Passion for environment, humans, creativity motivates fashion revolution
“An estimated 92 million tons of textile waste is created annually from the fashion industry,” Fashion Revolution reported in 2020, citing Global Fashion Agenda. “Every second, the equivalent of one garbage truck of textiles is landfilled or burned globally.” In 2022, Bloomberg published that “fashion accounts for up to 10 percent of global carbon-dioxide output—more…
Three churches follow distinct paths as sexuality tensions shift the landscape
March 19 was “PIE Day” at Toronto United Mennonite Church. Just before noon, attendants gradually moved out of the worship hall into the lobby for coffee and tea. Two long tables soon filled with tarts and custards. Some people gawked at a mud pie with gummy worms and crumbled chocolate. Children emerged from Sunday school…
Alberta delegates meet in Pincher Creek
The most overheard phrase at the 2023 Mennonite Church Alberta annual delegate sessions in Pincher Creek was, “It’s so good to be together again!” After three years of video meetings, the joy of the gathered church at Springridge Mennonite in Pincher Creek on March 17-18 was palpable. The smell of coffee, the crowd’s babble punctuated…
Bright and bold storybook Bible released
MennoMedia has released The Peace Table, the most ambitious children’s Bible project in its history. Within the book’s 384 pages, readers will find 140 Bible stories and an abundance of full-colour artwork by 30 different illustrators. Alongside each Bible story, authors Chrissie Muecke, Jasmin Pittman Morrell and Teresa Kim Pecinovsky include prayer prompts, questions and…
Mennonites celebrate their global church
B.C. Mennonites enjoyed a global experience on March 25 while gathering for Renewal 2023, a Mennonite World Conference (MWC) event with the theme of “Jesus Christ, our hope.” The event, held at South Abbotsford Church, was part of Renewal 2028, a decade-long series of local events organized by MWC to commemorate the upcoming 500th anniversary…
Windsor churches support downtown drug clinic
Rielly McLaren has seen first hand the effects of the opioid crisis in his community and his congregation. The pastor of Windsor Mennonite Fellowship, a small urban church near the heart of Windsor, Ont., says, “Families in my congregation have lost loved ones to this crisis. All economic segments of society are affected.” Upwards of…
