News & Stories
“Reconciliation is not an aboriginal problem. It is a Canadian problem. It involves all of us.” Justice Murray Sinclair spoke those words on June 2 at the closing ceremonies of... Read More
June 17, 2015 | God at work in the World |
He’s the newest member of Mount Royal Mennonite Church and he loves his church. Ryan Grills started attending Mount Royal just over two years ago, when he was released from the... Read More
June 17, 2015 | God at work in the Church | Donna Schulz
Voices joined together in celebration for the opening hymn, “Now Thank We All Our God,” in a service of worship at Nutana Park Mennonite Church commemorating 50 years as a... Read More
June 17, 2015 | God at work in the Church |
Low oil prices in 2015 have not dampened the generosity of Alberta Mennonites. On June 5-6, 2015, the annual Mennonite Central Committee relief sale was held in Didsbury, and as... Read More
June 17, 2015 | God at work in Us | Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
Henry Poettcker, who served as president of Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC), one of Canadian Mennonite University’s (CMU) predecessor institutions, died on Sunday, May 24... Read More
June 17, 2015 | God at work in Us |
With the Canadian Federal Government’s pledge to match funds for Nepal relief coming to an end, a flurry of events in Waterloo and Toronto raised an additional $28,000 on May 24... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Artbeat |
When people complete high school, they are often overwhelmed and stressed because there are so many career options. When Afonso Arrais graduated, his stress came from a lack of... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Young Voices | Michael Veith
Look at a board of any institution, Mennonite or otherwise. They’re mainly made up of middle-aged or retired professionals. With that said, many boards are looking to expand their... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Young Voices | Rachel Bergen
Gennifer Brooks began her presentations for the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) Theological Lectureship the same way she begins the preaching classes she teachers—... Read More
June 17, 2015 | Back Page | Mary E. Klassen
Opportunities to fill leadership responsibilities in a local church enrich Yoweri Murungi’s year-long cross-cultural service assignment in Lusaka, Zambia. His many new experiences... Read More
June 16, 2015 | Web First | Gladys Terichow
A heartfelt desire for peace and reconciliation inspired church-goers in Europe to make a gift to PeaceBuilders Community Inc. (PBCI), a ministry in the Philippines. The gift came... Read More
June 16, 2015 | Web First |
When war broke out in eastern Ukraine, Vlad Makhovskiy decided he could not just sit at home and watch what was happening. He would help. What he did not know was that this choice... Read More
June 16, 2015 | Web First | Meghan Mast
How can the church be more autism-friendly? This is the question that has kept me thinking for some time. In my 19-year “career” as the mother of an autistic son, I have seen the... Read More
June 10, 2015 | Web First | Geralde Reesor-Grooters
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) announced three new faculty appointments. Rachel Krause and Matthew Pauls will join CMU’s main campus faculty as assistant professor of biology... Read More
June 8, 2015 | Web First |
Conrad Grebel University College announced the hiring of Jennifer Ball as Assistant Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) and Maisie Sum as Assistant Professor of Music,... Read More
June 8, 2015 | Web First |
Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church wants Mennonite Church Manitoba to organize a conference to study “what Scripture clearly states on the matter of homosexuality and the... Read More
June 3, 2015 | God at work in the Church |
I stopped short when the ’70s picture of a serious-looking white-haired man in a suit and tie popped up on my screen. I had started an article about a Mennonite thinker and... Read More
June 3, 2015 | God at work in the Church | Will Braun
Louise Sawatsky has boarded the bus for Mennonite Church Saskatchewan’s Touring Mission Fest every year the event has been offered. For the 92-year-old from Saskatoon’s First... Read More
June 3, 2015 | God at work in the Church |
Weather was again the main story at the annual Camp Squeah paddle-a-thon held on April 18 and 19, but this time—unlike some years—for all the right reasons. Sunny skies, warm... Read More
June 3, 2015 | God at work in the Church | B.C. Correspondent
“I thought if we could do $3,000 to $4,000, that would be what we’ve done in the past. When I was off by $10,000, I was elated.” These words came from Gordon Baergen, a member of... Read More
June 3, 2015 | God at work in the Church | Donita Wiebe-Neufeld
“And when you send a slave out from you a free person, you shall not send him out empty-handed. Provide liberally out of your flock, your threshing floor, and your wine press,... Read More
June 3, 2015 | God at work in the World | Doreen Martens
Members of the Mennonite community and other citizens of Abbotsford, B.C., raised more than $25,000 in a benefit concert at Emmanuel Mennonite Church on May 17 to aid survivors of... Read More
June 3, 2015 | God at work in the World | Amy Rinner Waddell
The late Isaac Andres and his wife Mary are sharing their passionate faith and generosity in a legacy that continues to inspire and nurture new generations of Mennonites. As a... Read More
June 3, 2015 | God at work in Us | Deborah Froese
Steven Carpenter’s new book, Mennonites and Media: Mentioned in It, Maligned by It and Makers of It , offers a summary of both the ways Mennonites have been portrayed in popular... Read More
June 3, 2015 | Artbeat | Vic Thiessen