Articles : Mennonite Church Canada
Aug. 24, 2009 issue
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Photo by Bud Kehler/MC Canada
Moving to Canada, with help of history
WINNIPEG, Man. — The Mennonite Heritage Centre is collaborating with Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba to assist Mennonites arriving from Latin and South America.
Crossing borders can be challenging for newcomers, but a change in Canadian citizenship regulations this spring offers a new advantage for those who can prove their parents were born in Canada. They are now entitled to a Canadian passport, allowing for some a step toward citizenship.
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Up to a challenge
CARONPORT, Sask. — The Mennonite Church Canada Youth Assembly planners intended to issue a world-record-breaking challenge for packing school kits for Mennonite Central Committee.
June 22, 2009 issue
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Mexican churches strengthen relations with Canadians
WINNIPEG, Man. — Four churches in Mexico that once received financial support from Mennonite Church Canada are now contributing back to the denomination’s bottom line.
March 30, 2009 issue
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MC Canada, face to face
On my desk is God’s People Now: Face to Face with Mennonite Church Canada by Robert J. Suderman, published by Herald Press, 2007, 128 pages, $12.99.
Aug. 11, 2008 issue
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Peace in action, not just theory
WINNIPEG, Man. — For Neill von Gunten, pacifism is not passive. The co-director of Mennonite Church Canada’s Native Ministry knows from personal experience that standing for peace demands action.
Aug. 4, 2008 issue
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Aboriginal traditions link with Christ
The Canadian government recently offered an apology for its oppressive treatment of Aboriginal people. Mennonite Church Canada is also seeking to honor its Aboriginal members through new educational resources that include Aboriginal teachings and traditions.
July 21, 2008 issue
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From two nations, a crossroads meeting
WINNIPEG, Man. — Fast cars. Glossy magazines full of expensive clothes. Piles and piles of money.
July 30, 2007 issue
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Longtime MCC worker dies at 94
HILLSBORO, Kan. — Frank J. Wiens, 94, a longtime Mennonite Central Committee worker in Europe and South America, died July 12 at a Hillsboro retirement center.
June 25, 2007 issue
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MC Canada advocates for peace-tax legislation
WINNIPEG, Man. — Mennonite Church Canada has sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper asking the government to allow conscientious objection to paying taxes for the military.
May 28, 2007 issue
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Canadian pastor brings Anabaptist message to churches in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean pastor from Canada returned to the land of his heritage recently to spread the Anabaptist perspective on Christian faith.
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