New Mennonite Church
Accounts of the precursor denomination of the EMCC called the New Mennonite Church
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The Sherkston field: Forgotten MBiC believers
Not only have there been forgotten workers, men and women, in the EMCC, there are forgotten communities of believers that flourished for a while but have died out. Jesus in the book of Revelation warned a church their lamp stand… Continue reading
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EMCC Church buildings Part 1: Beliefs and Early Practices
The Church exists whether we use buildings or not! Our heavenly Father knows when we need them. Nevertheless, the “medium is the message,” as Canadian media theoretician Marshall McLuhan said. Worship spaces convey meanings in addition to the words spoken… Continue reading
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New Mennonite Church Part 3: Distinctives
While researching for the profiles of NMC preachers I wrote for GAMEO,1 I gradually drew a picture of their unique community. They were Ontario Mennonites, definitely, and they added other features for a made-in-Canada mix. Frequently, Anabaptists who liked the… Continue reading
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New Mennonite Church of Canada West and Ohio Part 2: Appointments, Preachers and Deacons
I last mentioned the New Mennonite Church in connection with their missionary society founded in 1859.1 The NMC, which existed from about 1849 to 1875, was a precursor Church to the EMCC. From the imperfect memory and perspective of the… Continue reading
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Missionary Stirrings in the New Mennonite Church (1859)
What a congregation or denomination does about Jesus’ Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) is a fair measure of its maturity in Christ. The organization does not need to be super-active in the mission of the Church–it may be beginning from zero–but… Continue reading
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