Mennonite Brethren Church Records of Mission Work in Mexico, 1950-2001

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Title:: Records of Mennonite Brethren mission work in Mexico
Dates:: 1950-2001
Creators:: Multiply
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Extent:: 7 linear ft.
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Preferred citation:: Records of Mennonite Brethren mission work in Mexico. Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives

Scope and content:: Includes documents and photographs related to Mennonite Brethren mission in Mexico. Organized into three series: I. Minutes and reports, 1950-1983. II. Individual files, 1950-1986. III. Subject files, 1950-1975.
Biographical / historical:: Mennonite Brethren mission work among the Old Colony Mennonites of Mexico began in 1950. The Board of Foreign Missions purchased a farm, on which it placed David and Elereeca Toews. The Toewses were to work as farmers in the area and related to Old Colony Mennonites in that context. The board also purchased a medical clinic to serve the Mennonite community of the area. With time, the board hoped that these initial contacts would allow for more direct missionary work. The early mission work among these Mennonites met with little success, and work shifted to Spanish-speaking people in the region. The first Mexican Mennonite Brethren church was established in Nuevo Ideal in 1955. Other congregations arose with time in surrounding villages. The board also became involved in work along the Texas border when Rev. I. M. Alaniz, who had earlier established a church in Piedras Negras, joined the Mennonite Brethren Church. In more recent years the mission board has approved additional projects in some of the larger population centers of Mexico.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives staff.
Date Prepared:: 1950-2001
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Preferred citation:: Records of Mennonite Brethren mission work in Mexico. Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives

Location of this collection:: Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives

1717 S. Chestnut Avenue

Fresno, CA 93702, US