Mennonite Women Canada (MW Canada)

Mission Statement

Mennonite Women Canada encourages women to be personally reconciled and committed to Christ and seeks to call forth the variety of gifts given by the Holy Spirit to build the church of Jesus

We commit ourselves to:

• Promote spiritual growth through bible study, prayer, other Christian disciplines, and fellowship.
• Discern and nurture women's gifts and skills for leadership and service in the local church, the community, and the world.
• Build relationships and networks of support, affirmations, discernment, witness, service, and celebration.
• Support and strengthen the missional outreach of Mennonite Church Canada

The MW Canada Logo

The maple leaf represents the country that we are living in, Canada. The dove symbolizes our desire for peace in all area of our lives. The leaves on the branch represent the five regions of Mennonite Church Canada (MC Canada): British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Mennonite Church Eastern Canada.

The logo was designed by Ruby Harder.

National Executive

The national executive is comprised of a President, Secretary-Treasurer, and the Chairs/Presidents of three of the five regions. This Board meets face-to-face twice a year. The first meeting of the year is for two and a half days and takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba in early March during MC Canada’s Leadership Assembly. The second meeting time is in summer in connection with MC Canada’s Annual Assembly. At that time the Canadian Women in Mission (MW Canada) Annual Meeting takes place, usually over tea or a luncheon. This gathering features singing, prayer, fellowship, offerings, and an inspiring message from a woman sharing of her experiences in a service/mission setting. It is a wonderful time.

Back row L to R: Waltrude Gortzon, Task Force Ruby Harder, Executive representative to Task Force, Shirley Redekop, Coordinator, Women of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada Liz Koop, Task Force Front row L to R: Ev Buhr, President, Alberta Women in Mission Ruth Jantzi, Sec.Treas, Mennonite Women Canada Erna Neufeldt, President, Mennonite Women Canada

Contact

• Sec. Treas: Ruth Jantzi, krjantzi@sympatico.ca
• Alberta: Evelyn Buhr, pebuhr@telus.net
• Saskatchewan: Ruby Harder, tryharder@sasktel.net
• Eastern Canada: Shirley Redekop, shirleyr@cyg.net
• President: Erna Neufeldt, neufeldte@yahoo.com
  Mennonite Women Canada
  53 Shaftesbury Ave.
  Toronto, ON M4T 3B3
  (647) 340-7503
• Mennonite Women Canada
  Mennonite Church Canada
  600 Shaftesbury Blvd.
  Winnipeg, MB R3P 0M4
  

Local Groups

There are approximately 150 groups in Canada. In any one of these groups you would experience fellowship, devotions, prayer, food and opportunities to participate in service/mission projects.

Task Force members
Back row, L to R: Justina Heese, Manitoba, Ruby Harder, Saskatchewan, Waltrude Gortzen, British Columbia, Mylene Melacon, Quebec.
Front row, L to R: Irene Bartel, Saskatchewan, Marguerite Jack, Alberta, Liz Koop, Ontario.

Task Force on Bridging the Gap - Enlarging the Tent

In the summer of 2008 a Task Force was established that would help us discern how women today view their mission/vision and how we can embrace/support each other in carrying out our mission. This Task Force is made up of one woman from each province British Columbia to Quebec.