Webinar: Martyrdom and Discipleship in Today’s Palestine.

In this 500th anniversary year, Anabaptists celebrate a robust discipleship that means putting one's very life on the line - sometimes literally. Today, emerging Palestinian theologian Sam Munayer is reflecting on what it means to follow Christ in the context of violence, religious extremism, and political turmoil in the land we often call "Holy."

Sam, with degrees in theology and Middle East politics from Durham and Exeter Universities in the UK, is co-editing a forthcoming book with his brother John, The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza (Orbis Books).

Join Sam Munayer and Mennonite Church Canada Palestine-Israel Network for a Zoom conversation on the subject on Saturday, April 12th at 12 noon CDT.

For the Zoom link, or for more information, email: mc.canada.pin@gmail.com

Webinars: The Bible and the War on Gaza

April 16, 23, 30. 10:30 am - 12 noon EDT

Join us for 3 Webinars led by Dan Epp -Tiessen PhD, retired professor of the Bible at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg. Dan’s career has included being a pastor, a homemaker, and 4 years as overseas personnel in rural Philippines for the Mennonite Central Committee.

April 16: The Role of the Bible’s Narrative in Generating Israel’s Settler-Colonialism and the Dispossession of Palestinians.

April 23: How Christian Antisemitism, Inspired by the New Testament, Led to the Creation of the State of Israel and the Ongoing Oppression of Palestinians.

April 30: Christian Zionist Readings of the Bible have Enabled the War on Gaza Compared to Liberationist Readings that Call Us to Peace and Justice.

Join facilitators Adele Boy and Barbara Lloyd for these timely discussions.

Register by April 11, 2025 at: barblloyd@rogers.com

Presented by the Palestine Networks of both Shining Waters and East Central Ontario Regions of The United Church of Canada.