Franz was a member of various committees – the Winnipeg City Mission, the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization and a committee that supported the cause of the mentally ill. The Mennonite Brethren Conference took over the work of the Society in 1943. During these years Franz was secretary of the Afrika-Missions-Verein (Africa Mission Society) that he had helped to establish in 1934. He also presented workshops for church choir conductors in Ontario and British Columbiaįranz was ordained as a minister in 1937 and shortly thereafter was elected to the leadership of the Winnipeg North-End Mennonite Brethren Church, a position he held until 1943. He organized a choir from various denominations and put on several concerts, including Mendelsohn’s "Paulus", accompanied by an orchestra, which was also a first for the Mennonites of Winnipeg. He also taught German language, culture and music on Saturdays to the young people in the North-End, South-End and North Kildonan Mennonite Brethren churches. In Winnipeg Franz taught at an evening school for Mennonite girls who worked in the city. In 1932 the Thiessen family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba. In Rosthern, Saskatchewan Franz was offered a teaching position of religion, German and music at the German-English Academy. In July 1925, Franz bought passage for his family to Canada. In 1924, Franz and his family moved to Moscow where he helped immigrants to Canada with their passports. When teaching in German and giving religious instruction were forbidden, Franz resigned as school principal. He spent two years in the Crimea working with convalescing soldiers after which he again returned to the school at Davlekanovo. When World War I broke out, Franz was mobilized into the Medical Corps. Franz had transcribed the entire oratorio into a musical cipher (number) system to which Mennonites were accustomed. The choirs put on a performance of Mendelsohn’s oratorio “Paulus”, which was a first for a Mennonite community. Franz became conductor of both the school and the church choirs. The school was coeducational in contrast to the schools in southern Russia. That same year, Franz took a position at the secondary school in Davlekanovo, a growing settlement near the Ural Mountains. Lydia died in 1908 and two years later Franz married her sister, Margaretha Wieler (1 March 1888 - 9 December 1984) on 10 April 1910 in Rückenau. In 1907 he took on a position at the Alexanderkrone High School. Among other activities, he assisted Friesen in the collection of papers and materials for his epic history of the Mennonites. Later Franz continued with his studies in the city of Sevastopol, Crimea, where he boarded with the family of Peter M.
Franz accepted a teaching position in Reinfeld, Zagradovka Mennonite Settlement. On 9 August 1901, Franz married Lydia Wieler (21 October 1879 - 23 February 1908), daughter of Johann Wieler and Helena (Thielmann) Wieler. In the late 1890s, Franz accepted the Lord Jesus as his personal Savior, was baptized on confession of faith, and became a member of the Rückenau Mennonite Brethren Church. Franz attended elementary school in Rückenau, secondary school in Orloff, and subsequently took two years of teacher training in Halbstadt. He was the third child in a family of eight. Thiessen: educator, conductor and minister born 25 July 1881 in Rückenau, Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, South Russia to Kornelius and Katherina (Nickel) Thiessen. I hope that all children will LOVE school and nurture a learning environment that is positive, safe, warm, caring, as well as a fun place to learn and grow.Franz C. My vision, as the principal, is ALWAYS to put kids first! I believe that all students can learn. Our goal at Bennett is to work together to provide our students with a rich learning environment. We are confident that Bennett Elementary will continue to be a school of high academics, high expectations, high energy, and serious fun. I want to extend a special welcome to all new families joining Bennett this year and welcome back all of our returning families! I am honored to be your principal. We will continue to provide your children with an outstanding education. I am pleased to welcome you back to the 2022-2023 school year! We are dedicated to maintaining the academic and behavioral standards. We hope that you and your family are well and that, despite ongoing concerns over our current health emergency, you've enjoyed time with those special to you.
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