A focus on rest and renewal
Categories: NewsPastors and other leaders from across the five regional churches joined together at First Mennonite Church in Edmonton for Spiritual Leaders Day, part of the Mennonite Church Canada’s Gathering 2022.…
‘Do you hear what I hear?’
Categories: NewsWho has ever been a young adult? Who has ever interacted with a young adult at church? Who has witnessed a young adult leaving church? Who has witnessed a young…
In This Together aims to widen the circle of inclusion
Categories: News“In This Together [ITT] is one way to feel those prophetic nudgings of the Spirit,” said Alissa Bender, pastor of Hamilton (Ont.) Mennonite Church, and a member of the ITT…
Bethel Mennonite leaves MC B.C.
Categories: NewsBethel Mennonite Church of Langley, one of the oldest congregations in Mennonite Church British Columbia, held its last service on June 26. However, its doors are not closed; the church…
Myanmar church growing, though half its members displaced
Categories: NewsRoughly half the members of the Bible Missionary Church (BMC), a Mennonite denomination in Myanmar, are now displaced. An estimated 415 families, or 2,000 people, have fled to the jungle…
Mennonite Brethren leaders remove section of book
Categories: NewsControversy over a new book commissioned by the Mennonite Brethren (MB) Historical Commission has resulted in attention drawn to the very thing church leaders were probably hoping to keep…
Looking back, looking forward
Categories: NewsDanforth Mennonite Church is a small, urban congregation on the Danforth in Toronto. In late June, we met in person and virtually to celebrate 115 years as a congregation. It…
Connections, cleanup and construction in Japan
Categories: NewsGerald and Rie Neufeld, who left Canada for Japan last year, are taking an active part in the life of Japanese churches while still relating to their Surrey, B.C., congregation,…
MCC Alberta encourages refugee sponsorship
Categories: News“I have learned that there is an overwhelming amount of need and suffering in this world. It is not up to us to solve every problem out there, but we…
Camp Squeah featured on CBC National news
Categories: NewsRob Tiessen, executive director of Camp Squeah in Hope, B.C., was interviewed on CBC television’s The National broadcast on June 20 in a story about summer-camp staffing shortages across the…
Lao translation of Anabaptist Essentials completed
Categories: NewsMennonite Church Eastern Canada hosted a book launch for the Lao translation of Palmer Becker’s book Anabaptist Essentials on June 18. In partnership with the Lao Mennonite Fellowship of Canada…
Interpretive path tells story of reconciliation efforts in rural Saskatchewan
Categories: NewsAn area of disputed land in Saskatchewan has become a seedbed of reconciliation with the launch of an interpretive path to make the story of that journey come alive for…
What’s new at Westview Centre4Women?
Categories: NewsJane LaVacca, the executive director of Westview Centre4Women in St. Catharines, credits her listening ear for the latest project being built at the centre. In listening to the women who…
MC Canada announces young leaders experience at Gathering 2022
Categories: NewsTen young adults from across the nationwide church will take part in the Young Leaders Experience (YLE) at “We declare: What we have seen and heard,” Mennonite Church Canada’s gathering…
Building community with migrant workers
Categories: NewsIn early 2021, when the migrant workers were coming to Niagara-on-the-Lake in southwestern Ontario to start working on local farms, COVID-19 had closed or limited the operating hours of thrift stores…
‘Heeding Christ’s call to break down barriers’
Categories: NewsIn June, Altona Mennonite Church completed the construction of a new ramp, to help make its worship space more accessible. But, whereas many churches might have built the ramp and…
‘I can be a mom again’
Categories: NewsDustan Eager was home alone when the knock on the door came at 2 a.m. It was Aug. 4, 2021, and someone from emergency services was there, telling him to…
MC Canada leadership approves updated operating agreement
Categories: NewsMennonite Church Canada’s Joint Council approved updates to the MC Canada operating agreement at its latest meeting on June 8. “The latest revision of the operating agreement builds on…
Anxiety and hope co-exist
Categories: NewsIt is true that the impacts of climate change on the planet’s future are unfairly shouldered by youth and children. Mennonite Church Saskatchewan made space for youth to explore that…
CMU celebrates the Class of 2022
Categories: NewsAfter two years of outdoor ceremonies and air hugs, the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) community gathered at Bethel Mennonite Church on April 30 to observe this year’s graduation in a…
