Why not a letter?
“Let us consider how we may spur one another toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the day approaching” (Hebrews 10:24-25). What does biblical togetherness look like during a pandemic? For Toronto Chinese Mennonite…
MC Eastern Canada looks to where God is calling the church
How is the church like kimchi? At Mennonite Church Eastern Canada’s spring gathering, held virtually on April 23 and 24, many of the more than 250 in attendance tried making the traditional Korean dish while following Pablo Kim Sun’s demonstration from his kitchen in Toronto. Kim Sun, pastor of Toronto Mennonite New Life Church, described…
Zoar Mennonite closes after 111 years
“It was not a sudden oh-my-goodness-what-are-we-going-to-do conversation,” says Liz Baerwald of her church’s decision to close. As she sees it, the conversation began more than a decade ago. When long-serving pastor Barry Lesser left Zoar Mennonite Church in Waldheim in 2007, the Waldheim congregation hired interim ministers to help them through the transition. Through this…
Artist explores faith through scrap-metal sculpting
Old agricultural equipment left to languish in junkyards or alongside highways gets a second life in Don Engbrecht’s workshop. He has created approximately 200 works over the 20 years he has been sculpting in Boissevain, Man., with scrap metal and welding tools. After seven years, he has finally completed his most recent masterpiece. The project,…
Stand by me
With one in five Canadians experiencing mental illness in any year, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association, it is likely that most people might be called upon to support a loved one with a mental illness. But many people are at a loss as to how. Diana and Erika (all names in this article…
‘A fine line between surviving and falling apart’
Over the past year, everyone—pastors included—found themselves in situations requiring problem solving and emotional fortitude. Pastor Ken Tse, from Edmonton Christian Life Community Church, talks about the stress of seeking ways to minister to an older congregation that was not tech savvy. He worked to make sure that each member received training on Zoom, so…
