The Menno Singers were founded in 1955 by Abner Martin,[4] who acted as the group's first conductor.[5] Many of the original members were graduates of Rockway Mennonite High School.[6]
In the 1970s,the group began organizing combined concerts with other choral groups in the area, under the name Mennonite Mass Choir.[6]
The choir is affiliated with Conrad Grebel College at the University of Waterloo; in 1990 the music director was William H. Janzen Jr.[7]
In 1999 Peter Nikiforuk became the artistic director of the group, and remained in this position until 2017.[8] In 2000 the choir performed in Toronto with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.[9]
In 2002 the Singers took part in the Toronto International Choral Festival.[10]
The Menno Singers received a $15,000 grant from the Region of Waterloo in 2017 to fund a special concert on the occasion of Nikiforuk's retirement, and for the commissioning of a musical composition by composer Colin Labadie and poet Amanda Jernigan.[11]