Watch: Mennonite World Conference’s year in review
A new video highlights what happened in the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) in 2019. Released in advance of Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday, which takes place this weekend (Jan. 19, 2020), the five-minute video explores MWC’s pursuit of “justice across barriers,” as well as the work of its four commissions. The video introduces the theme for…
Engaging Anabaptist theology in community—at a distance
Randall Koehler wants to explore how Anabaptist theology might shape the mission of the church in a rural context. Koehler, who lives with his family in Benson, Ill.—a rural community whose population was 423 in the 2010 census—is able to pursue this interest from home as a student in the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS)…
Rockway to feature ‘Voices Together’ committee member at special event
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate in Kitchener, Ont. marks 75 years of mission in 2020. Sarah Johnson, a 2003 alumna, will be the guest speaker at a special Founders’ Day chapel at the school on Feb. 9, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. She will explore the question, “What does it mean to be a Mennonite school…
MWC committee begins planning 2021 assembly
A six-person program committee met last November to develop the activities and schedule of the 2021 Mennonite World Conference (MWC) global assembly in Indonesia next July. The six come from five different continents and span the decades from their 20s to their 60s. “It has been an incredible experience to see how, despite all of…
The servant heart
Over the past few years Menno Simons Christian School in Calgary, Alta. has taken the students on a spiritual journey to explore an upside down kingdom, a world that is the complete opposite of the one that our society promotes today; PEACEKEEPING, our school’s foundational acronym with each letter describing an attribute of a peacekeeper;…
Watch: The journey of a comforter
Volunteers across Canada are preparing to participate in Mennonite Central Committee’s Great Winter Warm-up. MCC is hoping that these volunteers will produce 6,500 comforters during the event, which takes place on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. What difference do these comforters make? In a video that MCC released last July, the organization says that the comforters…
Join ‘The Great Winter Warm-up’
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) will kick off its 100-year anniversary celebration in 2020 by bringing together volunteers in Canada, the United States and Europe to make 6,500 comforters in one day. The Jan. 18, 2020 event—The Great Winter Warm-up—will jump-start MCC’s supply of comforters that are sent to people in crisis all around the world…
Watch: An Abbotsford church’s shower ministry
When Henry Penner saw a need in his community, he decided to meet that need. The Abbotsford, B.C. resident, along with King Road Mennonite Brethren Church, operates a mobile shower trailer for people who are experiencing homelessness. Refresh Mobile Showers has provided more than 550 showers since the unique operation started almost eight months ago. The…
Watch: How to make peppernuts
If you’re interested in making peppernuts this holiday season and the recipe on our website won’t cut it, you’re in luck: Kristin “Baker Bettie” Hoffman has just the thing for you. Earlier this month, the Chicago-based baking instructor uploaded a video to YouTube in which she demonstrates how to make the tiny round treats. You…
Worship apprentices provide a resource for the church
Every Tuesday, a diverse team of University of Waterloo students gathers for prayer, small group discussion, song teaching and worship-service planning. These students are part of the Worship Apprentice Program offered by Conrad Grebel University College’s Music Department as a skill-building opportunity within the Church Music and Worship Program. This program includes a practical course,…
