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A plastic chair partnership
Categories: OpinionI was recently tasked with writing a “giving catalogue” that will highlight various activities of Mennonite Church Canada International Witness. For some organizations, this would be easy—one goat costs $15—but…
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Peter J. Dyck
Categories: OpinionPeter J. Dyck was recognized with an honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo on Oct. 18, 1974. Dyck was born in 1914 and immigrated with his family to a…
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Unity and uniformity
Categories: OpinionAs a preteen more than 50 years ago, I remember asking my mom about the difference between Baptists and Mennonites, given that we were members of a Fellowship Baptist church…
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Worship through visual art
Categories: OpinionIf you have flipped through Voices Together, you have likely found that visually it looks like many other worship and song collections, with one noticeable difference: the inclusion of visual…
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Let’s talk about spiritual experiences
Categories: OpinionIn my April column, I invited Canadian Mennonite readers to email me their experiences, thoughts and questions about the Holy Spirit. I’m humbled and grateful to the many people who…
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Four models of multiracial church
Categories: OpinionIn his 2003 book, One Body, One Spirit: Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches, George Yancey shares the results of a major study funded by the Lily Endowment and conducted by…
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A voice for peace
Categories: NewsPastor Reuben Tut and his church, Edmonton South Sudanese Church, celebrated God’s calling of Tut at his ordination on May 13. God’s call has pursued Tut through doubts, civil wars…
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Cheryl Braun ordained in Manitoba
Categories: NewsThe Glenlea Mennonite Church family was thrilled to ordain Cheryl Braun on June 11, in the presence of not only the local congregation but also many of Cheryl’s friends and…
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Carrie Lehn ordained at Ottawa Mennonite
Categories: NewsCarrie Lehn, associate pastor of Ottawa Mennonite Church, was ordained in the Sunday morning service on June 18. For Carrie, it was a sacred and special moment, and a milestone…
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From postman to pastor
Categories: NewsAfter eight years of study, Ian Funk was thrilled to finally receive his Master of Divinity degree in May, albeit in absentia. Funk, pastor of Langley Mennonite Fellowship, completed his…
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Something to tock about
Categories: NewsClockmaking was a skilled trade among certain Mennonites for more than two centuries, and a striking exhibit at Gallery in the Park in Altona, Manitoba, displays the art and heritage…
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Mennonites represented at Manitoba Book Awards
Jonathan Dyck’s debut graphic novel, Shelterbelts, won top prize at the 2023 Manitoba Book Awards. Dyck is an illustrator, designer and cartoonist who attends Hope Mennonite Church in Winnipeg. His…
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Pastor adds music producer to his resumé
Categories: NewsPastor, professor and rock music impresario—David Cramer’s CV is diverse. The Indiana-based 40-year-old divides his work life between Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) in Elkhart, Indiana, where he is an…
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Khortitsa oak art installation
Categories: NewsI sat in the shade of an oak tree on the first day of summer outside Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo and listened to a recording of the sounds…
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Ojibwe tour of Mennonite reserve
Categories: NewsStanding at an intersection of mile roads on the more-or-less open prairie near Neubergthal, Manitoba, David Scott explained how members of the Ojibwe Grass Dance Society once called that area…
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Cape Breton church hosts disaster responders
Categories: News“Everyone is excited—there’s a buzz in the air.” That’s what Dana Feltmate, the minister at Sydney River Protestant United Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia, said about hosting the Mennonite Disaster…
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Train trip to mark 100th anniversary of Mennonites coming to Canada from Soviet Union
Categories: NewsOne hundred years ago, the first of 21,000 Mennonites who left the former Soviet Union boarded a train in Quebec City for new lives across Canada. On July 6, some…
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Tactile land acknowledgment
Categories: NewsLand acknowledgments are usually spoken, but Angela Hildebrand was curious how they could be expressed in other mediums. “Being a very visual person, I resonate a lot with things I…
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The duty of tension
Categories: EditorialI did not plan to write about polarization—I’ve filled my quota on that topic—until Maxime Bernier held a rally near my home. Bernier leads the People’s Party of Canada (PPC)…
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Broken to serve
Categories: Feature ArticlesIn my mid-30s, two decades after the last time my father beat me, and two years after he died, I broke glass twice in one week. Once, for the first…
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