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‘MDS was such a big part of her life’
Categories: PeopleAll was quiet on Sept. 6, at 9 a.m., as Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers in Monte Lake put down their tools and paused for a moment of silence. They…
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An ‘egg’-cellent gift this Christmas
Categories: Web FirstFor Joyce Ngumbao, a mother of five living in Kenya, a brood of chickens has made all the difference. Joyce Ngumbao holds a chicken in the coop of her family’s…
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Making goals, building peace
Categories: Web FirstEach summer for the last four years, a community on the outskirts of Soacha, Colombia, has gathered to watch its children play in a soccer tournament for peace, their own…
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MCC Canada named among top 10 international charities
For the third year in a row Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has been named by Charity Intelligence as one of its Top 10 international impact charities, in addition to being…
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MC U.S.A. releases final denominational survey report
Categories: Web FirstMennonite Church U.S.A. has released the completed report from its denominational survey, “The Mennonite Experience: MC USA Membership Study 2021-22.” “The Mennonite Experience: MC USA Membership Study 2021-22.” The 85-page…
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Gary Harder awarded by AMBS
Gary Harder of Waterloo, Ont., was one of three 2022 recipients of the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) alumni ministry and service recognition award. The annual award honours alumni who…
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Why am I Mennonite?
Categories: Past EventsOnline Media Manager Aaron Epp and guests, Justin Sun, Moses Falco and Kim Penner discuss why Mennonite/Anabaptist faith is relevant today and what is meaningful about connecting with a church…
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First Mennonite series explores queer theology
Categories: Web FirstAffirming LGBTQ+ inclusion in the church has been discussed for years in many Christian circles, yet congregations and regional churches tend to not move beyond the initial question to discover…
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Winnipeg Mennonites involved in multifaith climate protest
People of many faiths gathered at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in downtown Winnipeg on Oct. 19 for a mass prayer action for the climate emergency. The group, which…
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UMEI Project Renew update
UMEI Christian High School in Leamington, Ont., has enthusiastically embarked on a school renewal project. Project Renew began in the spring and is well underway. The project addresses the need…
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Amish Mennonites commemorate 200 years in Canada
Categories: NewsOf all the events planned by the Amish bicentennial committee for this fall, the most popular were the hymn sings held at Maple View Mennonite Church near Wellesley, Ont., on…
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Point Grey leaves MBs
Categories: NewsPoint Grey Inter-Mennonite Fellowship asked the British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren (MB) Churches to be released from conference membership, which was granted on Aug. 15. In its letter of…
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Zoom baptisms in a time of pandemic
Categories: NewsIn a time when hope was hard to find, expressions of faith became even more significant. As a ritual necessitating proximity and touch, baptisms were something Mennonite churches across Canada…
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Theatre of the Beat returns to Saskatchewan
Categories: NewsAfter a “too long” hiatus due to the pandemic, Theatre of the Beat is once again on tour. The theatre company, based out of Toronto, delighted audiences in Saskatchewan with…
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An ‘accidental’ visiting scholar
Categories: PeopleLike a gem miner with a headlamp, Natalyia Venger scans microfilms, hunting for treasures rescued from Russian archives now stored at the Mennonite Heritage Archives (MHA) in Winnipeg. She is…
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3 lessons from a bumpy Sunday
Categories: OpinionThe pastor of a big rural church asked me to preach about climate. He had read my article, “Grace, guilt and CO2.” But between the invocation and the worship leader’s…
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Fall 2022 List of Books & Resources
Categories: Books & ResourcesTheology, Spirituality Anabaptist Political Theology after Marpeck. Weaver, J. Denny, Gerald J. Mast and Trevor Bechtel, eds. Cascadia Publishing House, 2022, 262 pages. This collection of essays explores the life…
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Readers write: November 14, 2022 issue
Categories: OpinionWhat should we do? I have watched with great interest the flight of Russian soldiers from Russia and Ukraine following Russian president Vladimir Putin’s conscription of men into the Russian…
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Sam Steiner’s memoir reflects on life
Categories: Books & ResourcesWhile working on his book In Search of Promised Lands: A Religious History of Mennonites in Ontario, Sam Steiner began writing a weekly online blog about his research, and occasionally…
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‘Keeping the Ball Rolling’
Categories: OpinionI recently attended a performance by crys cole, a Berlin-based sound artist at a small art gallery in Winnipeg’s Exchange District. The piece performed that night was entitled “Keeping the…
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