Records of the Board of General Welfare and Public Relations, 1934-1967.

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Records of the Board of General Welfare and Public Relations, 1934-1967.

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Most of the material in this record group dates from the 1950s and 1960s and concerns the board's work in Paraguay and Brazil. All material created specifically by the Christian Service program is treated as a subgroup of Mennonite Brethren Missions/Services (Record Group A250).

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Fresno Pacific University, Hiebert Library

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Fresno Pacific University, Hiebert Library

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Kroeker, M. A. 1900-1973

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Hiebert, P. C. 1878-1963

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General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. Board of General Welfare and Public Relations

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This board was created in 1924 as the Komitee für Hilfeleitung und Einwanderung in order to provide famine relief for Mennonites in Russia in cooperation with Mennonite Central Committee, and to assist in their resettlement to Canada or South America. Its name was later shortened to Hilfskomitee. In 1939 the board merged with the Peace Committee to become the Komitee für Wehrfrage und Hilfswerk. Activities related to peace and nonresistance became an increasingly important part of the board's ...