The motto of Christian Family Centre (CFC) in Winnipeg is “church happens during the week; Sunday morning is just celebration time.” In spring 2008, pastor Elton DaSilva dreamed up another …
Serving up traditional prairie Mennonite cuisine and a short program, The Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies hosted 20 people Nov. 13 to thank the nine volunteers who serve the centre.
Profile of Point Grey Inter-Mennonite Fellowship, Vancouver, B.C.
The B.C. MB conference’s annual ChurchWorks training day, to be held on February 25, will introduce attendees to a major evangelical outreach, first developed during the Atlanta Olympic games, and coming to B.C. in 2010 for the Vancouver Olympics.
More than 7,000 people attended the golden jubilee celebration of the governing council for the MB church in India, November 7–8, making it the best-attended gathering in the history of the Indian MB conference
For the 25th year, a group from Community Fellowship Church in Newton, Man., travelled north to Snow Lake, Man., to take part in their sister church’s annual fall supper, Oct. 25–26. Christian Centre Fellowship Snow Lake hosts the meal for the town in the local community hall, serving up a feast followed by a program of skits, testimonies, songs, dance, and comedy, aided by the group from Newton.
The executive board and staff of the Canadian conference met Oct. 24–25 to review and discuss the strategic plan for Regenerate 21-01 (R21-01), including actions to implement in the new year.
Introducing Ron Toews, Peter Dennison, Jay Neufeld
Farewell to Lawrence and Selma Warkentin, Herb and Maureen Klassen
Changes for Graeme Isbister, Mennonite Brethren Mission and Service International (MBMSI)MDS to inform and equip churches for pandemic influenza and other disasters; Goshen (Ind.) College accused of being unpatriotic; Anabaptist youth ride bicycles for Global Youth Summit and Mennonite World Conference Assembly 15; MEDA launches human resource expertise to microfinance institutions; Mennonite congregation in the Netherlands celebrated; 800,000 people displaced in Democratic Republic of Congo; Violence in Jos, Nigeria; Amish population grows 84 percent; Truth and Reconciliation Commission; EFC calls for integrity, statesmanship, and grace in political crisis
“As long as you don’t mind living off the land,” she concluded. My host’s caveat assured me I’d found the ideal location for a three-day retreat from the busy life I lead in the city.