Altona church connects community members with free monthly meal
Categories: NewsMembers of a southern Manitoba church are offering the residents of their town a free monthly meal, served with a side of fellowship and fun. Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church launched…
Crafting, chaos and community
Categories: NewsOn September 29, 18 participants gathered in Saskatoon to kick off the Mennonite Church Saskatchewan youth programming year. The youth got to know one another in a variety of ways…
Volunteers customize bears and blankets for care home residents
Categories: NewsJan Steven, a commissioned chaplain with Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, has found a new way to show care for seniors in long term care facilities. The new venture starts with…
Bill to limit MAID criteria fails
Categories: NewsParliament narrowly defeated a bill that would have prevented the expansion of eligibility for medical assistance in dying (MAID). On October 18, 167 MPs voted against Bill C-314 while 150…
Palestinian voices
Categories: NewsYousef Alkhouri Yousef Alkhouri is a Palestinian Christian from Gaza. He is a lecturer at Bethlehem Bible College, though is currently studying in Europe. He visited Canada last year, along…
Crafting, chaos and community
Categories: NewsOn September 29, 18 participants gathered in Saskatoon to kickoff the Mennonite Church Saskatchewan youth programming year. The youth got to know one another in a variety of ways as the…
Mennonites in Ecuador reach out as their country struggles
Categories: NewsIn August, Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador (ICAME) published a statement calling for prayers amid escalating violence in the country. Alexandra Meneses, who coordinates the Women’s Group and the…
Rod Suderman, Emmanuel pastor, dies at 63
Categories: NewsRod Suderman, lead pastor of Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Abbotsford, B.C., died on Sept. 2 following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. He had also served as a pastor in…
Making peace with policing
Categories: NewsMennonite teachings tend to promote complete nonviolence, stating or implying that all else is wrong. Officially, we live by nonviolence alone, but in reality, we live about the same as…
White Christian nationalism
Categories: NewsDuring three decades of travel to the U.S. for work, I’ve enjoyed many conversations about faith and politics. These discussions have become more polarized in recent years, with my conversation…
Green growth repeats a bad story
Categories: NewsGreen growth, or green capitalism, is hailed as a novel, inventive solution to the climate crisis. But green growth assumes business as usual—a continuation of our current system based on…
Children find belonging, friendship in Winnipeg choir
Categories: NewsIt’s a Wednesday evening and the two dozen children gathered in a room at the back of Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church in Winnipeg are singing about candy-coated chocolate. “Mommy made…
Statement by Jack Sara, president of Bethlehem Bible College
Categories: NewsDear praying friends of Bethlehem Bible College from around the world, In the midst of these challenging times, I want to reach out to you with a heartfelt request. Our…
Grassy Narrows
Categories: NewsThrough the weight of ongoing struggles over logging, mercury poisoning and, most recently, mining, the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario continue to defend their interests and…
A question of inclusion
Categories: NewsWith great hesitation, I pulled my car into the church parking lot. The winter morning was clear and brisk. After a short stop at a local coffee shop, Aaron and…
Abbotsford forum explores disagreement in the church
Categories: NewsHow to disagree well with fellow Christians was the topic of a forum held at Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, B.C., last month. The Sept. 21 event, titled “Polarization…
MDS to start work in Lytton, B.C.
Categories: NewsWhile Lytton, B.C., struggles to recover from a devastating fire that destroyed most of the small, remote village in June 2021, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) stands ready to help. Lytton…
God’s story, our story: Part I
Categories: NewsEditor’s note: In this six-part series for Canadian Mennonite, Kara Carter, lead pastor at Wellesley Mennonite Church in southern Ontario, will explore some of the things she learned while earning…
Valaqua cabin dubbed ‘the bat cave’ after furry visitors move in
Categories: NewsThings got a little batty at Mennonite Church Alberta’s Camp Valaqua this summer. During spring cleaning at the camp, located an hour northwest of Calgary, staff discovered a maternal colony…
Anti-poverty advocate calls for guaranteed liveable income
Categories: NewsMark Olfert has always been passionate about helping people. He wishes the systems in Canada would do more to support people, too. Olfert, 60, is an anti-poverty activist and a…
