Episode 17: The surviving Mennonite Church in Ukraine

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DATE : Sun, 12 June 2008 10:58:30 -0600
Entered in Database : 2008-06-14 06:49:55
length : 11481443
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Russian Mennonites have a lengthy ancestral history with Ukraine. As part of a long migration through Eastern Europe, many Mennonites of ethnic Germanic origin sojourned there for up to 150 years, with approximately 50,000 emigrating to Canada between 1870 and 1950 to escape disagreeable government policies, and Bolshevik Revolution during the 1920s. Today, Canadian Mennonites still relate to people in Ukraine, most often through church-based connections. Anna Alipova, is a Church Council member and Sunday School Director at Zaporozhye Evangelical Mennonite Church, and a professional interpreter. In this episode, we asked Anna what the Mennonite Church means to her. Guest: Ana Alipovat. Aired on June 15, 2008

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