Mennonite Church Canada's commitment to sustainability
Sustainability is defined as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Our Common Future, 1987). Recent decades have seen increasing awareness of the importance of the three key aspects of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. In January of 2020 Mennonite Church Canada’s Joint Council approved the development of a strategy to give leadership in moving towards greater sustainability within its sphere of influence.
We seek to:
- live into Mennonite faith statements calling for care of creation and social well-being
- address the interrelation between sustainability aspects, including the reality that negative effects of environmental degradation are borne disproportionately by the poor, contribute to growing inequality and cause social conflict
- respond to growing expectations for organizations to address the sustainability of their activities.
Sustainability Leadership Group - Members
Tim Wiebe-Neufeld
Affiliation:
Executive Ministers Group
Vacant
Affiliation:
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada
Ian Funk
Affiliation:
Mennonite Church British Columbia
Ian lives in Surrey, B.C. with his wife Tammy and children, Jonathan and Eliana. He has been a pastor at Langley Mennonite Fellowship for the last 7 years and is currently on the MCBC Creation Care Task Group.
John Reimer
Affiliation:
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada
Marta Bunnett Wiebe
Affiliation:
Mennonite Church Manitoba
Joanne Moyer
Affiliation:
Mennonite Church Alberta &
Mennonite Creation Care Network