Bruce Guenther
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches 

Board Members

Jake Buhler
Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan

Gary Dyck
Mennonite Heritage Village

Aileen Friesen 
Plett Foundation

Brian Froese
Canadian Mennonite University 

Bruce Guenther
Mennonite Historical Society of Canada executive member

Katie Harder
Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta

Laureen Harder-Gissing 
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada

Jon Isaak 
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Linda Klassen
Mennonite Historical Society of Canada executive member

Ed Krahn
Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society 

Ben Nobbs-Thiessen
Chair in Mennonite Studies, University of Winnipeg

Henry Paetkau
Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario

Alf Redekopp
Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario

John Reddekopp
Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan

Conrad Stoesz
Mennonite Church Canada

Richard Thiessen
Mennonite Museum Society

Brent Wiebe
Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta

Jeremy Wiebe
Mennonite Historical Society of Canada executive member

MHSC Board, 2016
MHSC Board and Visitors, 2015