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What lies ahead? As I write this reflection, I have just completed my first week as executive minister of Mennonite Church Saskatchewan. Stepping into this role, I ask myself, “... Read More
June 28, 2024 | News | Len Rempel
I grew up attending a relatively small Mennonite church—Foothills Mennonite in Calgary—with my family. My family was fairly involved in my church, and I grew up with a typical... Read More
June 28, 2024 | Faith Story | Ainsley Dunn
Rielly McLaren says the grief caused by toxic drug deaths feels staggering and palpable in his community. McLaren, who pastors Windsor Mennonite Fellowship, also serves as... Read More
June 28, 2024 | News | Madalene Arias
Since her death in 1943, Simone Weil’s philosophy has impacted dozens of writers, thinkers and theologians. T.S. Eliot named her a saint. Simone de Beauvoir envied her spirit. Now... Read More
June 21, 2024 | News | Katie Doke Sawatzky
The following statement was provided to Canadian Mennonite by Laura Kalmar, Director of Marketing and Communications, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada May 14, 2024 (MCC... Read More
June 21, 2024 | News |
“I still use it,” Anicka Fast says of the brownish knitted potholder she received at Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) orientation in Akron, Pennsylvania, in 2009. Fast and her... Read More
June 20, 2024 | News | Will Braun
A new book offers practices for leaders and communities to foster healthier cultures during a time of ecological devastation. In Tending Tomorrow: Courageous Change for People and... Read More
June 19, 2024 | News | Aaron Epp
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) B.C. made headlines across Canada when it announced last September that it had received a gift of property worth $229.6 million. Henry Rempel of... Read More
June 14, 2024 | News | Aaron Epp
"Mommy, why are those ladies wearing sheets?” I loudly asked my divorced mother. I was a young boy, and a group of nuns were standing in the dairy corner of the Hinky Dinky... Read More
June 7, 2024 | Faith Story | Shelby Boese
Over 200 people from 75 of the 110 Mennonite Church Eastern Canada congregations attended the MCEC annual gathering at the UMEI high school in Leamington, Ontario on April 26 and... Read More
June 7, 2024 | News | CM Staff
If Joe Heikman had to choose a single distinctive Anabaptist value, it would be community. “That’s how I met Jesus,” he says, in community, growing up as part of a Brethren in... Read More
June 4, 2024 | News | Will Braun
Debbie Bledsoe wants people to know about the beauty she sees in the Mennonite Church. “I think people who grew up in it lose sight of what makes Anabaptism unique,” she says... Read More
June 4, 2024 | News | Aaron Epp
Helen Dueck occupied herself during COVID lockdowns by writing. The result is a book that tells the story of her life in ministry. Published at the end of 2023, Going Out and... Read More
June 4, 2024 | News | Aaron Epp
We’re launching an experiment. Canadian Mennonite is now accepting applications for residencies in investigative journalism, photo journalism, documentary filmmaking, podcasting,... Read More
June 3, 2024 | MennoCreative | Will Braun
Mennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCCO) has announced the June closure of the Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) programs in Hamilton, Toronto and Kitchener, as well... Read More
May 30, 2024 | News | A.S. Compton
A call from Christians in Palestine to lament and pray for people suffering in Gaza prompted Mennonites in Winnipeg to organize a service. The May 15 service took place on Nakba... Read More
May 27, 2024 | News | John Longhurst
“Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in Eastern Africa has caused the displacement of 235,000 people in just five days, according to a UN report . Countries most affected... Read More
May 24, 2024 | Web First | Katie Doke Sawatzky
The call of Jesus to transform the world for the better is radical, and young adults say they are willing to answer that call. Attendees at next month’s Young Adult Anabaptist... Read More
May 20, 2024 | Web First | Amy Rinner Waddell
What happens when an Italian American actress and model from Edison, New Jersey marries a Mennonite farm boy from Lancaster, Pennsylvania? Kristen and Scott Hertzog answer that... Read More
May 16, 2024 | News | Aaron Epp
For Paulos Berhe, being Anabaptist means taking what has been received from Jesus Christ and sharing it with others. He serves as pastoral leader at the Rehoboth Inner Healing... Read More
May 10, 2024 | News | Madalene Arias
Mennonites, they love sweet things,” Nicole Weber says with a laugh. “Mennonite stores make the best desserts, and if you go to a [Mennonite] party or event and bring sweets, they... Read More
May 10, 2024 | News | A. S. Compton
Jason and Sandy Yuen grew up in tradi tional Chinese-Canadian homes where meals included meat, but today the Toronto couple and their three children follow a vegan diet. “This is... Read More
May 10, 2024 | News | Aaron Epp
My faith story is one of conversion. I was not simmered in the faith like many people, nor did I have a lightning bolt experience where I remember the exact day and time I came to... Read More
May 10, 2024 | Faith Story | Wendy Rankin
A year ago, Hawkesville Mennonite Church made the difficult decision to close as a congregation as of June 2024. Their numbers had dwindled and there were no children. Facing the... Read More
May 9, 2024 | News | Barb Draper