Mennonite Brethren Church Records of Mission Work in Peru, 1959-2003

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Title:: Records of Mennonite Brethren mission work in Peru
Dates:: 1959-2003
Creators:: Multiply
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Extent:: 6 linear ft.
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Preferred citation:: Records of Mennonite Brethren mission work in Peru. Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives

Scope and content:: This subgroup contains mostly correspondence and some reports concerning Mennonite Brethren mission work in Peru. No material relating to Krimmer Mennonite Brethren work prior to 1960 appears here.
Biographical / historical:: The Mennonite Brethren Board of Foreign Missions became involved in Peru as a result of the 1960 merger between the Mennonite Brethren and Krimmer Mennonite Brethren churches. With the merger, the Board assumed responsibility for work started by Sylvester and Matilda Dirks in the 1940s. They and the other KMB missionaries worked both with Spanish-speaking Peruvians and with the Campa Indians in the eastern part of the country's central region. By the time of the merger the KMB mission board supported two couples in Spanish work and two couples working among the Campa Indians. Since 1960, Mennonite Brethren Missions/Services has continued to work among both the Spanish Peruvians and the Campa people.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Fresno Pacific University Mennonite Library and Archives staff.
Date Prepared:: 1959-2003
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 Peru. 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