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 2020 AGM, Camp Peniel, Québec

Left-right: Gary Dyck, Richard Lougheed, Richard Thiessen, Henry Paetkau, Jeremy Wiebe, Jon Isaak, Selenna Wolfe, Conrad Stoesz, Andrea Dyck, John Reddekopp, Laureen Harder-Gissing, Brian Froese, Jake Buhler, Ted Regehr, Lucille Marr, Barb Draper, Alf Redekopp, Linda Klassen, Cheryl Isaac and Royden Loewen.

Officers

The current (2022) 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

Barb Draper

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 

Jon Isaak 
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches

Andrea Klassen
Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society

Andrew Klassen Brown
Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society 

Linda Klassen 
Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia

Warren Kroeker 
Evangelical Mennonite Conference

Lucille Marr
La Société d’historie Mennonite du Québec

Robert Martens
Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia

Ken Maties 
Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta

David Neufeld
Institute Anabaptist Mennonite Studies

Dave Neufeldt 
Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta 

Ben Nobbs-Thiessen
Chair of Mennonite Studies

Henry Paetkau
Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario

John Reddekopp
Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan

Harold Thiessen
Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario

Richard Thiessen
Mennonite Museum Society

Selenna Wolfe
Mennonite Church Canada

MHSC Board, 2016
MHSC Board and Visitors, 2015