MC Eastern Canada changes pastoral misconduct procedures
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada staff “will now consider any ministerial sexual misconduct complaints, including anonymous and second-hand concerns, to be sufficient to open an investigation.” The decision was made after the regional church announced in June the termination of Wilmer Martin’s ministerial credential on the grounds of ministerial misconduct and ministerial sexual misconduct during his…
Searching for home
Home is where one is from, where one lives, where one belongs. But for those displaced from their homes, the concept of home may be more of an illusive dream than reality. “Displaced: Upheaval, hospitality and justice in the search for home” was the theme of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Saskatchewan’s second annual peace conference,…
Choir perseveres through pandemic
Hedie Epp has been singing with First Mennonite Church choirs on and off for 40 years. When COVID-19 hit and the Winnipeg church had to halt all its choral activities, it was difficult. “For 10 months of the year, twice a week, we got together with the same people. . . and all of a…
‘We are going to need more of each other’
Leah Reesor-Keller anticipated that her work as the new executive minister of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada would involve “a lot of talking to people at potlucks.” She was especially looking forward to going to Montreal to eat Haitian food. While the future of potlucks is unclear, Reesor-Keller is certain that “our need for a strong…
‘Do you know any Mennonites?’
In 2005, a Congolese Mennonite couple with a 15-month-old baby made a desperate plan to flee through Europe and fly to Calgary to safety. Even though the second Congo war had officially ended in 2003, a thousand people were still dying daily of disease, starvation and violence. Everyone was suffering and afraid. When Ben and…
