Kehlers who honor past and inspire other Berliner Kehler family members
The 9th Annual Christmas at Chortitz on Saturday, December 14th, at 3:00 PM. Experience the warmth of German Christmas carols, including congregational singing, and enjoy the beautiful music of a Paraguayan Harp Ensemble. Special guest speaker, Ernest Braun. Free admission for all (max occupancy: 180).
Location: Chortitz Heritage Church, Randolph, Manitoba
We can’t wait to celebrate the season with you!
Everyone is invited to the Chortitz Heritage Church in Randolph for a time of singing familiar German Christmas carols, a short meditation, and refreshments.
Saturday, December 10, 2022
3:00 pm
The Chortitz Church Heritage Committee is pleased to sponsor the 4th annual “Christmas at Chortitz”, an evening of German Christmas carols. You are invited to attend this festive event in celebration of Christ’s birth, with special feature, Christmas in Soviet Russia.
Saturday December 9, 2017 at 7 PM at Randolph Chortitz Heritage Church, Randolph Road, Randolph, MB
The Chortitz Church Heritage Committee is please to announce the third annual “Christmas at Chortitz”, an evening of German and English Christmas carols. You are invited to attend this festive event in celebration of Christ’s birth, with special music & Friedensfürst.
Saturday, December 10, 2016at 7 PM in Randolph, Manitoba
The Chortitz Church Heritage Committee is please to announce the second annual “Christmas at Chortitz”, an evening of German and English Christmas carols. You are invited to attend this festive event in celebration of Christ’s birth, with special music by Willie & Lin Wiebe. Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 7 PM in Randolph, Manitoba.
The Chortitz Church Heritage Committee invites you to ‘Honour thy Father’ at ForeFathers Day at Chortitz.
The Chortitz Church Heritage Committee invites you to ‘Honour thy Father’ at ForeFathers Day at Chortitz, in Randolph, MB on June 20, 2015 at 7 PM. Free admission.
Map to Chortitz Church Continue reading “ForeFathers Day at Chortitz”
The Chortitz Church Heritage Committee is please to announce “Christmas in Chortitz”. You are invited to attend this festive event in celebration of Christ’s birth. Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 7 PM in Randolph, Manitoba.
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The August 29th afternoon proved to be a fitting closure to the many years of spiritual service in the oldest CMC church. Click here to read the article from the CMC Chronicle.
Courtesy of Chortitzer.com
After operating for over a century, the church is being closed and the CMC is holding a celebration service to commemorate the role that it has in played the in Mennonite history both within the Conference and on the grander scale. Continue reading “Final Service at the Randolph Church”
In the 1870’s Mennonites, known as Die Mennonitische Gemeinde zu Chortitz, came to Canada from Russia and landed at the junction of the Red and Rat Rivers (near present day Ste. Agathe). From there, they journeyed east and built their first church at Chortitz (present day Randolph) and established a cemetery where today, over 400 people are buried.
In the 1870’s Mennonites, known as Die Mennonitische Gemeinde zu Chortitz, came to Canada from Russia and landed at the junction of the Red and Rat Rivers (near present day Ste. Agathe). From there, they journeyed east and built their first church at Chortitz (present day Randolph) and established a cemetery where today, over 400 people are buried.
Interest has been expressed in restoring the cemetery and preserving it as a heritage site. In the same way as the Israelites took stones from the riverbed to recall the crossing of the Jordan into the promised land for future generations, this cemetery is a reminder to many of their spiritual heritage. In October 2009, the CMC Ministerial approved its designation as a Heritage Cemetery. Continue reading “CMC Heritage Project at Randolph, MB”