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Eight of Alice Joubanian’s grandchildren—all under eight years old—lived with her and her daughter in a Beirut camp for Armenian refugees when a massive explosion of ammonium nitrate rocked the city on Aug. 4, 2020.

Advent is both a season of celebration and waiting. In homes, the Advent calendar (with its daily allotment of chocolates) and in churches, the Advent evergreen wreath (with its coloured candles) are dusted off and set in their hallowed places. These heart-warming symbols telegraph the approaching Christmas Day and also invite us to a period of waiting…

Encountering Jesus at the crossroads Adam Greely knew that God was calling him and his wife, Suzanne, to plant a church near their home in Dartmouth, NS but was struggling…

“The love from Indonesia” for YAMENers (Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network) Enosh Rupamajhi, Jeu Song and Olicky Muchindu, the warmth of relationship—from their hosts and each other—is a hallmark of their year.

A monthly snapshot of our current financial position. These metrics reflect August YTD transactions posted as of September 30, 2020.

Waterloo, ON, October 13, 2020. On his deathbed in 2014, David Riesen asked his daughter Ingrid to organize an event to remember Mennonites’ historic migration from Russia to Canada beginning…

Long-time Winnipeg pastor remembered for faithful service Arno Fast “walked closely with God” By John Longhurst Kind. Gentle. Dedicated. Faithful. Those are some of the words used to describe Arno…

Facing a severe funding shortfall, Canada’s Mennonite Breth­ren Biblical Seminary is making steep cuts in order to be financially sustainable. The school, located in Langley, B.C., is cutting three staff positions out of 13, not filling two vacancies and reducing hours and salaries for other staff…

“2020 has caused us to ask deep questions about what we believe”, says outgoing CCMBC moderator, Bruce Enns. Enns has scribbled the words “What do I really believe about this gospel I’m proclaiming?” onto the page of his journal…