In many ways, camp preparation feels similar. For the past several months, we have been setting the table and extending invitations. We know that some of the guests will arrive. Many of our campers come knowing what Sunday School is and have folded paper airplanes through a few sermons.

But we also know that many others will come through our gates carrying very different experiences. Some are new to church. Some have not been part of a faith community for years. Some may never have attended church at all. We have set a place for them too.

We also know that there may still be young people in our communities who need a place at the table this summer. If there are children or youth in your life who could benefit from a week at camp, there is still room for them at Valaqua.

The table is set. The invitations have been sent. Now we wait with excitement to see who God will bring through our gates this summer.

A Pastor's Calling: From Mr. Insatiable to Mr. Available

Jun 17th, 2026

A Pastor's Calling: From Mr. Insatiable to Mr. Available

By Joon Park

Looking back, I now understand that my journey was not accidental. God was patiently leading me from being Mr. Insatiable to becoming Mr. Available.

And perhaps that is God's invitation to all of us.

Will we make room for God? Will we make room for one another? Will we become available to the surprising work of the Spirit among us?

May we become people who make room.

Jan Basañes Appointed General Administrative Assistant

Jun 12th, 2026

Jan Basañes Appointed General Administrative Assistant

By MC Canada Release

Mennonite Church Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Basañes as General Administrative Assistant, beginning June 8, 2026.

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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Vietnam

In the fast-growing Evangelical Mennonite Church Vietnam, leadership development is a high priority, as is establishing a common vision and an Anabaptist identity. Training for lay leaders and bi-vocational pastors takes place in various ways through small gatherings and online courses. Mennonite Church Canada Liaison Workers, Nhien Pham and Garry Janzen, connect EMCV with Anabaptist resources available in Vietnamese. Nhien also teaches regularly online from Canada. This month they are attending the gathering of the Asia Anabaptist Mennonite Education Network together with leaders from EMCV to share what they have learned and to learn from others.

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.

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Green Guidelines for Conference Planners in Mennonite Church Canada

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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

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