Edmonton Christian Life Community Church

Keep the members of the Edmonton Christian Life Community Church in your prayers as they have made the decision to dissolve as a worshipping community.

The ECLCC was first established in 1989 as the Edmonton Chinese Mennonite Church, and have been a meaningful part of MCA especially through connections in the Edmonton area. Their concluding worship will take place on April 7. We wish their pastor Ken Tse well as he and his wife Jodi move to BC, and as the remaining members of the ECLCC seek other faith communities in which to worship.

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The Edmonton Christian Life Community Church in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, began services in September 1989. The congregation originated through outreach by the Edmonton Mennonite Ministerial and local churches in Edmonton. It was composed of Chinese boat people who came to Canada in the 1980s, many of whom got jobs as cleaners upon their arrival.

Originally named Edmonton Chinese Mennonite Church, it was a joint effort of three Mennonite denominations: Mennonite Church Alberta (formerly known as the Conference of Mennonites of Alberta), the Northwest Mennonite Conference, and the Mennonite Brethren. The original vision was to “help meet the spiritual needs of the new immigrants at the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers,” which opened in 1980.

Because language has continued to be a barrier, church services have remained in Cantonese, with Pastor Ken Tse translating into English so younger congregants, including some university students, can understand the teaching.