A small effort is ‘making a difference’
Categories: NewsTravelling from Canada to meet with Congolese and Angolan church leaders in Africa, Rudy Dirks is struck not by the cultural, social and economic differences between himself and those he…
Mennonite Heritage Village donates season passes to Steinbach community
Categories: NewsIn response to a fundraising appeal letter from Steinbach Community Christmas in October, Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) determined that it didn’t have any money to give, but decided that it…
Shekinah Retreat Centre installs electric vehicle charging station
Categories: NewsThe Shekinah Retreat Centre, located near Waldheim, Sask., is now home to an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Shekinah, which is one of Mennonite Church Saskatchewan’s camps, had the station…
Art project brings congregation together
Categories: NewsA new art project on the subject of “journey” that members of the Emmanuel Mennonite Church congregation took part in painting is now hanging above the building’s front doors. The…
CMU music students break pandemic ‘fast’
Categories: NewsThe Mennonite Community Orchestra (MCO) broke the pandemic silence with a concert featuring two Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) students on Nov. 14 in Winnipeg. The concert was the ensemble’s first…
A little SALT goes a long way
Categories: NewsIn the summer of 1982, 20-year-old Sophie Tiessen-Eigbike was about to get on a plane bound for Zimbabwe. She didn’t know it yet, but this trip was going to change…
Foodgrains Bank continues to feed hungry with help of local community
Categories: NewsThe coronavirus has intensified a multitude of world issues, including hunger. The United Nations’ State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report revealed a big increase in the…
Warm but not fuzzy in 2050
Categories: NewsClimate change has been on the agenda of our global village for a generation. The science, the discourse and the mood have shifted over time. As has reality. What was…
MCC reverses decision to close Plum Coulee warehouse
Categories: NewsIn January 2021, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada and MCC Manitoba declared that they would close their warehouse in Plum Coulee, Man., about 100 kilometres south of Winnipeg, and move…
Speakers announced for Amplify! youth gathering
Categories: NewsChristine Kampen Robinson and Christy Anderson, both on the staff of Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, have been named as the keynote speakers for Amplify!, the nationwide youth gathering happening…
Aurora House supports trafficking survivors
Categories: NewsRecent news about human trafficking in Canada continues to alarm many social service agencies and providers working with immigrants and refugees. According to the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking,…
Massive B.C. flooding affects Menno community
Categories: NewsAs catastrophic rains pummelled the Lower Mainland of British Columbia in mid-November, causing massive flooding and mudslides that deposited debris over local highways, Mennonites in the community experienced both uncertainty…
Church camp comes to the rescue after disaster
Categories: NewsCamp Squeah lived up to its Salish name as a “place of refuge” during the week of Nov. 15, when mudslides cut off the town of Hope and the camp…
Exhibit tells the story of Brubacher House hosts
Categories: NewsImagine what it would be like to live in a museum. Past and present live-in hosts at the Brubacher House in Waterloo, Ont. are sharing what it is like to…
The art of preaching
Categories: NewsIf art is the imitation of life, then the art of preaching is about the imagination of new life. At least that’s the message Meghan Good preaches. According to her,…
‘It’s only limited by our imaginations’
Categories: NewsThe land where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet the Prairies, including Winnipeg and most of southern Manitoba, is Treaty One territory. Treaties, which exist in many parts of Canada,…
MC B.C. posts land acknowledgment
Categories: NewsIn the spirit of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia, a statement of land acknowledgment has been adopted by Mennonite Church British Columbia. It states: “We respectfully and gratefully…
MC Canada urged to act for climate justice
Categories: NewsAt the beginning of November, thousands of people from across the globe gathered at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, to address the climate crisis. Meanwhile, there was also…
‘If you see someone in need, you lend a hand’
Categories: NewsFor Bradley and Virginia Walker, livestock farmers in Endeavour, Sask., this year’s weather was a disaster. “The rain was so patchy,” says Bradley. “Some places got good rain; we got…
Friendships flourish at Hidden Acres inclusion camp
Categories: NewsLike many other organizations, Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre was forced to rethink its programs and services when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down normal operations last year. It…
