MCEC Annual Church Gathering 2022 Highlights

From welcoming of new congregations to embracing new identity statements; from heartfelt worship to our first ever hybrid annual gathering. Revisit or share highlights from the April 2022 Annual Church Gathering.

Why Volunteer for MCA?  Why Not?

If you receive a call from one of our Nominating Committee members asking you to consider an MCA volunteer role, ask yourself “why not?”

Transformed, Inspired, Called - Leah Ressor-Keller

MCEC Delegates Embrace New Identity and Priority Statements

Over 300 people across MCEC gathered in-person (at Redeemer University, Ancaster) and online in the first ever hybrid MCEC Annual Church Gathering on April 29-30, 2022.

“This is an historic gathering in the life of MCEC,” said Leah Reesor-Keller, MCEC executive minister. “After the yearlong Courageous Imagination process of listening and discerning together, we have adopted new identity and priority statements to guide us into who God is calling us to be, in this time and in this place.” Sean East, financial manager, and Rich Steinmann from Finance Council, expressed thanks to congregations and individuals for their financial support of MCEC ministry and noted record-high individual donations. Delegates approved the MCEC slate of volunteers including a one-year extension to Arli Klassen’s role of moderator. Delegates welcomed seven congregations and 25 pastors to MCEC. 

My heart is filled with gratitude

My heart is filled with gratitude for the blessings of this past weekend as over 300 of us gathered in-person and online to worship and work together at the 2022 Annual Church Gathering. It is with great joy that we share our newly adopted Identity Statement and Priorities, heartily affirmed by our delegate body on Saturday. 

What does this mean for us as a community of faith? Look for more information coming soon about introducing these new statements, and resources for your congregation.

Respond, Rebuild, Restore: Foothills does MDS

“My dad thought this was a brilliant idea. I thought this was the worst idea my dad had ever had. I thought this would be the worst week of my life.” And then, “This easily became one of the best weeks of my life. I have to admit, my dad’s not-so-great idea turned out to be a great one.”  Such was Liesel Retzlaff’s summary of a week of volunteering with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) in Princeton, B.C.