A hundred years of helping others
For many Saskatchewan Mennonites, the name Mennonite Trust is synonymous with wills and estate planning, but executive director Cory Regier is quick to point out that the company has not forgotten why it was founded a century ago. In 1917, representatives from three conferences—the Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches, the Saskatchewan Conference of Mennonite Brethren…
Pastoral, vocational transitions in Alberta
Donna Dinsmore began a one-year term as interim pastor of First Mennonite Church, Edmonton, on Oct. 1, 2017. Dinsmore is an ordained United Church minister who has served in various congregations. Most recently she was in Bella Coola, B.C., ministering to Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Dinsmore has a master’s degree in Christian studies from Regent…
It’s all about trust
“What are the dreams that have been placed in us? What has God whispered in our ears? How has God invaded our thoughts?” asked Willard Metzger, Mennonite Canada’s executive minister (formerly executive director). Thus began his final address on Oct. 15 to those who gathered for Special Assembly 2017. Those questions arose from the assembly’s…
Staff transitions at MC Canada in the wake of Special Assembly 2017
Decisions made at Special Assembly 2017 have resulted in staff reductions at Mennonite Church Canada and program realignment to regional churches serving congregations. (See “Overwhelming vote in favour of new MC Canada structure.”) Staff positions that will continue in the new structure are: executive minister; director of Indigenous Relations; bookkeeper/accounts payable administrator; coordinator of payroll, pensions…
Overwhelming vote in favour of new MC Canada structure
Delegates voted 94 percent in favour of taking Mennonite Church Canada’s existing structures off of life support equipment designed for a society and church culture from a prior century. In setting up the delegate conversation on Oct. 13, Peter Rempel, moderator of MC Manitoba, noted that the new structure “provides a platform, not a straightjacket,…
