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Articles : Dan Dyck

Sexuality motion sent to MC Canada board

WATERLOO, Ont. — A motion on sexual inclusivity was referred to the “care of the General Board” by its mover, Ben Borne, at Mennonite Church Canada’s annual delegate session July 7.
Canada delegates OK biennial assemblies

WATERLOO, Ont. — The Mennonite Church Canada Assembly in 2012 will mark the start of a two-year cycle of national church gatherings.

MC Canada reduces staff, budget

WINNIPEG, Man. — As the denomination cuts its buget, Mennonite Church Canada delegates at this summer’s assembly in Waterloo, Ont., will receive a recommendation to have assemblies every other year rather than every year.

Interfaith summit will back development goals

WINNIPEG, Man. — Mennonites will be represented at a World Religions Summit that will emphasize goals for the developing world.

Every day, three acts of peace

CALGARY, Alta. — Students at Menno Simons Christian School are taking on a challenge: recording three acts of peace each day for the entire school year.

War, peace discussed with Reformed

WINNIPEG, Man. — Imagine a service for Remembrance Day, also called Veterans Day, suitable for Mennonites and Christian Reformists.

African’s dream of study in Canada dashed when visa denied

ORODARA, Burkina Faso — An engraving from the Martyrs Mirror remains burned into the memory of Félix Dakuo. The image depicts Dirk Willems, a 16th-century Anabaptist who escaped prison, fleeing across a frozen river.
Burkina Faso church forges a faithful identity

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — With only about 500 active church members among the 15 million people living in the former French colony of Burkina Faso, Mennonites are virtually unknown, except for their reputation as peacebuilders.

Teaching, not preaching, spreads Word

KANYE, Botswana — With a passionate voice and enthusiastic gestures, William Monaka leads a group of eight people, ranging in age from 16 to 78, in a Bible study. He often pauses, asks others to read passages and then prompts questions.

Africans learn, then teach Bible

GABORONE, Botswana — When North American mission workers arrived in Botswana in 1975, they met with many local church groups to assess needs and found specific advice.