On September 29, 18 participants gathered in Saskatoon to kick off the Mennonite Church Saskatchewan youth programming year. The youth got to know one another in a variety of ways... Read More
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Saskatchewan youth doing crafts. (Photo courtesy of Kirsten Hamm-Epp)
November 2, 2023 | News | Kirsten Hamm-Epp
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Theology, Spirituality The Beginning of the Story: Understanding the Old Testament in the Story of Scripture. Timothy J. Geddert. Herald Press, 2023, 208 pages. The Old Testament... Read More
November 1, 2023 | Focus On Books & Resources | Barb Draper
Bears and Blankets care kits. (Photo by Anna Winger)
Jan Steven, a commissioned chaplain with Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, has found a new way to show care for seniors in long term care facilities. The new venture starts with... Read More
October 31, 2023 | News | Maria H. Klassen
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Parliament narrowly defeated a bill that would have prevented the expansion of eligibility for medical assistance in dying (MAID). On October 18, 167 MPs voted against Bill C-314... Read More
October 31, 2023 | News | Will Braun
Scroll down for a recording of a webinar that Canadian Mennonite hosted on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Titled "Life and Death Matters: Exploring Medical Assistance in Dying," the... Read More
October 27, 2023 | Past Events |
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October 20, 2023 | Web-only | Canadian Mennonite Staff
This photo comes from the friend of a member of the Mennonite Church Manitoba Palestine-Israel Network. It shows the remains of the house next to that of the sender in Gaza, which was recently bombed, killing 17 people. (Supplied photo)
Yousef Alkhouri Yousef Alkhouri is a Palestinian Christian from Gaza. He is a lecturer at Bethlehem Bible College, though is currently studying in Europe. He visited Canada last... Read More
October 19, 2023 | News |
Saskatchewan youth doing crafts. (Photo courtesy of Kirsten Hamm-Epp)
On September 29, 18 participants gathered in Saskatoon to kickoff the Mennonite Church Saskatchewan youth programming year. The youth got to know one another in a variety of ways... Read More
October 19, 2023 | News | Kirsten Hamm-Epp
ICAME’s refugee support program in Quito, Ecuador. (Photo courtesy of ICAME/MWC)
In August, Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador (ICAME) published a statement calling for prayers amid escalating violence in the country. Alexandra Meneses, who... Read More
October 19, 2023 | News | Madalene Arias
Rod Suderman, in recliner, surrounded by members of Emmanuel Mennonite Church. (Photo by Amy Rinner Waddell)
Rod Suderman, lead pastor of Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Abbotsford, B.C., died on Sept. 2 following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. He had also served as a pastor in... Read More
October 19, 2023 | News | Amy Rinner Waddell
Mennonite teachings tend to promote complete nonviolence, stating or implying that all else is wrong. Officially, we live by nonviolence alone, but in reality, we live about the... Read More
October 19, 2023 | News | Howard Boldt
(Unsplash photo by Natilyn Photography)
During three decades of travel to the U.S. for work, I’ve enjoyed many conversations about faith and politics. These discussions have become more polarized in recent years, with... Read More
October 19, 2023 | News | James Barber
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Green growth, or green capitalism, is hailed as a novel, inventive solution to the climate crisis. But green growth assumes business as usual—a continuation of our current system... Read More
October 19, 2023 | News | Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler
Last May, the Sargent Junior Choir performed ‘The Agape League,’ a musical about the fruit of the spirit. (Supplied photo)
It’s a Wednesday evening and the two dozen children gathered in a room at the back of Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church in Winnipeg are singing about candy-coated chocolate. “Mommy... Read More
October 19, 2023 | News | Aaron Epp
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Dear praying friends of Bethlehem Bible College from around the world, In the midst of these challenging times, I want to reach out to you with a heartfelt request. Our country is... Read More
October 11, 2023 | News |
Supporters of Grassy Narrows in Toronto on Sept. 27. (Photo courtesy of CPT)
Through the weight of ongoing struggles over logging, mercury poisoning and, most recently, mining, the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario continue to... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | Madalene Arias
(Art by Nick Schuurman)
With great hesitation, I pulled my car into the church parking lot. The winter morning was clear and brisk. After a short stop at a local coffee shop, Aaron and I had arrived at... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | jason greig
Lydia Fawcett of Mennonite Central Committee B.C.’s End Abuse program. (Supplied photo)
How to disagree well with fellow Christians was the topic of a forum held at Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, B.C., last month. The Sept. 21 event, titled “Polarization... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | Amy Rinner Waddell
Gerald Dyck (left) of MDS meets with residents of the burned-out town of Lytton, B.C. (Photo by Mark Rempel)
While Lytton, B.C., struggles to recover from a devastating fire that destroyed most of the small, remote village in June 2021, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) stands ready to... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | Amy Rinner Waddell
(Unsplash photo by JK Sloan)
Editor’s note: In this six-part series for Canadian Mennonite , Kara Carter, lead pastor at Wellesley Mennonite Church in southern Ontario, will explore some of the things she... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | Kara Carter
Little brown bats like this one took over cabin four at Camp Valaqua this summer. (Flickr photo by Ann Froschauer)
Things got a little batty at Mennonite Church Alberta’s Camp Valaqua this summer. During spring cleaning at the camp, located an hour northwest of Calgary, staff discovered a... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | Emily Summach
Mark Olfert was raised to support those in need. (Photo by Nicolien Klassen-Wiebe)
Mark Olfert has always been passionate about helping people. He wishes the systems in Canada would do more to support people, too. Olfert, 60, is an anti-poverty activist and a... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | Nicolien Klassen-Wiebe
Indigenous chef Sydney Keedwell speaks at Preston Mennonite Church. (Supplied photo)
On Sunday, September 24, members and friends of Preston Mennonite Church in Cambridge, Ontario, held a Three Sisters potluck. The date was chosen to commemorate The National Day... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | Fred Kinsie, Preston Mennonite Church
Sarah Ens. (Photo by Lynette Ens)
Manitoba writer Sarah Ens has won the national ReLit Award (poetry category) for her book Flyway . ReLit is hailed by the Globe and Mail as “the country’s pre-eminent literary... Read More
October 5, 2023 | News | A.S. Compton