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MCC Ontario sending H1N1 response kits to remote northern First Nations
Mennonite Central Committee Ontario (MCCO) is collecting and sending up to 2,000 H1N1 Response Kits to northern Ontario for distribution in remote First Nation communities.
Newcomers to Canada starting Mennonite churches in Quebec
The lively gospel music and Spanish lyrics at the House of Friendship in Montreal remind Pastor Lucy Roca of a typical worship service at Mennonite Church Teusaquillo, a Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) partner organization in Bogota, Colombia. Mennonite Church Teusaquillo provides spiritual, physical and emotional support to people uprooted by violence.
Mining Justice
Mining Justice
Francisco Machado shares stories about the Mennonite church in Honduras, as well as the effects of Canadian mines in this region.
C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest winners named
Winning speech examines "structural violence" in U.S. educational system.
On Earth as in Heaven - Praying for Peace
On Earth as in Heaven - Praying for Peace
Peace Sunday is an annual opportunity to preach, teach and reflect upon the gospel of peace proclaimed and embodied by Jesus Christ. At a time of year when our nation honours military service, Peace Sunday reminds us of Jesus' call to love our enemies, to resist evil nonviolently, and to live as people of peace.
After two decades, a modest message of peace endures
Small MCC peace button spreads its message from southern Ontario, where it got its start, to well beyond Canada's borders.
Serving with MCC
Serving with MCC
In the name of Christ, MCC workers serve in a variety of ways around the world.
Peace on earth
Peace on earth
This Christmas season, view a gallery of images and Bible verses celebrating peace on earth.
Immigration: In a new land
Immigration: In a new land
Immigrants and refugees from around the world build new lives in the U.S. and Canada.
MCC Quebec: Summer camp for diverse congregations
MCC Quebec: Summer camp for diverse congregations
For two weeks each year, MCC Quebec runs AMICAMP, a summer camp in the Laurentians north of Montreal where Québecois children can engage their faith, build meaningful relationships with other Mennonite children, and learn about what it means to work for peace.
Canners begin 2009-2010 season
Mennonite Central Committee's (MCC's) annual mobile meat canning project, an initiative that provides meat to communities impacted by war, disaster and malnutrition, begins this month and continues through April.
Refugee sponsorship marks start of 30-year friendship
Thirty years ago Thanh and Te Trinh and their young children risked their lives to escape the harsh economic conditions in Vietnam with the hope of rebuilding their lives in a new country.
Camp nurtures friendships, spiritual growth in Quebec
The relaxing sounds of a small river cascading over rocks at Camp Peniel in the Laurentians north of Montreal create a perfect setting for Nathan Giroux to feel inner peace.
MCC names new director for Ottawa office
Paul Heidebrecht of southern Ontario has been appointed director of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada’s Ottawa office.
Youth participate in cycle of sharing in Montreal
Summer program provides opportunity to learn about effects of poverty and marginalization.
MCC's in Canada prepare for budget shortfall, cutbacks
MCC is behind budget for the first nine months of the 2008-2009 fiscal year ending August 31, 2009.
MCC worker receives award for commitment to peace-building
MCC worker in Manitoba receives YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Community Volunteerism.
Canadians set to sponsor Palestinian refugees
Some of the Palestinian refugees stranded in an isolated refugee camp on the Iraq-Syria border will soon have new homes in Canada.
MCC raises Afghanistan concerns with Canadian prime minister
Engaging the military in development and reconstruction in Afghanistan is endangering aid workers and civilian recipients, MCC Canada says.
Meat canning remains strong in spite of a difficult economy
MCC's 2008-2009 canning season yields more than 566,000 cans of meat for people around the world.
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