Annual Church Gathering 2026

April 25, 2026
Steinmann Mennonite Church, 1316 Snyder's Rd W, Baden, ON 

Register by April 17

Each congregation can register delegates and non-delegate attendees. Delegates, as representatives of their congregation, vote on motions. Floor privileges are extended to all attendees; voting privileges are extended to delegates.

  • Full Member Congregation: Register 3 delegates plus a youth delegate.
  • Provisional Congregation: Register 2 delegates plus a youth delegate.
  • If your congregation has more than 150 members, elect one additional delegate for each additional 50 members.

Workshops

These interactive sessions provide practical tools, spiritual grounding and collaborative spaces to support healthy, vibrant congregational life.

We encourage churches to bring teams so leaders can learn together, reflect together and return home ready to take next steps in shared ministry. 

  • Church Revitalization
  • Church Administrators
  • Pastor Congregation Relationships
  • Embracing Cultural Diversity in Worship
  • Faith and Fundraising
  • Dynamic Bible Study
  • Global Companions - Philippines
  • Being a Teenager Today
  • Ubuntu Dialogues
  • Multi-vocational Ministry Panel
  • Safe Church Policies
  • What's a Regional Church? 

Business Session

Our annual general meeting is a vital gathering in the life of our church—a time when we come together as a community of faith to discern, discuss and make decisions that shape our shared ministry. 

Delegates from congregations across our region play a crucial role in this work. Through prayerful conversation, reports, presentations and voting on key matters, delegates help chart the direction of our life together—ensuring that the voice of the wider church is heard and honored. 

  • Reflection/Discernment Questions
  • Updating Bylaws and How We Work Together
  • Discernment Documents and Our Financial Story

Year in Review

A snapshot of God's faithfulness among us this year. Explore the people, partnerships and Spirit-led ministries, bold steps of faith, intercultural connections and the many ways God continues to renew and inspire our family.

  • Congregations in Transition
  • Congregational Milestones!
  • Growing into the Future:
    MCEC 2025 Year in Review
  • Meet Pastors New in 2025
  • MC Canada Family of Faith


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"As we come together for ACG, our hope is that we and our congregations will be energized by our time together in worship, in workshops, in prayer, in story-telling, in decision-making and in new and renewed friendships."

- Ben Cassels, Moderator

Discernment Documents & Audited Financial Statements

Skip the print. Download the documents to your device before the meeting. These documents will be posted by the end of March.

Events

Youth Ministry Leaders
Lunch Meetup

Friday, April 24, 2026
12:00 PM
Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church
57 Stirling Ave N, Kitchener, ON

MCEC Pastors Gathering:
A Conversation with Pablo Kim

Friday, April 24, 2026
7 - 8:30 p.m.
MCEC, 50 Kent Community Room
50 Kent Ave., Kitchener, ON

Intercultural Worship Gathering

Celebrate Anthony Siegrist's Ordination!

Saturday, April 25, 2026
7-9 PM
800 King St. E., Kitchener, ON

So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:19-22