On Monday May 6, we showered Pastor Valerie and her bundle of joy to be, with a gathering in the Dining Hall. Approximately 85 women attended and the chatter in the room was indicative of …

Put on your glitter and rainbows! You are invited to join a group of Manitoba Mennonites (under the name of In This Together) as we participate in the Pride Parade on June 2. NEW this year, we will …

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Use our resources to foster understanding, promote resilience and raise awareness about the importance of mental health during the month of May…

Pam Derksen, her mother Valerie Boucher, and Pam’s daughter Caroline performed selections from the musical The Sound of Music at Bethel Women in Mission’s Mother/Daughter/Sister/Friend…

You have probably seen Nathalie Janzen’s friendly face as she meets and greets people entering the church sanctuary in her official role as a Bethel usher. Not many 14-year-olds are church …

Margaret Froese and her husband Ike participated in Mennonite Voluntary Service on the Hopi First Nation in Arizona for three years beginning in 1957. Ike served as a teacher in the Hopi Mission …

Last Thursday a dozen people gathered in the Bethel dining room for a morning of writing and sharing stories. After introductions and brainstorming for ideas, tips for effective story writing were…

Leonard Friesen completed a three-year term of Mennonite Voluntary Service in Oklahoma City from 1978-1980. He did maintenance and repair work for inner city residents…

Cheryl and I just returned from Kenya on Sunday April 21. It was such a blessing to be able to spend time with our daughter Amelia, who is serving with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) through the…

The Great Southern Manitoba Fundraising Tractor Trek | Drive change for mental health; proceeds to benefit Eden Health Care Services. Sat., July 13, Emmanuel MC, 750 15 St Winkler. Vintage Tractor show and shine and BBQ fundraiser, 11:00 am-1:00 pm; Tractor Trek send-off, 1:30 pm. More info: 204-325-5355.

Expand your leadership capacity through AMBS’s Practical Leadership Training modules! Upcoming offerings include Practicing Resilience in Response to Trauma (webinar); Beyond …

Recovery of Hope presents “The Best Medicine”, a fundraiser for the sliding fee program, which supports those with restricted incomes to access professional counselling therapy. Tickets are $25. Event …

Gerald Wiens received his first book of political cartoons as a Christmas gift from his parents when he was twelve. Now he owns three hundred of them! In the summer of 1966 Gerald…

Spiritual Direction: Foundations. Strengthen your skills in offering spiritual direction through the first level of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s supervised spiritual direction program. ..

Join us on Thurs., May 23, 7:00 pm for a faith formation conversation. Parents, Sunday school teachers, pastors are encouraged to attend this Canadian forum with Shine curriculum leaders, Shana…

Writing Workshop | Are you interested in writing a story about a personal experience, a milestone event in your life, your involvement at Bethel, a trip you’ve been on, or perhaps a family ..

Writing Workshop | Are you interested in writing a story about a personal experience, a milestone event in your life, your involvement at Bethel, a trip you’ve been on, or perhaps a family ..

Hugo and Herta Peters were both schoolteachers. Shortly after their 1964 marriage however, they embarked on an additional career as landlords by purchasing an Elmwood duplex. They lived on one…

Erna Braun has been volunteering at South Oak Inn in the dining room at Bethel Place, for 17 years. She’s so experienced that she is often called upon to provide orientation to new volunteers…

Are you interested in writing a story about a personal experience, a milestone event in your life, your involvement at Bethel, a trip you’ve been on, or perhaps a family memory? Bethel Storyteller …