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Hasan’s Rabbits are Surviving the War in Gaza
Each of the four times that Hasan and his family moved to escape the Israeli military’s ongoing invasion of Gaza, he took three rabbits with him in his backpack. Rabbits…
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A Caring God, a Caring Community
“I’m a spoiled immigrant,” says Yeona Jang with a laugh. She is quick to add that she has worked hard throughout her life but says, “Unlike many immigrants, finding a…
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Canadian Youth Attend Global Summit
Laura Rodriguez-Reyes didn’t consider herself a Mennonite until she was 21. Eight years later, this May, Rodriguez-Reyes was the Mennonite Church Canada Young Anabaptist delegate for the Mennonite World Conference…
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MCC HR Update
Categories: NewsAs reported by MCC Abuse Survivors Together (MAST), the consultant hired by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to study the feasibility of a listening space for people who experienced harm while…
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Mennonites in Ecuador Address Violence, Request Prayers
Tell us about the current situation in Ecuador. José Giler: During the recent election, things quieted down a bit, but it’s flaring up again. The death toll is at about…
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Report on MC Canada Joint Council Meeting
Categories: NewsThe Mennonite Church Canada Joint Council met for a quarterly meeting on May 3–4. Joint Council consists of the moderator and one other representative from each of the five regional…
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National church to gather in July
Categories: News“This is the nationwide family coming together for worship and discernment,” says Doug Klassen, executive minister of Mennonite Church Canada, extending his invitation to every church in MC Canada to…
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Intercultural storytelling builds faith
Carrie Snyder is committed to storytelling. Not only is she an award-winning fiction author—her most recent book is Francie’s Got a Gun—but she is also an elementary school librarian, and…
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Spring 2025 Art Exhibits at Mennonite Universities
Two art exhibits at different art galleries look at different forms of vulnerability. The latest exhibit at the Grebel Gallery at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario, features more…
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Bridgefolk Shares its Mennonite-Catholic Rite of Footwashing
One of the major challenges that ecumenical dialogue between estranged Christian churches always faces is the question of eucharistic intercommunion: Can they share the Lord’s Supper, or Table of the…
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Films highlight young, global Anabaptists
Categories: NewsA recently completed, five-part short documentary series tells the stories of young Anabaptists in 18 countries as they grapple with faith and life issues. The “Transmission” video series was conceived…
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Urgent appeal from Anabaptists in Ecuador
Categories: NewsDear brothers and sisters in Christ: Receive warm greetings from the mountains and the coast of Ecuador. We ask for your prayers because we know that God desires shalom and…
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Ontario historians receive award
Linda Huebert Hecht and Fred Lichti are this year’s recipients of the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada’s Awards of Excellence, handed out at the organization’s annual meeting in Waterloo, Ontario,…
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South Sudan crisis concerns Edmonton church
Categories: NewsMembers of Edmonton South Sudanese Mennonite Church are deeply concerned about family and friends in South Sudan and the surrounding countries to which many have fled as hunger and turmoil…
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MC Alberta annual session recap
Categories: NewsForty-six delegates representing all 11 Mennonite Church Alberta congregations gathered in Calgary, along with various other guests, for annual delegate sessions and related events on March 14–16. The events, graciously…
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MC Sask annual gathering recap
Categories: NewsMennonite Church Saskatchewan’s 2025 annual gathering took place at RJC High School in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, on March 7–8. Fifty-six delegates, 30 non-delegates, and 15 guests and volunteers made for a…
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Baptisms at Vietnamese Mennonite
Approximately 65 people gathered at the Vietnamese Mennonite Church in Winnipeg on March 2 for the baptisms of Lai Thi Tu, Mai Quang Minh, Mai Thanh Hai, Bui Thi Thoa,…
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MC Manitoba annual gathering recap
Categories: NewsOne hundred delegates representing 31 of the 40 Mennonite Church Manitoba congregations attended the MCM annual gathering at Grace Mennonite Church in Steinbach on February 28 and March 1. An…
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Pastoral letter following federal election
Dear Pastors, Leaders, and Members of our Church Family, Grace and peace to you in the name of our risen Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. In these days following the…
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A Menno friend of Francis
Canadian Mennonite spoke with Betty Puricelli of Toronto Mennonite New Life Church about her late husband Adolfo’s connections with Pope Francis. Like Adolfo Puricelli, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became pope…
