Alive and well in Roseisle!
Roseisle EMC, Local Focus Evangelical Mennonite Conference Roseisle EMC, Local Focus Evangelical Mennonite Conference

Alive and well in Roseisle!

Roseisle EMC , Roseisle, Manitoba THE HOLY SPIRIT has definitely been at work in our midst. We had three baptisms in 2022, and three in 2023. We pray for more this summer. There has been much interest in the catechism classes that Pastor Fernando Hiebert hosts every Sunday during the winter months.

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Character, competence, chemistry are needed
Global Focus Gerald Reimer Global Focus Gerald Reimer

Character, competence, chemistry are needed

AS I READ newsletters, send emails back and forth, and have phone or Zoom conversations with EMC missionaries serving around the world, I have been inspired by several things. These are ordinary people from our EMC churches doing ordinary things in other countries.

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Strength and service: Venus Cote’s ministry journey
Global Focus Erica Fehr Global Focus Erica Fehr

Strength and service: Venus Cote’s ministry journey

THE ST. MARY’S First Nation, where Venus Cote lives and does ministry, is inside the city limits of Fredericton, New Brunswick. It is home to the Maliseet people, or “people of the beautiful river.” Although the proximity of the reserve to the city makes it seem like it would be culturally similar to Winnipeg, where her aunt Elvira Cote works, Venus says it is very different and therefore ministry looks different as well.

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What We Teach Our Children Matters
Editorial Rebecca Roman Editorial Rebecca Roman

What We Teach Our Children Matters

I remember how it felt, if little else. Wow, I must be really bad. Whenever I sin, God can’t be with me. This is the message I internalized as a result of the teaching on sin I received at an early age: “God cannot be in the presence of sin.” With an object lesson to illustrate the point if we were lucky.

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Remembering Gil Reimer
Feature, Missions Evangelical Mennonite Conference Feature, Missions Evangelical Mennonite Conference

Remembering Gil Reimer

GILBERT A. REIMER was born in Steinbach on March 31, 1938, to Benjamin L. and Elizabeth Reimer. After visiting his brother Cliff and Diana Reimer, missionaries in Panama under Gospel Missionary Union (now Avant), he applied to GMU to serve in Panama.

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‘In Remembrance of, ME’
Feature, Easter Joyelle Sayer Feature, Easter Joyelle Sayer

‘In Remembrance of, ME’

The bread and cup. The Lord’s Supper. Communion. It’s an invitation to pause and remember. As we hold the bread and cup in our hands, we remember your life, Jesus, coming to earth as a vulnerable baby who learned to feed himself, to walk, to talk, to cooperate with your parents out of obedience to your Heavenly Father.

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Anabaptist Dictionary of the Bible Phase 1 Nears Completion
News Evangelical Mennonite Conference News Evangelical Mennonite Conference

Anabaptist Dictionary of the Bible Phase 1 Nears Completion

The first phase of the Anabaptist Dictionary of the Bible (ADB) is nearing completion. This free online project at the centre of biblical interpretation and Anabaptist thought is adding article 49 toward a goal to cover all 66 books in the Bible.

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Equipping Future Church Leaders in Indonesia
News, MWC Mennonite World Conference News, MWC Mennonite World Conference

Equipping Future Church Leaders in Indonesia

As a generation of experienced pastors enter retirement age, many churches around the world are seeing a shortage of trained leaders. Pastoral candidates who have studied Anabaptist theology are even more rare.

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