Transformed | Inspired | Called

A Conversation on Faith & Hope with Callum and Peer

Callum Wideman and Peer Wahlquist are youth from MCEC who participated in the Youth Engagement in MCEC Churches research project, offering their voices and wisdom. As active members of the youth group at Avon Church in Stratford, ON, they recently traveled to Montreal, QC, for a learning experience. During their trip, they packed meals at a kosher Jewish soup kitchen, volunteered at a food bank, toured an urban garden program, visited a local market providing produce for those in need and learned about homelessness and gentrification. Now that summer is over, the Avon youth group gathers weekly for games, fellowship and Bible study.

Renewing Rural Worship, More Gifts than Challenges

“We caught new glimpses of the image of God in the people that we met through Renewing Rural Worship,” says Mykayla Turner, project director.

What does it mean to be in a rural place? What makes rural people and their connections and interactions unique? The Church at Nairn began to explore the nuances of worship in a rural setting. Mykayla developed a six-session workshop series entitled Renewing Rural Worship. Recognizing the importance of this work, she applied for and received a grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

Global Companions seek deeper mutual relationships

Mennonite church bodies abroad are seeking deeper, more mutual church-to-church relationships with MC Canada as they grow and develop organizational strength.