International Witness 

Mennonite Church Canada International Witness is committed to the creation, resourcing or strengthening of Anabaptist/Mennonite faith communities and our shared commitment to witness to God’s work in the world.

Building relationships, sharing resources around the globe

MC Canada, with its five regional churches, has been invited into relationship and ministry partnerships in over a dozen countries around the world. International Witness ministries are invitational and mutually transformational - we share life and learn together with the global family of faith around the world.  Click on explore for the list of countries with links to more information.

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Malipayon Peace Hub Construction Project

Dann and Joji Pantoja are transitioning PeaceBuilders Community Inc. (PBCI) and Coffee for Peace (CFP) to a younger, Indigenous generation so that they can continue serving the socially and economically vulnerable people in the conflicted Mindanao region of the Philippines. They envision a Malipayon Peace Hub as a centre of peace training and coffee production for the people of Mindanao.

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Join a Witness Support Network

A Witness Support Network is a collection of congregations who have chosen to partner financially, prayerfully, and spiritually with:

  • other congregations who wish to support the same international ministry;
  • Witness workers or other international ministry partnerships;
  • your regional church;
  • Mennonite Church Canada.

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Assist International Resource Workers

International Witness invites your gifts to assist partner churches who request instruction and development in Anabaptist theology, Biblical training and practises.

Resource Workers fulfill short term, international assignments that may include teaching theology and practice, principles of senior care, management of social service or income generation projects - all from an Anabaptist Christian perspective.

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International Witness Sunday

International Witness Sunday is on the third Sunday of October. On this Sunday, congregations across Canada are invited to celebrate the relationships and gifts we have and share with our brothers and sisters around the globe. Resources will be available in early September and include sermons, information videos, suggestions for music and worship leading, children's story and giving projects.

IW News

International Witness ministries

Civil war, drought and continuing violence in the Oromiya regional state of Ethiopia have led to severe hardship for Meserete Kristos Church congregations in the area.  Help support pastors in this region while harvests are disrupted and congregations struggle to support leaders.  
Pray for peace in Ethiopia.  

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