Slavic Evangelical Church has experienced significant growth over the last two years, so much so that they are bursting out of their current building and moving to a new one this October.
Pastor Denis and his spouse Albina are from Russia and moved to Winnipeg four years ago for her work with Square One World Media . Denis wasn’t sure where his path would lead when they arrived, but God had a plan that led them to Slavic Evangelical Church…
Meet Eleanor Wiebe. Eleanor lives in Steinbach, Manitoba, loves growing flowers, playing the organ, and, most of all, her family. She has five children; all are married and live in Steinbach with 18 grandkids between them. Eleanor is a member of the Steinbach Mennonite Brethren…
Earlier in April, we sat down with Matt Braun, interview style, to hear his reflections on this year’s SOAR.
MDS was in Cape Breton last fall doing clean-up following the storm. Working with its partner, the United Way of Cape Breton, MDS has gone back in 2023 to repair homes damaged by the hurricane. Over 200 people have already signed up to volunteer from March to October. More are needed! Those who want to serve can contact Clara Flores at cflores@mds.org or visit www.mds.org. Travel subsidies are available.
Jennifer pastors at Portage Ave Church in Winnipeg. After a few career changes and educational pursuits, God led her here, but not without using her previous experiences to further the work of His Kingdom first.
Richmond Park is planting seeds in the hearts of these kids and their hope and prayer is that these seeds sprout and grow as the children keep coming and hearing stories about Jesus, making the connections and knowing that the church is a safe place.
We sat down in the zoom room with Walter Fast, Steinbach MB Church’s lead pastor to ask him how he has seen God at work over the last year. Here is what we heard…
That’s been my encouragement to all Christ followers through this pandemic – John 17 “that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” This sense of our unity is meant to be the thing that causes an unbelieving world to know Jesus.
There was something about being together, warm drink in hand, bundled up and having a great conversation. It was a means to be present with each other, which is actually what I love about Christmas.
November 14 marks the end of my almost 3-year employment with MBCM as I choose to make a transition to full-time Pastoral Ministry. In 2019, I took a step in my journey of obedience and helped with a non-denominational Manitoba church plant: New City Church. For the last couple of years, I’ve been serving with the church part-time, and the time has come for me to make a more significant commitment and make my responsibilities there a primary focus.
