As the only restaurant in the small town of Osler, Saskatchewan, the Osler Restaurant is a central gathering space for meetings, meals, coffee and conversation for the community—including members of the Osler Mennonite Church, located right across...
MDS volunteers work on renovations at the MCC Indigenous Neighbours office in Timmins, Ont. A joint release from Mennonite Disaster Service and Mennonite Central Committee Doing Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteer work in Canada during a...
MDS volunteers (l to r), Paul Steckle, Andrew Weber, Glenn Bowman, Glenn Weber and Dan Bauman begin work on renovating the northern home of MCC Ontario’s Indigenous Neighbours Program. MCC Photo. Two years after working together on a project to...
John Longhurst, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Canada communications coordinator, is receiving the Manitoba Lieutenant Governor’s Award for the Advancement of Interreligious Understanding. “In this province where we so proudly embrace...
Will provide more grants for congregations responding to COVID-19 needs WINNIPEG, Man. – After a successful first year, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Canada has announced a new round of funding from the Spirit of MDS Fund. The 2021 round of...
Caption for photo: The derelict house on Mill St. being rehabilitated by MDS for MennoHomes. As soon as MennoHomes won a house in the Region of Waterloo housing lottery in December, Executive Director Dan Driedger knew what he was going to do—...
Henry Schmitt of Warman, Sask. has been elected the new Chair of Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Saskatchewan. Schmitt, 43, is a member of the Bergthaler Mennonite Church in Warman. He replaces Ida Buhler who resigned in October. “I’m excited to...
This summer, 46 congregations in Canada received money from the MDS Canada Spirit of MDS Fund to help them serve their communities during the pandemic. Funds were used for things like food, rent, personal protective equipment, to help seniors...
For the Scott St. Mennonite Brethren Church in St. Catharines, Ont., money from the MDS Canada Spirit of MDS Fund was “a great encouragement to our congregation and a catalyst for ministry,” says pastor Rob Patterson. “It made us feel that we...
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