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‘There are no throwaway human beings’
Categories: NewsConstance Woloschuk “In some book I read, in the beginning of the book, it said, ‘There are no throwaway human beings.’ That really stood out for me. To me, that…
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‘Finding God in uncertain times’
Categories: NewsEdmonton First Mennonite Church has a long-standing tradition of holding its fall retreat every Labour Day long weekend at Camp Valaqua. For the first time in two years, members were…
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Vineland church goes ‘cruising on Menno Street’
Categories: News“Cruising on Menno Street” was the theme of an outdoor event staged by Vineland United Mennonite Church on Aug. 12. Many restored and polished vintage cars were on display in…
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It’s a ‘God thing’
Categories: PeopleIt is amazing what can happen when a few friends get together. Roger and Laura Tiessen, members of Faith Mennonite Church in Leamington, were touched by events in Ukraine that…
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Growing old with grace and gratitude
Categories: PeopleIngrid Schultz, who recently retired as one of three chaplains at Menno Place in Abbotsford, will never forget the succinct advice one of her instructors told her during chaplaincy training: “Shut…
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Final motorcycle ride in B.C.
Five bikes with seven riders embarked on this year’s annual Mennonite Church B.C. motorcycle ride over a weekend in late August. Meeting in Chilliwack on the morning of Aug. 20,…
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MCC supplies arrive for displaced Ukrainians
Categories: Web FirstBefore the fighting escalated in Ukraine this year, Nadiya O.* and her husband lived near the city of Uman, Ukraine. Together, they grew a vegetable garden and kept bees, selling…
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Shortened meetings study unity, affirm new members
Categories: Web FirstAs the Muslim call to prayer wafted on the air through open doors, the General Council worshipped, prayed and considered the global fellowship of churches in Mennonite World Conference (MWC).…
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Watch: “Mennonites Put the Oba in Manitoba”
Categories: Web FirstWhile there are Mennonites aulawäajen (everywhere) in Manitoba, Jeremy Giesbrecht and Darren Kehler of the Quonset Brothers have found that such is true internationally now that thousands of people have…
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Senses open new doors
Categories: EditorialFirst, a disclaimer: I love books. With a father in the bookstore and publishing business, I grew up in a household that always had books available. I’ve volunteered and been…
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Evangelism that heals
Categories: OpinionOn July 30, my brother was getting married in Williston, N.D., and I was the officiant. It was a lovely celebration, with little kids taking over the dance floor at…
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Lament for Sunday school
Categories: OpinionSara Garnet and I were cleaning out the Sunday school classrooms of Faith Mennonite Church in Leamington, Ont., with heavy hearts one Wednesday afternoon. We had put it off for…
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‘We have no safe area under the sky’
Categories: NewsFor much of my life I associated Ethiopia with famine. I’m just old enough to recall the searing scenes from Ethiopia in the mid-1980s: windswept, dull-beige landscapes; skeletal cattle; distended…
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Believers Church Bible Commentary series nears completion
Categories: NewsAfter almost 40 years of writing and editing, the Believers Church Bible Commentary (BCBC) series is nearing completion. The collection of commentaries covers every book of the Bible, written by…
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Zooming with God through the Psalms
Categories: NewsSeveral British Columbia pastors cooperated this summer by preaching sermons on the Psalms and sharing them with each other’s congregations on Zoom. At a Mennonite Church B.C. pastors gathering last…
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Urban farm not just about growing veggies
Categories: NewsLifetime experiences and vegetables are being harvested at Winnipeg’s urban farm, Metanoia Farmers Workers Cooperative Ltd., located on the campus of Canadian Mennonite University (CMU). What started as the CMU…
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Celebrating a half-century of MCC Thrift
Categories: NewsThe first Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) thrift store opened in March 1972 in Altona, Man. In 2022, the thrift stores are celebrating the 50th anniversary of this first store in…
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Bridgefolk asks how to repair harm to Indigenous Peoples
Categories: NewsParticipants in the Bridgefolk movement for dialogue and greater unity between Mennonites and Roman Catholics have long made the phrase, “Proceed through friendship,” their byword. Celebrating their 20th annual…
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Jubilee Mennonite votes to become an affirming congregation
Categories: NewsAfter more than a year of discussion, study and prayer, Winnipeg’s Jubilee Mennonite Church—which is part of both Mennonite Church Manitoba and the Manitoba Mennonite Brethren Churches—has decided to welcome…
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MCC calls on PM to remove barriers to humanitarian assistance
Categories: NewsMennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada has joined other leading Canadian aid organizations to launch Aid for Afghanistan, a national campaign calling on the Government of Canada to immediately act to…
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