Photo: A. S. Compton
A sign next to land slated for expropriation between Baden and New Hamburg, Ontario. Photo: A. S. Compton
On an average day, approximately 320 acres of Ontario farmland are lost to development and, apparently, now it’s our turn.
Young adults gathered at B.C.'s Camp Squeah in June to discuss an active future in the church. Photo: Amy Rinner Waddell
Two dozen young adults came together at Camp Squeah in Hope, B.C., for a weekend of listening, conversation, reflection and music to envision their future and that of the Anabaptist church.
Heather Block enjoying Treaty 1 Territory. Supplied Photo
I was nervous the first time I offered a land acknowledgement in church, wondering how people would respond. Afterwards, one person thanked me while another questioned whether a land acknowledgement had any place in a worship service.
Israeli Jew Jeff Halper speaking at an MCEC lunch event. Photo: A. S. Compton
Israeli-Jewish author and organizer Jeff Halper spoke at a June 25 lunch gathering organized by the Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) Palestine-Israel Network (PIN).
Photo: Madelene Arias
When I was five years old, two forces shook my world to its core. Before this, I had a loving family, a good school and a beautiful country. But that year, 1960, thousands of Ethiopian troops invaded my country of Eritrea. A dark cloud of fear hung over the land and the people.
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The Mennonite more-with-less ethic is something I have always connected with. Shopping for clothes at the thrift
“You’ve given in to the culture.”
Photo: Matt Fish
My introduction to Anabaptism began with fire.
Those gathered at Six Nations Polytechnic on July 6 partook of strawberry juice for communion. Photo: Victoria Veenstra
On July 6, more than 160 people from a variety of denominations and organizations gathered in Ohsweken, Ontario, for a Strawberry Thanksgiving and Communion hosted by Six Nations Polytechnic and co-organized by Mennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCCO) and Adrian Jacobs, also known as Ganoson
Ruth, Miles, Andre and Theo Wiederkehr in the corn patch. Supplied Photo
Theo Wiederkehr's seed bank. Photo: Will Braun
“It’s nice to get to choose our humility,” my father reflected recently. Sometimes, however, we don’t get to. What do we do when we feel forced to be humble—what we often call humiliated?
Marion and Erv Wiens during their daily morning walk. Photo: Susan Fish
Erv and Marian Wiens, both 82, have been married for 60 years. Raised in the Mennonite Brethren Church, they worked with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Kenya, Zambia, and Ontario.
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Hello to everyone from the new Mennonite Church Alberta moderator.
Resonate youth and leaders attend a filmmaking workshop at the Toronto Public Library. Photo: Josiah Cheltenham
Photo: Madalene Arias
"I’m always amazed at how quickly people dismiss the arts,” says Steve Norton, a pastor and film critic at Conne
In the history of Ethiopia, Christianity was first introduced into the royal court around the 4th century, gradually spreading among the common people from there.
Preparing for post-collapse limits
From resigned MCC’ers
Art: Nick Schuurman, therainthesnowtheseed.ca
I have too much stuff and it’s not good for my soul.
Rick Cober Bauman and Ann Graber Hershberger. Supplied photos
The following opinion piece is an additional response by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) to serious concerns raised in our “Involuntary” article (July 2024) as well as in the online petition and open letter referenced in that article and posted online by a group of seven former MCC worke
People from Windsor Mennonite Fellowship join a rally in support of safe consumption sites at their MPP’s office. Supplied Photo
Rielly McLaren, Photo: Sarah Kivell
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 chaplain to men transitioning into new communities after completing prison sentences.
