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EVENT: Denominations -- Who Needs Them?
Apr 23rd, 2021

EVENT: Denominations -- Who Needs Them?

By Gerald Gerbrandt

Join with others from across MCA for a free online Faith Studies event sponsored by the Congregational Leadership Committee.

This study and conversation will examine the role of broader denominations and local congregation in being the church in today’s world. Does the broader church play a critical role, or is it a distraction from the mission of the local congregation?

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My Story
Apr 14th, 2021

My Story

By Bayak Puoch

I thank the people in the church, the Canadian government and its people for allowing us to be in Canada, but my heart is still with my people in South Sudan and I think of them all the time.

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EVENT: Join NEM and PCCI
Apr 10th, 2021

EVENT: Join NEM and PCCI

By Donna Kampen Entz

Peacemakers Confessing Christ International (PCCI)is a network of Mennonites who engage Muslims somewhere in the world.  NEM is now networking with PCCI.   

Please join us for a stimulating discussion about engaging Muslims.  We will meet weekly for 8 weeks in April and May on zoom for one hour starting April 10, every Saturday morning at 9:30 am.   Please spread the word.  Check out some sample videos.  

to sign up contact Donna Entz at lorenanddonna@gmail.com 

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A Menno Minute

My Story
Apr 14th, 2021

My Story

By Bayak Puoch

I thank the people in the church, the Canadian government and its people for allowing us to be in Canada, but my heart is still with my people in South Sudan and I think of them all the time.

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God of the Impossible
Apr 7th, 2021

God of the Impossible

By Anna Langendoen

The Bible, it makes no sense. Walking around a city seven times for the walls to come down?  Using trumpets and clay pots for weapons?  People walking through water?  Being fed by ravens? Feeding 5000 from a small lunch? A virgin birth? 

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A Revisiting of Vision and Purpose
Mar 31st, 2021

A Revisiting of Vision and Purpose

By Tim Wiebe-Neufeld

At times the process of reviewing of MCA’s Constitution and Bylaws may have felt more like sifting through grains of sand than thinking through important aspects of what it means to be the church. And yet documents like these name important aspects of who we are and what we aspire to be.

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Building a Vision of Hope
Mar 24th, 2021

Building a Vision of Hope

By Levi Klassen

Many of us tend to internalize the idea that building a vision of hope for the future can only be uncovered by looking forward, willing ourselves not only to learn more, but to learn faster, convinced that we must find ourselves on the forefront of some field or industry where we will then, finally, have the capacity to “make a difference.”

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Upcoming Events

Faith Studies 2021
Apr 23rd - 24th, 2021

Faith Studies 2021

Denominations - Who Needs Them?    

sponsored by the MCA Congregational Leadership Committee

April 23 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.    April 24  10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Denominations have become a standard feature of North American church reality, mediating between the local congregation and the global church. In this Canadian Mennonite University Portable, questions like the following will be considered:

Are denominations a necessary element of church life, with a positive role to play? Or are they a distraction and waste, weakening the larger mission of the church? What are the strengths and weaknesses of placing primary emphasis on the local congregation?


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