The 1973 motto for the annual Conference of the United Mennonite Churches of B.C. was “Evangelism that cares.” Sessions were hosted by two churches in Vancouver: First United Mennonite and Mountainview Mennonite. The opening speaker asked, “Are we evangelists who care about people in the city? Often we see the city as a place to escape from rather than a place to serve.” Have our views on evangelism changed over the years?
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Photo: Conference of Mennonites in Canada Photo Collection
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