Sutherland Evangelical Church, Saskatoon SK By Pastor Josh Agent Josh Agent After noticing seven missed calls from Greg Nelson, I wondered if there was a Chevy truck that he wanted me to buy. I gave him a ring and realized that my previous assumptions were wrong. Greg mentioned that Sutherland Evangelical Church had a ministry position opening up, and he thought that I would be the right candidate. I excitedly applied for the position that same day. After consistent prayer, m

By Lil Goertzen PURPOSE STATEMENT FOR TREASURED FOUNDATION "The purpose of the National Youth Convention is  to motivate the youth  to develop the qualities of the Christian life  by equipping them with tools enabling them to  live a life dedicated to Christ." Treasured Foundation (TF) is EMMC’s flagship international youth event—an unforgettable gathering that unites high school students from across Canada and Belize. Since 1989, TF has been held every three years, building

Blue Creek EMMC, Belize By Kendra Krahn The Blue Creek EMMC joyfully celebrated 60 years of God’s faithfulness on February 8, 2026. We began the day with a special service at the church, where various groups shared their gifts and reflected on God’s love through stories, photos, and music. Following the service, we continued the celebration at the EMMC Park, enjoying delicious meals, relay games, volleyball, and meaningful fellowship with other believers. Thank you, Lord, for

Sutherland Evangelical Church, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan By Bonnie Fehr The Sutherland church family gathered on a very cold January evening to celebrate the 20 years that Dale and Sheryl Doerksen have been our pastor couple. Numerous people could not attend the event due to the extreme cold, but many braved the weather to join the celebration. John and Mandi Letkeman led the group in Dale and Sheryl’s favourite worship songs. Video greetings from Henry Redekopp, EMMC Executive

MEM, (Misión Evangélica Menonita), is an outreach ministry of the Evangelical Bergthaler Mennonite Conference (EBMC) out of La Crete, Alberta, and the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC) with offices in Winnipeg. The Evangelical Mennonite Conference (EMC) provides staffing and other support, and ministry workers and additional help is also coming from Paraguay and Mexico. MEM has a goal to encourage those people who for one reason or another have disassociated the

By Lil Goertzen, editor Photo left to right: Henry Redekopp, EMMC Executive Director; Kelly Lesser, Pastor of Care & Mission; Darrell and Elaine Kehler Getting ready to leave for an out-of-country assignment always has one ‘last’ thing to be done or picked up. Darrell and Elaine Kehler stopped by the EMMC Home Office on January 15 for those last-minute items before they headed off to the airport. Well-wishes and blessings were shared, and then Al Kehler, Darrell’s dad, deliv

Community Ministries Manager Inner City Youth Alive Winnipeg, Manitoba Andrew & Amie Reimer Community Ministry: In my new role as Community Ministries Manager, I meet regularly with our community ministers, Terry, Harvey, Rosemary and Carissa. I’ve been moved and inspired to hear about the ways they are walking with adults in our community who face isolation, trauma, addiction and many other challenges. God is using this ministry to bring justice, hope and spiritual renewal

International Workers in Residence SIM / Prairie College Three Hills Alberta Home church: Aylmer EMMC, Ontario Back in 2002, living in Three Hills while getting aviation training here at Prairie Bible College, Bob was swimming in our goldfish bowl. During a bowl cleaning, Bob was accidently dropped into the sink. From that day on, Bob just lay at that bottom of the bowl, rolling from side to side as he allowed the food to flutter down to him. At that time, we had a sibling li

Director / Gem Lake Wilderness Camp Inner City Youth Alive Winnipeg, Manitoba Home church: Nassau Street Church, Winnipeg Manitoba Last summer was a chaotic one as we worked around forest fires and operated out of an alternate location for part of the season. It was a gift to have a slower fall to recover from that pace. We completed our camp close-up work trip at the end of September but were unable to get our new boat up to camp before closeup. In October, we were blessed t

Art & Jen Schroeder Director, Youth for Christ Portage la Prairie, MB Home church: Bagot Community Chapel, Manitoba Art Schroeder This past year, we have watched God move in remarkable ways. We've seen young people discover hope where they felt hopeless, community where they felt alone, and the love of Christ in places where they never expected to find it. Each story, each breakthrough, each changed life is a reminder that the light of Jesus still shines brightly in a world t