In a time when some development agencies report a chilling relationship with the Canadian International Development Agency, and others have seen their funding reduced, three... Read More
News & Stories
I bought 1kg of sugar for $7. It is Camino golden cane sugar. As it says on the back of the packaging, it is grown at “the first farmer co-operative in Paraguay to produce and... Read More
October 24, 2012 | Young Voices | Elise Epp
With the celebration of the missionary efforts that led to the creation of the Mennonite Community in Congo a century ago (Sept. 3, page 4), now is perhaps a good time to review... Read More
October 24, 2012 | Focus On | Reviewed by Ross W. Muir
The fifth and final volume in the Global Mennonite History Series, the history of North American Mennonites, was released in late September. Seeking Places of Peace by Royden... Read More
October 24, 2012 | Focus On | By Phyllis Pellman Good
Theology, spirituality The Jesus Factor in Justice and Peacemaking . C. Norman Kraus. Cascadia Publishing House, 2011, 125 pages.Read More
October 24, 2012 | Focus On |
Katie Goetz
Katie Goetz, a church sister, asked if we could talk. Something was bothering her.Read More
October 24, 2012 | God at work in Us | By Carl DeGurse
Students from Bethany College, Hepburn, Sask., learn about First Nations culture by helping to put up a tipi at the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation, Duck Lake, Sask.
Students from Bethany College, Hepburn, Sask., spent Sept. 19-27 learning outside the classroom. While first-year students learned about poverty and homelessness by working in... Read More
October 24, 2012 | God at work in the World | Jerry Letkeman
Andrew and Karen Suderman, Mennonite Church Canada workers in South Africa, are hosting a Learning Tour Feb. 6-19. They have been in Pietermaritzburg since 2009 and their daughter, Samantha, was born there.
Spectacular water falls. A sweeping, ruggedly beautiful coastline. Exotic wildlife, sophisticated cities and an endless variety of cultures. These are some of the treasures... Read More
October 24, 2012 | God at work in the World | By Deborah Froese
Ka Moua (left), Kia Xiong and Seng Yang wore traditional Hmong attire to dress up for the Saturday afternoon High Tea at the women’s retreat at Camp Squeah.
The planning committee for the Mennonite Church B.C. women’s retreat learned the hard way that God is in the details as they struggled to put together a weekend of renewal and... Read More
October 24, 2012 | God at work in the Church | Story and photo by Waltrude Gortzen
Path #3: Scripture already interprets scripture By Robert J. Suderman For the Being a Faithful Church Task Force “Scripture already interprets Scripture. It is very important to... Read More
October 24, 2012 | God at work in the Church |
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the new president of Somalia, is standing in center-front among classmates at the 2001 Summer Peacebuilding Institute. This class, titled "Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach," was one of three that the president took.
The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud , deepened his understanding of building peace in traumatized societies in three classes taken at the 2001 Summer Peacebuilding... Read More
October 16, 2012 | Web First | Bonnie Lofton
Doreen Ruto of Kenya, pictured working in Somalia, is playing a key role in a USAID-funded project using materials developed at EMU for Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR). The goal is to introduce trauma-healing principles to about 115,000 Somalis and thus decrease the likelihood of cycles of violence.
A graduate of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) , as well as the center’s Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR)... Read More
October 16, 2012 | Web First | Andrew Jenner
Coming to a theatre new you.
Recently released to wide critical acclaim across the U.S. and Canada, Hellbound ? is the brainchild of filmmaker Kevin Miller, a graduate of Columbia Bible College and resident... Read More
October 16, 2012 | Artbeat | Vic Thiessen, Film Critic
Young adults have a lot to say about the future of the church—and the wider church is listening. Mennonite Church Canada and the five area churches invited eight young adults from... Read More
October 10, 2012 | Young Voices | Deborah Froese
Growing up playing sports, Brad Thiessen occasionally heard the stereotype that Christians are too meek to care about competing at a high level and winning games. “I think [some]... Read More
October 10, 2012 | Young Voices | Aaron Epp
For 11 years Rachel Potter de Reyes, a missionary from Scotland, has worked in Guatemala with Mike Black Ministries. Initiated in January 1990 by Pastor Mike Black and his wife,... Read More
October 10, 2012 | Young Voices | Shina Park
Dave and Mary Lou Driedger walking the Great Wall in China
We returned to Canada July 18, 2011, after spending six years teaching at the International Christian School in Hong Kong. My husband Dave and I moved into a condo in downtown... Read More
October 10, 2012 | Focus On | Mary Lou Driedger
One businessman had a hard time getting his head around the idea of the Mennonite Girls Can Cook authors giving all their royalties to charity. Charlotte Penner and her husband,... Read More
October 10, 2012 | Artbeat | By Melodie Davis
Elsie Cressman, (foreground) the subject of a documentary, Return to Africa: The Story of Elsie Cressman, is pictured with filmmakers Paul Francescutti, and Paula and Paul Campsall, at a screening in Waterloo in 2010.
Funeral services were held Sept. 23, for Elsie Cressman, a former Eastern Mennonite Missions worker in East Africa, who died Sept. 11. Cressman was known for her work among... Read More
October 10, 2012 | God at work in Us | By Linda Moffett
Resident Jen Born relaxes in the Atangard lounge. The former Fraser Valley Inn was converted into community housing for young adults.
By turning a former flophouse into a cozy community living space, young adults in Abbotsford have found a way to recycle and build community at the same time.Read More
October 10, 2012 | God at work in the World | Story and photo by Amy Dueckman
Too often, Christians use scripture in unhelpful ways to advance a particular point of view. As Mennonite Church Canada we want to honour Scripture and use it with integrity... Read More
October 10, 2012 | God at work in the Church | By Rudy Baergen
I wanted to clarify some inaccurate information published in Ron Csillag’s article “Canada cuts all non-Christian prison chaplains” regarding the Government of Canada’s policy on... Read More
October 10, 2012 | Web First | Vic Toews, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety
The Canadian government is canceling the contracts of all non-Christian chaplains at federal prisons. By next spring, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and other non-Christian inmates will be... Read More
October 9, 2012 | Web First | by Ron Csillag
I’ve been told that I have a problem. Well, not me in particular, but all of us as Christians. Many people still blame Christianity, or a Christian worldview, for our current... Read More
September 26, 2012 | Young Voices | John Bergen
The Canadian government has called on its diplomats in Iran to leave the embassy, abruptly and unilaterally cutting off all diplomatic ties there. The evacuation of the five... Read More
September 26, 2012 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen