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Pray for Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers, Tom and Christine Poovong, as they navigate working together with Friends of Grace network in Thailand, Mennonite Mission Network, AMBS, church leaders in Laos, and various other Mennonite entities in Thailand. Pray for wisdom, patience, and joy in seeing what God is doing around them.
Leaders from North American Vietnamese Evangelical Fellowship will be gathering in Vancouver in early August. Nguyen Thi Hong, president of Evangelical Mennonite Church Vietnam, will join the gathering. Pray for Pastors Nhien Pham and Garry Janzen, liaison workers for Mennonite Church Canada Witness, as they deepen relationships with these leaders and discern direction for working together with Mennonites in Vietnam.
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In anticipation of Gathering 2025 in Kitchener, ON, Mennonite Church Canada has hired Steve Cox as Event Planner and Audrey Wichert as Youth Gathering Coordinator.
Read more about Steve.
You have until the end of July to review Mennonite Church Canada’s draft Guiding Ministerial Leadership in Mennonite Church Canada Policy (GMLC). View policy and provide feedback.
Working together with various groups sharing their unique gifts is exciting but can also be complicated. Pray for Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers, Tom and Christine Poovong, as they navigate working together with Friends of Grace network in Thailand, Mennonite Mission Network, AMBS, church leaders in Laos, and various other Mennonite entities in Thailand. Pray for wisdom, patience, and joy in seeing what God is doing around them.
Leaders from North American Vietnamese Evangelical Fellowship will be gathering in Vancouver in early August. Nguyen Thi Hong, president of Evangelical Mennonite Church Vietnam, will join the gathering. Pray for Pastors Nhien Pham and Garry Janzen, liaison workers for Mennonite Church Canada Witness, as they deepen relationships with these leaders and discern direction for working together with Mennonites in Vietnam.
MC Canada has some incredible partners through which our people are empowered to be the hands and feet of Christ in impactful ways. Did you know that we are connected to Kairos Canada through our connection to MCC? To find out what more of our partners are up to, check out our Climate Action Partners.
The Secret Treaty. Dave Scott, an historian and ambassador from the Swan Lake First Nation in southern Manitoba shares the story of a secret treaty between early Mennonite settlers in Manitoba and the original inhabitants. Jonathan Dyck, artist, features the story in comic book form. Buy or borrow.
Webinar recording. The making of the Anabaptist Community Bible and what it all contains.
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CommonWord’s 16th annual Summer Reading List. Suggested titles for the lawn chair, hammock, or beach blanket.
A new worship resource from MC Canada and MC USA for the Season of Creation (6 weeks from Sept 1 – Oct 4)
Church Year Resources
Materials to buy, borrow or access online:
Ordinary Time resources to buy, borrow or access online
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Prayers:
Pray for Mennonite Church Canada Witness workers, Tom and Christine Poovong, as they navigate working together with Friends of Grace network in Thailand, Mennonite Mission Network, AMBS, church leaders in Laos, and various other Mennonite entities in Thailand. Pray for wisdom, patience, and joy in seeing what God is doing around them.
Leaders from North American Vietnamese Evangelical Fellowship will be gathering in Vancouver in early August. Nguyen Thi Hong, president of Evangelical Mennonite Church Vietnam, will join the gathering. Pray for Pastors Nhien Pham and Garry Janzen, liaison workers for Mennonite Church Canada Witness, as they deepen relationships with these leaders and discern direction for working together with Mennonites in Vietnam.
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