![]() ![]() Described by Alf Redekopp in 1997 and updated by Donovan Giesbrecht in May 2001.Metal filing cabinet containing student matriculation records and transcripts.Card catalogue of student names with corresponding matriculation number.Shortly thereafter the capsules were deposited and processed at CMBS. Helmut Huebert, chair of the Historical Committee, accepted the 1975 capsule at the Manitoba MB Conference convention held in Winkler on February 24, 2001. The 1964 capsule was presented to Abe Dueck in Winkler on September 27, 2000. Two time capsules, from 19, were retrieved during the demolition of a section of WBI in 2000. On September 22, 1997, George Martens (Manitoba Conference Treasurer), Wilf Regier (MBCI Business manager), and Abe Dueck transferred the final accumulated records from the school office (13.7 m of textual records plus 12 boxes ). Abe Dueck, Director of the Centre brought another deposit of materials following a visit to the school. Other records such as annual catalogues, student yearbooks, and sound recordings (LPs) were donated to the Archives by various individuals over the years. ” These records were also transferred to the Archives in 1977. Hyde who had picked them up a few years before this when “they were cleaning up the old Hooge house. Some of the items had been brought to the school by A.A. The transfer of these records were authorized by President Henry R. The first records arrived in December 1977 through the assistance of William Schroeder from Winkler, Manitoba, and were accessioned by Archivist Herb Giesbrecht on January 30, 1978. The records arrived at the Centre at various times. In general the items have been processed and grouped according to year. The collection consists of photographs, slides, and framed photos. The series number eleven, entitled Photographs and slies, is divided into 12 sub-series which include: (1) WBI graduation and big group photos, (2) WBI music, (3) WBI sports, (4) WBI service activities, (5) WBI students, (6) WBI staff and faculty, (7) WBI buildings and campus, (8) WBI alumni homecoming, (9) WBI photos published in WBI publications, (10) WBI ministers courses, (11) WBI historic slides, and (12) WBI photographs in various personal and institutional files. Early years correspondence and other materials 1928-1995, III. Manitoba MB Conference Records regarding Winkler Bible School 1926–1997, II. This fonds consists of the following series of records: I. The decision to close operations of the institution was made on March 27, 1997, when the Committee of Reference and Council, acting as conference-in-interim, accepted the recommendation brought by the Winkler Bible Institute Board that the school be closed (see Mennonite Brethren Herald, May 2, 1997, p. Winkler Bible Institute graduated its last class on April 19, 1997. From 1968 to 1997, WBI has offered a 2-year program with the exception of the introduction of a 3-year program conferring a Bachelor of Religious Eduction for a short period around 1980. Then the school again offered a 4-year program until 1961 when it became a 3-year program. From 1934 to 1944, a 5-year program was offered. Baerg from 1969–1978, Victor Neufeld from 1978–1987, Eldon DeFehr from 1987–1994, and Paul Kroeker from 1994–1997.įrom a single class in 1925, the program developed to a 4-year program offered in 1929. Unruh was the principal from 1925–1944, followed by J.G. With the creation of a Board of Education for the Manitoba MB Conference in 1964, it became necessary to vest administrative powers to an Executive Committee of each of the Conference schools (e.g., Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute and Winkler Bible School).Ī.H. 7, 1944, the school was placed under the jurisdiction of the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba, after which time nine men were elected as its Board of Directors. In 1968, the name Winkler Bible Institute was officially accepted.įrom 1925 to 1944, the responsibility for operating the school lay with a Board of directors or Trustees, which consisted of the first three teachers and three non-teaching advisory members. The name Peniel was based on Genesis 32:26, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.” As early as 1926, the name Winkler Bible School and Winkler Bible School Peniel were used interchangeably. Its name was initially Mennonite Bible School Peniel. The school was established for the purpose of teaching the Bible, especially to young people, and to prepare them for missionary work as well as church leadership. Unruh was the first of them to emigrate, followed by G.J. ![]() It was patterned after the Bible school in Tchongrav (Crimea) and was organized by three former teachers of that school. Winkler Bible Institute, located in Winkler, Manitoba, was founded in the fall of 1925 by A.H. ![]()
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