A constitution affiliating the congregation with the Ohio Synod was accepted March 3, 1907, so we now recognize this as the official date of the organized congregation. Imagine the feeling of these 33 families - the congregation was overjoyed! As soon as the spring farm work was completed, the planning and building began. The members volunteered their labour to build the church. The lumber from Ne
udorf and other materials were hauled by horse-drawn wagon and cart, and even on the backs of the members themselves. The cornerstone was laid on October 27, and the building was dedicated December 29, the last Sunday of 1907, by Pastors P. Kohlmeier from Winnipeg and C. Pohlmann from Lemberg. It was the first church building erected in this small community, population 65, established a year later as the town of Melville.
