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Ephesians 2:10

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First Mennonite Woman in Alberta ordained as a Minister of the Gospel

Oct 15th, 2025

First Mennonite Woman in Alberta ordained as a Minister of the Gospel

By Doreen Neufeld

“Ordained Minister” was not among Linda Neufeld’s dreams for a future career. When she graduated from high school in 1959, she writes:

"I am about to graduate from grade 12. What to do now?"

Well, for young women at this time there seemed to be only three options – nurse, secretary, and teacher.

"The first two had no appeal for me, so (partly by default) I considered teaching. Another factor in weighing my options was that my family was too poor to fund further education. It just so happened that a provincial bursary was available for the one-year program at Teachers’ College. So off I was."

2025 Student Bursary Application Reflection

Oct 8th, 2025

2025 Student Bursary Application Reflection

By Kyle Wiebe, Trinity Mennonite

To an extent, I’ll never really understand Canadian Mennonite University. Of course, I understand the value of living in dorms, the proximity to new people that facilitates rapid development of relationships. Of course, I understand the wide breadth of courses that invites so many people with so many different dreams.

IW Companion of the Month - October 2025

Oct 1st, 2025

IW Companion of the Month - October 2025

By International Witness

Learn more and pray for Friends of Grace network in Thailand - the International Witness Global Companion for October.

For Your Prayers

Focused on building self-sufficient congregations, Tom and Christine Poovong provide pastoral leadership to emerging Christian communities in northeastern Thailand.

In 2025 they moved to Ubon Ratchathani area working in two villages together with local church leaders who want to develop sustainable communities of faith through income generation and discipleship training. Presently they are working on organic agriculture projects as part of the Friends of Grace church network, FGC Food. Sweet potatoes and rice are rotated through the seasons for full year production.

Phimchanouk and Joseph Poovong are being home-schooled and connect with several families in the area for English classes.

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Thailand

More than a hundred house churches and congregations work together in the Friends of Grace network to build communities of faith rooted in the local soil of Thailand. Leadership development and Bible study are key parts of what they do together. Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers Tom and Christine Poovong provide support for local leaders in income generation ministry and community development. Most recently this has meant building opportunities for farming families to stay on the land and still support their families while forming communities of faith.

Mennonite Church Alberta continues to sponsor two South Sudanese students who began a 4-year theological degree program at the Meserete Kristos Seminary, after the Edmonton South Sudanese Mennonite church requested help for their brothers and sisters in Christ in the refugee camps and surrounding areas in the Gambella region in West Ethiopia.

Gatjiak Tongyik (Simon) and Khan Gatkuoth Issac (Isaac), are doing well in their studies. Isaac has one year remaining while Simon has two. They return to South Sudan twice yearly and preach in their respective churches. MKS extends its sincere gratitude to Mennonite Church Alberta (MCA) for its continued support of these two South Sudanese students.

Photos: Isaac on the left, Simon on the right.

(Full update provided by Gishu Jebecha Ebissa, Meserete Kristos Seminary, via MC Canada International Witness)

The Apostle Paul left us with the mission of reconciliation!

What is God calling us to do as individuals, as localized church communities and collectively when it comes to nurturing conciliatory relationships with Indigenous neighbours?

How are we being called to contribute to the repair of harm done through our collective history of settler-colonialism?

The mandate of the Indigenous Relations Working Group is to connect, equip and resource

Connect – Connect MCA congregations with each other. Connect congregations with the national network through MC Canada Indigenous Relations.

Equip – Learn from one another. Host equipping events.

Resource – Curate valuable resources

Both Mennonite Church Alberta and Mennonite Church Canada are committed to working for climate justice and a sustainable future for all God’s creation and all God’s children.

Together in Hope, a collection of resources from Common Word, gathers together Creation Care and Climate Action resources, including the resource God's Green Earth.

Find these HERE.

Our MCA Creation Care Working Group appreciates your prayer support as they commit to inviting congregations and individuals into discernment regarding the ways we can respond to the climate crisis.

Follow their work HERE.

Walking with Global Companions - Seeing Jesus on the Road: 2025 International Witness Sunday

2026 Pastor Salary Guidelines Documents

Spirit Acts: A Monologue based on Acts 1-12

A Mosaic of Creation Care and Climate Action: Stories from the Mennonite Church Canada Family

2025 MC Canada Gathering Photo-Video Summary

Already Happening: Reflections on Climate Jazz, Holy Participation, and the Essential Work of Collaboration

Celebrating Earth Month 2025

Guiding Ministerial Leadership in Mennonite Church Canada : (GMLC)

Anabaptism at 500 Tool Kit: Ideas and Resources for Commemorating the 500th Anniversary of Anabaptist Beginnings

Mennonite Church Canada Environmental Sustainability Report

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