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EMU alumni win award for counselling service
Categories: UncategorizedPaula Weaver had to take a moment to let a substantial blessing sink in. The 1988 social work graduate of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), Harrisonburg, Va., had just heard that…
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Sacred space, holy time
Categories: UncategorizedOn Dec. 13, 2014, Grade 10 church history students had the unique opportunity of experiencing a prayer labyrinth. Patricia Horst Wagler, a pastor and trained labyrinth facilitator, led students and…
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TWU launches Anabaptist-Mennonite centre
Categories: UncategorizedMore than 100 guests gathered for the launch of the Anabaptist-Mennonite Centre for Faith and Learning at Trinity Western University (TWU) late last fall. An initiative of the Mennonite Faith…
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Mennonite pastor severely beaten
Categories: Web FirstNguyen Hong Quang, leader of the unregistered Vietnam Evangelical Mennonite Church (formerly referred to as the Mennonite Church in Vietnam), was severely beaten on his way to worship Sunday evening,…
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‘A tremendous source of blessing’
Categories: Web FirstLast June, Shekhar Singh, president of Union Biblical Seminary (UBS) in Pune, India, contacted Mennonite Church Canada to ask whether Ben and Patti Wiebe of Beamsville, Ont., could again spend…
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Pilgrims of climate justice plan to impact COP 21 in Paris
Categories: Web FirstThousands of people are planning to embark on a pilgrimage of climate justice–either on foot or on bicycle–in many parts of the world. These faithful pilgrims, rooted in their religious…
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Resources about PA 2015 available online
Categories: Web FirstAs excitement continues to grow for the global Assembly, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) has created a variety of free resources for congregations and communities to use as they talk about…
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Date confirmed for MCC Manitoba fundraiser
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Central Committee Manitoba’s 50th anniversary benefit concert will be held on April 18, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., at Knox United Church in Winnipeg. The fundraising event for affordable housing…
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Hope in Boricha
Categories: UncategorizedOur Manitoba correspondent journeyed to Ethiopia last fall as part of a learning tour sponsored by Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). She reports her findings of the CFGB’s work with Mennonite…
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Obituary, Marianne Thiessen
Categories: UncategorizedMarianne (Dyck) Thiessen, a charter member of Pineridge Christian Fellowship, Calgary, died on Nov. 8, 2014. Professionally a nurse, yet she was much more than that: a flower that never…
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What’s so funny?
Categories: UncategorizedOrlando Braun has always been fascinated by filmmaking. He recalls being a child and making detective films with his father’s camcorder, but never thought he could one day make a…
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What’s so funny?
Categories: UncategorizedOrlando Braun has always been fascinated by filmmaking. He recalls being a child and making detective films with his father’s camcorder, but never thought he could one day make a…
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‘An even bigger vision’
Categories: UncategorizedIf you are a young adult considering going to the Global Youth Summit that will immediately precede the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) assembly in July, Kristina Toews thinks you should…
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‘An even bigger vision’
Categories: UncategorizedIf you are a young adult considering going to the Global Youth Summit that will immediately precede the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) assembly in July, Kristina Toews thinks you should…
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From Macau to Manitoba
Categories: UncategorizedWinnipeg graphic designer Matt Veith stepped out of his comfort zone last November and helped develop a business idea at Ramp Up Manitoba, an entrepreneurial festival. It paid off. He…
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From Macau to Manitoba
Categories: UncategorizedWinnipeg graphic designer Matt Veith stepped out of his comfort zone last November and helped develop a business idea at Ramp Up Manitoba, an entrepreneurial festival. It paid off. He…
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Pensions and recklessness
Categories: UncategorizedIn “Do Not Store up Treasures in Pensions” (Jan. 5, 2015 issue) I wrote about Mennonite Church (MC) Canada's “core option” pension plan and the complications of Socially Responsible Investment.…
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A difficult debate
Categories: EditorialSince the 1980s, the Mennonite church has been debating how it should relate to those who are same-sex attracted. It has been a long and difficult debate, and it isn’t…
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For discussion: A biblical and better way
Categories: Feature Articles1. How has our society’s attitude toward same-sex relationships changed in the past 20 or 30 years? Who or what has contributed to this shift? How much has the church…
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A biblical and better way
Categories: Feature ArticlesTheologically conservative Christians are widely perceived as hostile to gays. And it is largely our own fault. Many of us have actually been homophobic. Most of us tolerated gay bashers.…
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