EMC hires Western Ambassador
The Personnel Committee of the EMC General Board is very pleased to announce that Peter Doerksen has been hired to fill the role of EMC Western Ambassador. This appointment, effective October 1, 2022, is a new one-quarter-time position.
The complex realities of a global hunger crisis
Nyawar Mapieny Gathoul’s baby and siblings are hungry. Nyawar is strong, resilient and hardworking. But the family has only enough food for one meal a day.
EMC Project Builders raises nearly $40,000
On June 16, 2022, EMC Project Builders held their 28th annual golf tournament. The weather was good, the camaraderie was excellent and, best of all, nearly $40,000 was raised to support several ministry projects.
EMC Festival 2022 in photos
EMC Festival 2022 included several events: the Not-So-Late Show (reported on elsewhere), EMC run to support Open Schools Worldwide, an international market, and worship night.
Council approves Spain as mission field, discusses make-up of EMC Ministerial
Delegates gathered on June 11, 2022, both in the Steinbach Bible College chapel and online, in EMC’s first hybrid Conference Council meeting.
Not-So-Late Show provides entertainment and challenge
It was with curiosity and perhaps some hesitation that we gathered for the EMC Festival Not-So-Late Show on June 10, 2022. What would acknowledging the past and looking to the future in a “classic late show format” be like?
Steinbach Bible College holds in-person graduation
Steinbach Bible College celebrated the graduating class of 2022 with a live in-person ceremony at the Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church in Steinbach, Man., on April 23, 2022. A total of 28 graduates were recognized with five certificates, four AAs, and 19 BA degrees.
Pastors and misconduct in the EMC: how do we respond?
The EMC has been led for two centuries by a host of godly, humble pastors whose service was and continues to be above reproach. But we have also had pastors who were not trustworthy and who took advantage of people under their care.
Fasts honoured for years of missionary service
The Board of Missions (BOM) held the annual Missionary Fellowship on June 8, 2022, to recognize the service of Lesley and Marianne Fast, who are soon moving back to the Netherlands.
Abundant Springs 2022
On May 21, 2022, 13 youth and three leaders from Straffordville EMC and New Life Christian Fellowship joined hosts Travis and Macey Plett and Sarah Barkman at Crieff Hills Retreat Centre for the first-ever Abundant Springs Ontario event.
Closure of Northern Fellowship Chapel
We thank God for the 62 years of faithful witness of the Northern Fellowship Chapel to the community surrounding Creighton.
Awesome KidMin conference provides connection, teaching
After two years of Zoom, it felt amazing to connect face-to-face with other people in Manitoba and beyond who share a passion for kids and ministry.
How can EMCers help Afghan Christian refugees?
The EMC General Board is encouraging EMC churches to consider sponsoring Afghan Christian refugee families to come to Canada. EMC and other Mennonite denominations have an agreement with MCC Canada to provide the sponsorship support for this initiative.
Blanket exercise brings hope for reconciliation
Twenty-six attendees spent the evening of March 19, 2022, interacting and listening to learn about the history of our Indigenous communities in Canada and the impact of contact with white settlers/Europeans who came to live in this great land.
MCC partners in Ukraine work to meet physical and spiritual needs
In the silence that lived between the deadly warnings of air raid sirens, the sound of a small choir, singing a song of praise, echoed out of a church sanctuary in western Ukraine. Just the night before, Anna*, administrative coordinator for MCC Ukraine, had absent-mindedly hummed a few bars of the song during an evening tea break at the church.
Shigematsu explores how love releases from shame
Shame is one of the most universal human experiences. Whether we are young or old, students or teachers, leaders or followers, all of us can identify with the sting of failure. For many pastors and ministry leaders this season of division and loss has brought with it deep feelings of inadequacy and exhaustion. How do we combat the feeling in our souls that we aren’t enough, or that we don’t measure up?
EMC Hires New Communications Assistant
The Personnel Committee of the EMC General Board is very pleased to announce that Adrienne Funk has been hired to fill the role of Communications Assistant.
Layton Friesen Leaves EMC for SBC Role
STEINBACH, Man.—We are saddened to report that Layton Friesen will be concluding his time as Conference Pastor with the EMC.
Erica Fehr Appointed as DCA
The Personnel Committee of the EMC General Board is very pleased to announce that Erica Fehr has been appointed to the role of Director of Communications and Administration.
EMC Posts Preliminary Financial Results
There has been much uncertainty in our world in the past two years, fueled by the pandemic and the various opinions on how society ought to deal with it. Considering this uncertainty, the General Board requested a reduction in the EMC budget for the 2021 fiscal year.