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MCC takes day off for Indigenous learning
Mennonite Central Committee Ontario will recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Sept. 25. All offices and thrift shops will be closed and staff will spend this…
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German book ministry to close
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada plans to close two bookstores connected with Die Mennonitische Post in Steinbach and Winkler, Manitoba, at the end of March 2024. Since the 1980s, MCC…
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Bledsoe joins Edmonton First Mennonite
Categories: NewsDebbie Bledsoe began her role as a co-pastor at First Mennonite Church in Edmonton on August 23. Bledsoe, who is a recent graduate of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, describes her…
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RJC stakes its claim on Anabaptist identity
Categories: NewsFour years ago, things were looking dire for RJC High School in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. Enrollment was the lowest ever, at 65 students. It had been slowly declining for 20 years,…
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Mennonites join call for landfill search
Categories: NewsMennonite Church Canada, along with the regional churches, has issued a statement calling on “all levels of government” to support a search of the Prairie Green Landfill near Winnipeg for…
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Indigenous camps draw church-goers
Categories: NewsFor David Driedger, who serves as leading minister at First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, the Manitoba government’s refusal to fund a search for the remains of two murdered Indigenous women…
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Horsing around for global relief
Categories: NewsMission is the place where your passion and the needs of the world meet. Donita Wiebe-Neufeld’s passion for horses led her to participate in a unique fundraiser for Mennonite Central…
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Children forgotten in peacebuilding activities
Categories: OpinionFor the past two years, the Meserete Kristos Church (MKC)—the Anabaptist denominational body in Ethiopia—has been working with communities and local institutions to restore peace between warring ethnic groups in…
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Squeah director reflects on summer challenges and successes
Categories: NewsDespite challenges including a fire ban and a staffing shortage, Mennonite Church B.C.’s Camp Squeah enjoyed a successful summer, according to camp director Rob Tiessen. Rob Tiessen. “We were thankful…
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Holy Land pilgrimage planned for May
Categories: NewsMennonite Church Canada’s Palestine-Israel Network is inviting people to join its Palestine-Israel tour, scheduled for May 11-26, 2024. If you’re passionate about peace wedded to justice, biblical perspectives on the…
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MDS Canada closes response in Cape Breton
Categories: NewsFor Amanda McDougall-Merrill, mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, volunteers with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Canada did more than repair homes damaged by Hurricane Fiona in Cape Breton. “You…
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Anabaptist Bible project gets feedback
Categories: NewsLocal contributors to an Anabaptist Bible that is set for publication in 2025 met with the Bible’s advisory group last month. The advisory group for the Anabaptist Community Bible met…
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Angola settlement big step for colonies
Categories: NewsSeveral families from a Mennonite colony in Campeche, Mexico, arrived in Angola earlier this year to begin a new settlement in the African nation. It is believed to be the…
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Tell us what you think
Categories: EditorialHave you completed our opinion survey? If not, here is your invitation to do so. We need your help to re-think how Canadian Mennonite (CM) can best serve the church.…
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Readers write: August 25, 2023 issue
Categories: OpinionHumans, humus and healing The portrait of a family living a subsistence-level lifestyle (“Humans and Humus,” July 28) might well serve to trigger a resolve to be more self-sustaining and…
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Creating a community of calling
Categories: OpinionThe first time I remember hearing of a shortage of pastors was over 35 years ago. I was in the process of completing my Bible College degree, and a conference…
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A blended family
Categories: OpinionIn December 1924, this family was starting a new life in more ways than one. Katharina (Enns Rempel) and Jacob P. Braun, both widowed, separately emigrated from the Soviet Union…
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Deconstructing or reconstructing?
Categories: OpinionI heard some strong language this summer about church from various extended family members. I’m sure this is not just in my family! Conversation at family gatherings is not usually…
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Organic architecture
Categories: OpinionThis is the first summer I haven’t gone camping for at least 25 years, maybe my entire life. Since Tammy and I got married 23 years ago, our family holidays…
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