Meet our Table Talk host and moderator: Kim Penner

Kim Penner is an adjunct professor of Christian Ethics at Conrad Grebel University College and professor of ethics at University of Toronto. She lives in Kitchener, Ont. She will be the conference host and moderator for Table Talk 2020: Does the church still have legs?. 

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Mennonite Church Canada, MC USA and MWC respond to MCEC’s decision to terminate ministerial credentials of John D. Rempel

Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite World Conference have received news from Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) of the termination of the ministerial credentials of John D. Rempel of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., due to ministerial sexual misconduct and ministerial misconduct.

As church bodies with which Rempel has worked closely over his career as pastor, professor and theologian, we grieve for the victim-survivors harmed by Rempel’s actions and honour their courage in coming forward. We recognize the injustice faced by those within our own faith communities that this news brings to light. We grieve also for our larger church Body, in which Rempel has found support and belonging.

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Discomfort and courage on Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day, Sept. 30, is recognized as a day to honour survivors of Canada’s residential school system. This past month thousands of students across Canada participated in an online event hosted by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) for children and youth in grades 5 through 12.

Paul Peters is director of student life at Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna, Man. He runs extracurricular programs for MCI’s 83 students, which include daily chapels, discussions and activities around faith exploration and discipleship. Peters organized MCI’s participation in NCTR’s Orange Shirt Day this year.

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