{{Short description|German-language Mennonite newspaper (1924–2008)}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{italic title}} '''''Der Bote''''' ('The Messenger') was a German-language Mennonite newspaper published in Winnipeg, Manitoba, by Mennonite Church Canada.
''Der Bote'' was first published 16 January 1924 as '''''Der Mennonitische Immigrantenbote''''' by Dietrich H. Epp at Rosthern, Saskatchewan,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Epp,_Dietrich_H._(1875-1955) |title=Epp, Dietrich H. (1875–1955) |last1=Krahn |first1=Cornelius |first2=Richard D. |last2=Thiessen |date=2005 |encyclopedia=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online |access-date=2021-11-12}}</ref> to serve as a point of contact for German-speaking Russian Mennonites immigrating to Canada after World War I.<ref name="gameo">{{cite encyclopedia |year=1996–2008 |title=Bote, Der (Periodical) |last=Krahn |first=Cornelius |encyclopedia=Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online |url= http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B6785.html |accessdate=2008-12-08}}</ref> In 1926 the name was shortened to simply ''Der Bote''. Around this time, the size of the paper was increased to 25 by 19 inches from 9½ by 12½. In 1947, ''Der Bote'' merged with '''''Christlicher Bundesbote''''' and became the weekly paper for the General Conference Mennonite Church.<ref name=sep06/> By 1950, circulation was 4500, of which 1000 were distributed in Europe and South America as a service to immigrants.<ref name="gameo"/>
In January 2000 the publication frequency was reduced to 24 times a year and the format reduced to letter size.<ref name="gameo"/> In 2006, it had approximately 2350 subscribers, down from 9000 in the mid-1970s,<ref name=sep06/> with circulation in North America, South America, Russia, Germany and other European countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/files/resources/equipping/50/Der_Bote_EHP.p.pdf |title=Every Home Plan (EHP) subscriptions for Der Bote for 2005 |access-date=18 May 2006 |archive-date=4 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104005558/http://mennonitechurch.ca/files/resources/equipping/50/Der_Bote_EHP.p.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 30 March 2008 the newspaper closed down and ceased publication due to declining readership.<ref name=sep06>{{cite press release |url=http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2006/09/Release04.htm |title=Celebration and winding down of Der Bote ministry |accessdate=2008-12-08 |date=15 September 2006 |publisher=Mennonite Church Canada}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Saying farewell |url=http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/2008/03/Release05.htm |publisher=Mennonite Church Canada |date=14 March 2008 |accessdate=2008-12-08}}</ref>
==See also== *List of newspapers in Canada
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071006040641/http://derbote.mennonite.net/ Official site.]
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