People and Events

HELLOS Scott Tolhurst Title & congregation: lead pastor, Clearbrook MB Church, Abbotsford, B.C. Start: March 1, 2019 Education: BTh, MDiv, DMin (cand.) Previous ministry: pastor of adult ministries, South Abbotsford…

It’s a great blessing to learn from those who are different than you and be together as one, said Derek Parenteau at the 88th convention of the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Feb. 22–23, 2019, at Glencairn Church, Kitchener, Ont. Plenary speaker at the event, he serves among Indigenous people near Parry Sound, Ont.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparing, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to…

How can a church respond to hunger – not only spiritual, but physical – in its community? In May 2013, a vision to transform an unused grassy lot at Central…

Doug Klassen accepted the call to become executive minister of Mennonite Church Canada, effective June 2019. He has pastored in St. Catharines, Winnipeg, and Calgary. He served on MC Canada’s…

Candace House opened in November 2018, less than a block from the Law Courts building in Winnipeg. A long-cherished dream of the Derksens’, this homey space is an escape for…

CCMBC payroll service is a gift for administrators “The benefit of using CCMBC’s payroll service is having a friendly person to talk to who understands ministry and knows MB churches,”…

Gathering 2018   |   July 11–14, 2018 Forest Grove Community Church, Saskatoon _____ “How did we treat each other?” That, not the result of the vote, was the top concern of…

Each parish nurse’s portfolio is different, depending on their gifts and the community’s needs. “I really enjoy working in end-of-life care and grief support,” says Cornfield, who holds Blue Christmas…

Gracepoint member turns school project into collaborative EP of original songs on identity in Christ, called the Identity Project

  God has been faithful to lead us in our journey to greater unity and effectiveness in One Mission – local, national, and global. At the March meetings, the MB…

“We hope people see leadership development as not just for those who will be pastors, but for all Christian leaders,” says Janelle Braun, Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba leadership development…

Head and heart at work with MDS Why are you doing this? “Faith expressing itself in love.” Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) responds to natural disasters by sending volunteer groups who…

How many books would you need to read to get a handle on the Mennonite Brethren family in Canada? The answer is one: the 115-page Revised Canadian Edition of Family…