A small regional church with big impact
You are easily forgiven for not knowing that Edmonton is a beach city. In spite of its northern location and prairie landscape, sandcastles and sunbathers began appearing along a bank of the North Saskatchewan river in 2017. This so-called Accidental Beach emerged when upstream construction subtly changed the waterflow, exposing and enlarging a beautiful sand…
Masks express God’s love
The Edmonton Christian Life Community Church is a small congregation with around 25 members. Chinese Mennonite pastor, Ken Tse, recently shared with the pastors that his members were struggling to find masks for sale. Jean Lefever, a member of Holyrood Mennonite Church heard about the need and promptly offered to make two masks for every…
Chinese Mennonites persist in Edmonton for 30 years
Each week, a little band of disciples known as Edmonton Christian Life Community Church meets at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in downtown Edmonton, where many homeless people congregate. The congregation of about 20 is made up of Chinese boat people who came to Canada in the 1980s, many of whom got jobs as cleaners…
Sharing about our holy books
As part of an effort among Alberta Mennonites to bridge understanding between Christians and Muslims, Christian-Muslim dialogues have been organized annually since 2013, under the banner of “A Common Word Alberta.” These have been taking place in Edmonton, but will soon be organized in Calgary as well. Out of this grew an interest in having more…
