Geoff Vanderkooy of PeaceWorks Technology Solutions, Waterloo, spoke to a group of mostly pastors and church administrators at a Mennonite Church Eastern Canada-sponsored seminar... Read More
News & Stories
Devotees use towels to touch the face or hands of the image of Jesus during the Black Nazarene procession. The towels are later used to anoint the sick.
Indigenous spirituality is enhancing Christian tradition in some Philippine churches as they retrace the local context of their faith. "There are several initiatives to bring... Read More
October 21, 2011 | Web First | By Maurice Malanes
Marc Ediger (back to camera), a lieutenant with the Reedley (Calif.) Police Department, describes preventive and restorative approaches to public safety. Others pictured left to right are: Mary Fast, mayor of Reedley; Carol Chodroff, Sheri Plett Wiedenhoefer, director of West Coast MCC; Joe Garza, Reedley Police Dept.
“We need to get you back here for a briefing! People in Congress need to hear what you’re doing.”Read More
October 21, 2011 | Web First | Ed Nyce
Staff at the addiction treatment centre, from left, MCC worker, Eleanor Hildebrand Guderian (whose MCC term has since ended), Susana Peters and Wilma Unger work on a blanket project with women participating in the treatment program. --MCC photo/Gladys Terichow
Tears, laughter and hugs mark Grace’s (not her real name) last group session at a residential treatment centre here for drug and alcohol addictions. Grace said she came to the... Read More
October 21, 2011 | Web First | Gladys Terichow
MCCO will combine two current, overcrowded Kitchener and Waterloo thrift shops into one large and innovative shop in an excellent retail location.
Supporters of Mennonite Central Committee Ontario are invited to a meeting at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church here to hear about plans for a full redevelopment of the current 50... Read More
October 21, 2011 | Web First | News release
James Miller taught biology at the college since 1980.
The Goshen College community is mourning the death of longtime professor James S. Miller, who was killed during a home invasion Oct. 9. Funeral services, held Monday, Oct. 17 at... Read More
October 19, 2011 | Web First | Sheldon C. Good
Kevin Hildebrand is still awestruck by the way God worked in the lives of many people to make a dream come true. “Next time I will try to get out of God’s way,” says the executive... Read More
October 12, 2011 | Young Voices | Evelyn Rempel Petkau
If there is anything that has sparked the same amount of discussion in Winnipeg as the return of the Jets, the city’s NHL team, it is the unveiling of the team’s new militaristic... Read More
October 12, 2011 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
I sit in a small French house in a small village in the countryside of northern France, having stopped to stay with a local family on my prayer pilgrimage through Europe. Having... Read More
October 12, 2011 | Young Voices | Brandi Friesen
On July 4, while on a TourMagination trip though the Swiss Alps, 14-year-old Westhenry was baptized in the Inn River with the tour group standing in as his congregation.
As we look over this past year, nowhere do we see TourMagination’s motto—“building bridges among Mennonites, other Christians and faiths around the world through custom-designed... Read More
October 12, 2011 | Focus On | By Susan Fish
Hans Goertzen of Pacific Flooring and Imports operates the specialty store that caters to the needs of Mennonite immigrants in the Abbotsford area of B. C. (Photo by Amy Dueckman)
Walk into Pacific Flooring and Imports in Abbotsford, and customers will see a seemingly unlikely combination of laminate flooring, spices, international foods and charcoal for... Read More
October 12, 2011 | God at work in Us | Amy Dueckman
Bergen
Peace has always been one of the defining factors of Anabaptist Mennonites, but each autumn peace is intentionally discussed and prayed for on specific Sundays. In 1957, the Board... Read More
October 12, 2011 | God at work in the Church | By Rachel Bergen
Henry Sawatzky, a former conscientious objector, came from the Altona Hospital to attend the dedication service of the Wall of Remembrance in Winkler, Man.
A Wall of Remembrance erected in Winkler’s Bethel Heritage Park honours more than 3,000 young men who served as conscientious objectors ( COs ) in Manitoba during World War II. A... Read More
October 12, 2011 | God at work in the World | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
‘One in six: Hunger’ was one of two works by Hamilton, Ont., artist Karen Thiessen on display at Conrad Grebel University College’s ‘Just Food’ exhi-bition last month. Thiessen’s piece had viewers wondering, ‘What do tires and barcodes have to do with justice and food?’
All the members of a panel convened by Rick Cober Bauman, Mennonite Central Committee ( MCC ) Ontario’s di-rector , on Sept. 21 agreed that food security is a human right. But... Read More
October 12, 2011 | God at work in the World | Story and Photo by Dave Rogalsky
As police helicopters hovered overhead, seminarian Rix Thorsell , wearing a clerical collar, marched on October 5 with other members of Brooklyn's Greenpoint Reformed Church in a... Read More
October 7, 2011 | Web First | By Chris Herlinger
Leymah Gbowee. Only 11 other women have won the peace prize in its 110-year history.
October 7, 2011 | Web First | Mike Zucconi, news bureau director
About 3.5 million Muslims live in Germany, making Islam the second largest religion after Christianity.
As more Muslims become part of European society, German universities have begun courses aimed at helping Islamic clergy (imams) and religious teachers understand German culture,... Read More
October 7, 2011 | Web First | By Ruby Russell
Will Braun
After news leaked that Tyndale University College and Seminary in Toronto was planning an invitation-only fundraising breakfast with George W. Bush, it only took two days for the... Read More
October 5, 2011 | Web First | Will Braun, columnist
George Stephanopoulos
The role of the diverse U.S . faith community in debates about the future of the United States is essentially unsettled right now due to partisan politics, says a prominent... Read More
September 30, 2011 | Web First | By Chris Herlinger
Ron Penner served CBC as president for five of his 14 years with the college.
Ron Penner , president for the last five years of his 14 with Columbia Bible College, has asked the board of directors to initiate a search for his successor, according to Abe... Read More
September 30, 2011 | Web First | News release
Two young Winnipeggers recently challenged nearly a hundred people across Canada to donate to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank in order to support those suffering from famine in the... Read More
September 28, 2011 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
Kelsey Hutton knew who she was voting for weeks before Manitobans headed to the polls for this month’s provincial election: the NDP. For the past three weeks, Hutton has been... Read More
September 28, 2011 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
If you’re a young artist with passion and talent—but no gallery—what do you do with the canvasses, sketches and sculptures you make? If you’re Chris Siemens, you invite friends to... Read More
September 28, 2011 | Young Voices | Emily Loewen
John Wiens reflects on his experiences after 46 years in the field of education. He has just retired as dean of education at the University of Manitoba.
“Learning is not education. It is about seeking the common good.” This philosophy of education has guided John Wiens in his 46 years as an educator. His passion and enthusiasm for... Read More
September 28, 2011 | Focus On | By Evelyn Rempel Petkau
Susan Schultz Huxman, new president of Conrad Grebel University College, is pictured in the entrance to her new office.
As Susan Schultz Huxman settles into her role as president of Conrad Grebel University College, the school of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada at the University of Waterloo, Ont.,... Read More
September 28, 2011 | Focus On | By Dave Rogalsky