Canadian religion by the numbers
Categories: NewsEvery 10 years Stats Canada collects religious data. Recently, World Vision and WayBase—another Christian organization—partnered to distill the numbers related to changes in religion from 2011 to 2021. Here is…
Why does the Incarnation matter?
Categories: NewsIn the Christian tradition, the story of Christmas is grounded in the truth that God took on human form and came to live among us. Isaiah 7:14 says: “Therefore, the…
A cry of alarm and call for prayer
Categories: News“We raise a cry of alarm to the different faithful members of the Mennonite church around the world,” writes Reverend Alphonse Kisubi Kassa, a leader of Communauté des Églises des…
Call-in style discussion series spotlights nonviolence in a time of war
Categories: NewsWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Karen Ridd was struck by how many people around her immediately called for military troops to be sent. “In those moments it becomes really…
AMBS launches doctor of ministry program
Categories: NewsAnabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) is now accepting applications for a new doctor of ministry degree—the first of its kind. Not only is the seminary’s doctor of ministry in leadership…
Mennonites prod government on Palestinian concerns
Categories: NewsChristian Palestinians have asked the global church to stand with them, and Mennonites in Canada have now asked their government to do the same. In September, Mennonite Church Canada’s Palestine-Israel…
Mennonites address domestic violence
Categories: NewsResearch shows that rates of domestic abuse are just as prevalent in religious communities, and even higher in more conservative forms of religion, says Val Peters Hiebert, assistant coordinator of Mennonite…
Volunteers respond to Hurricane Fiona
Categories: NewsAs hurricanes go, Fiona wasn’t as bad as some when it hit Atlantic Canada—just lots of trees blown down into yards, and shingles and siding blown off houses. Unless it…
People at Play
Categories: NewsThe commonality of playing games throughout history, and how and why civilizations have played those games, are the foci of the current featured exhibit, “Let’s Play!” at Columbia Bible College’s…
Drawing the circle bigger
Categories: News“Our theme for the dialogue today is ‘Drawing the circle Bigger,’ ” said Scott Sharman, emcee for the annual Christian-Muslim Interfaith Dialogue, held on Oct. 29 in Edmonton. “We are asking…
Eyes to see
Categories: NewsIn the current cultural climate, many churches, Mennonite ones included, are wrestling with the question of how to help members talk about faith and God’s work in their own lives.…
MCC gala dinner features Malcolm Gladwell
Categories: NewsMalcolm Gladwell, a widely acclaimed writer and podcaster, drew a crowd of 650 people to a fundraising dinner hosted by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario on Oct. 27 at Bingeman’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Flourishing with creation
Categories: NewsEarlier this fall, members of the Mennonite Fellowship of Montreal had the chance to escape the bustle of the city and submerge ourselves in nature. For the first time in…
CM event explores concrete steps for reconciliation
Categories: NewsThis September, Canada marked its second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Throughout the month, people talked around dinner tables, in the media and at workplace meetings, about Indigenous-Settler…
Kelowna church celebrates 75 years of faithfulness
Categories: NewsMembers and friends gathered to mark the 75th anniversary of First Mennonite Church, Kelowna, in a celebration service on Sept. 11. The service was a time of reflection on the…
What you see is what you get
Categories: News“When L’Arche comes, the lack of pretense, the joy, the enthusiasm, the simple faith and the light in Jesus, it was and is so refreshing,” says Ryan Dueck, pastor of…
