Squeah paddle-a-thon switches to fall
Categories: NewsFor the first time in more than two decades, participants in the annual Camp Squeah paddle-a-thon will be navigating the Fraser River in the fall instead of the spring. “Whereas, traditionally…
Get ready to be shaken
Categories: NewsReady to be rattled by the Radical? Youth from Mennonite Church Canada congregations in grades 6 to 12 (including new graduates) are invited to take part in “Shake: Rattled by…
‘Audacious preacher’ tackles racism at School for Ministers
Categories: NewsThrough worship, workshops and keynote addresses, Anthony Bailey challenged participants at Mennonite Church Eastern Canada’s annual School for Ministers to be audacious: bold, daring, provocative and courageous. Bailey, lead minister…
New structure brings challenges and opportunities
Categories: NewsThe people of Mennonite Church Manitoba discussed and dreamed what the new structure of MC Canada means for their regional church, at this year’s annual delegate gathering. Nearly 150 delegates…
B.C. delegates engage together in ‘God’s mission’
Categories: NewsDelegates at the Mennonite Church B.C. annual meetings at Peace Mennonite Church in Richmond, Feb. 23, found themselves walking alongside each other, encouraging each other and sometimes disagreeing with each…
Teaching horse sense
Categories: NewsNo one likes to be told, “Hey! You need to change your attitude!” But that bitter pill is much easier to swallow when it’s administered by a horse. Cheralyne Gibson…
The future is now
Categories: NewsI posed one question to the 186 Mennonite Church Canada congregations for which my search engine found email addresses. My question: “What changes has your congregation experienced as a result of…
Places to visit while at Gathering 2019
Categories: NewsHeaded to Abbotsford, B.C. for Mennonite Church Canada’s Gathering 2019, happening June 28 to July 1? Here are some things to do and see while you’re in the city. Metzger Collection,…
Prepare for something new and yet familiar
Categories: NewsOver the past three months, in my role as communications officer for Mennonite Church Canada, I have been busy preparing for Gathering 2019, the first event of the “new” nationwide…
Church of the Way to leave MC B.C.
Categories: NewsChurch of the Way in Granisle, B.C., a member of Mennonite Church B.C. since 1979, has voted to leave the regional church and join another denomination. In a statement to…
Going solar
Categories: NewsWildwood Mennonite Church recently became the first Mennonite Church Saskatchewan congregation to go solar. But, as with all major spending decisions, this one wasn’t made overnight. Two-and-a-half years ago, Wildwood…
RJC and MCC Saskatchewan celebrate collaborative relationship
Categories: NewsMennonite Central Committee (MCC) Saskatchewan and Rosthern Junior College (RCJ) joined forces to host a unique fundraising concert. Held on Feb. 10, 2019, at Grace Westminster United Church in Saskatoon,…
‘Ramping up the rituals’
Categories: NewsDo Mennonite churches have commitment issues? Why are fewer people choosing rituals of commitment like baptism and marriage? In an attempt to answer these questions, Irma Fast Dueck spent three…
Youth panel explains what keeps them in church
Categories: NewsChristian youth and young adults are seeking church spaces that are authentic, safe and open, but also supportive of their role in leadership. At least, that’s what five people who…
Bethany Mennonite helps Wells of Hope in Guatemala
Categories: NewsBefore there was a mission trip to Guatemala last month, there was a fundraising lunch of hot chili the month before. More than a hundred friends and family of the…
‘This is what God calls us to do’
Categories: NewsA group of churches in Markham is ready to break ground on its latest affordable housing project. Markham Inter-Church Committee for Affordable Housing (MICAH) is a group of 13 founding-member churches…
Militia lays down arms in Congo
Categories: NewsAs truckloads of militia drove into Tshikapa to lay down their arms, Joseph Nkongolo went to meet them. Nkongolo—Coordinator of the Service and Development Department of the Mennonite Church of…
‘How can I help?’
Categories: NewsDriving to the cottage while listening to a recording of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Justin Martin had an idea. Could Breslau Mennonite Church stage it? More than a…
‘We really need each other a lot’
Categories: NewsWerner and Joanne DeJong returned to Edmonton’s Holyrood Mennonite Church excited about the Anabaptist church in Africa and at home. They see possibilities for ongoing partnerships that benefit both the…
Geez magazine moves offices from Winnipeg to Detroit
Categories: NewsAfter more than a decade of operating out of Winnipeg, Geez magazine is moving its offices to Detroit, Mich. The quarterly publication bills itself as “contemplative cultural resistance, explores religion,…
