Historical Committee   Hist Mss 1-822 Willis Yoder (1909-1986) Collection Papers, 1928-86 3 Boxes (Large) Biographical Sketch     Willis Yoder (1909-1986) was longtime pastor at Bethany Mennonite Church near Smith, Alberta.  He and his wife Florence began mission work around Smith in 1946 and in 1947 began a church with the baptism of nine members. Administrative Information     Collection processed by J. Kevin Miller.  Typed into the computer by Helen Hostetler, October 19, 2004. Series and Box Listing Correspondence                            Box 1 Organizational Notes                     Box 1 Sermon Notes                               Box 1-2 Notebooks                                    Box 2 Class Notes                                 Box 3 Miscellaneous                              Box 3 Inventory Listing Box 1 (Large) Correspondence, Pre 1950-86 Archives-Yoder Family Agreement Correspondence Pre-1950 1950-54 1955-59 1960-69 1970-79 1980-86 Miscellaneous Box 1 (Large) (Continued) Organizations, 1938-86 General Conference, 1961 General Conference, 1963 Ontario Conference, 1965 Mennonite Board of Missions and Alberta-Saskatchewan Joint Meeting, August, 1965 Mennonite Board of Missions, 1968 or 1969 Evangelism Services, September 6-15, 1949 Ministerial Committee Voluntary Service Worldwide Church Evaluations Christian Workers Conference 1951 1953 1958 1969 1973 Northern workers Conference 1966 1959 Alberta-Saskatchewan Conference 1938 1939 1946 1950 1951 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1967 1971 Box 1 (Large) (Continued) Organizations, 1938-86 (Continued) Conference Reorganization August 5, 1971 Alberta-Saskatchewan Conference 1972 1972 Fall Northwest Conference 1974 1974 Fall 1975 1978 Fall 1979 1983 Fall Unknown Unknown (Creston) Unknown (1964?) Unknown Unknown Miscellaneous Meeting Notes Sermon Notes Alchohol Angels Apostacy Assurance Atonement Baptism The Bible Choice Christian Life Church Commitment Communion Criminal Justice Cross Dedications Deliverance Discipleship Education Ephesians Box 1 (Large) (Continued) Sermon Notes (Continued) Eyes Faith Fellowship Freedom Funerals God Grace Happiness Hesling/Health Hebrews Holiness Holy Spirit Home Jpmestu Hope James Jealousy Jesus I John Jude Judgment Justification Limiting the Unlimited Lost Love Manna Marriage Mercy The Mind Mothers Names Noncomformity Obediance Paul\Peace Personages I Peter Phillipians Prayer Pride Promises Purity Box 1 (Large) (Continued) Sermon Notes (Continued) Rejoice Remember Repentance & Redemption Revelation Revival Sacrifice Sanctification Satan Second Coming Sermon on the Mount Sin Speech Thanksgiving Tithe Titus Trinity Truth Victory War Watchman Wealth Wind Wisdom World Worship Sermons by others Miscellaneous Boettger, Harold Burkholder, Oscar Erb, Paul Hackman, Linford Lehman, C. K. Mininger, Paul Ramer, Charles Ramer, Clarence J. Roth, Lyle Shantz, Stanley Smoker, Levi Stauffer, Ezra Stutzman, Milo D. Box 2 (Large) Sermon Notes (Continued) Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #1 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #2 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #3 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #4 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #5 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #6 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes,, #7 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #8 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #9 Miscellaneous Sermon Notes, #10 Notebooks, 1937-73 Notebook, 1937-38 Sermons, 1955 Notebook, 1957 Meeting Notes, 1971 Sermon Notebook, 1972-73 Notebook, Florence Yoder Notebook, Miscellaneous #1 Notebook, Miscellaneous #2 Notebook, Miscellaneous #3 Notebook, Miscellaneous #4 Notebook, Miscellaneous #5 Notebook, Miscellaneous #6 Notebook, Miscellaneous #7 Notebook, Miscellaneous #8 Notebook, Miscellaneous #9 Notebook, Miscellaneous #10 Notebook, Miscellaneous #11 Notebook, Miscellaneous #12 Notebook, Miscellaneous #13 Notebook, Miscellaneous #14 Box 3 (Large) Class Notes, Hesston Astronomy Bible Doctrine Bible Geography Box 3 (Large) (Continued) Class Notes, Hesston (Continued) Bible Introduction Book Study II - Hesston 1928 Child Study Christian Ethics Christian Evidences Church & State I Corinthians Ephesians Ezekial Genesis God, Doctrine of Government, Civil History:  Apostolic Church History:  Mennonite History, Old Testament Law Homelities Isaiah Jeremiah I John II Kings Law & Grace Life of Christ Matthew 24 Missions New Testament Book Study Old Testament Outlines Perfect Church I Peter II Peter Philemon Prophecy Psalms Rapture Revelation Romans II I Samuel Scripture Memory Spiritual Truths Tabernacle Tabernacle III Tabernacle IV 3 (Large) (Continued) Class Notes, Hesston (Continued) Tabernacle V Tabernacle VI Tabernacle X Theology:  Biblical Theology:  Historical Theology:  Practical Theology:  Systematic I & II Thessalonians I Timothy II Timothy Zechariah Class Notes, Miscellaneous Class Notes, Miscellaneous Hesston Class Notebook Winter Bible School, Class Notes, 1939-70 1939-40 1942 1947 1948 1952 1954 1955 1963 1963-64 1965 1970 Summer Bible School, 1951 Miscellaneous, 1946-80 Autograph Book, Valarian Yoder Bethany Mennonite Church, pastoral search records Biographical sketches Clippings Box 3 (Large) (Continued) Miscellaneous, 1946-80 (Continued) Diary, 1950 Diary Accounts, miscellaneous Diary, Florence Yoder Diary, Alaskan Highway Travel Evangelism Records (1949-50?) Financial:  Receipt Books 1947-48 Financial:  Winter Bible School 1946-47 Financial:  Miscellaneous Guestbook, 1946-55 Guestbook, 1955-68 Hesston College Mennonite Church Jokebook Law:  London School Court Case Law:  Albert Knapp Trial Law:  Elmer Wiebe Trial Poetry & Music Programs Retreat, Over 50:  1980 Camrose Chart, The Sovereign Eternal Purpose of God Regarding the Church Miscellaneous _____________________________________________________________________________________ January 24, 2005/ Reformatted and posted on the Web by Martha Miller October 26, 2004 / Updated by Helen Hostetler File:  HM1-822.doc" Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S Main St., Goshen, Indiana 46526 Back to Personal Collections Index Webmaster: John E. Sharp [SharpRoots.com] | Redesign: Tim Nafziger| Last updated: 7/24/2003

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