EMCC History

Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada

  • Women’s Missionary Society/ Ministries 1

    Officially, the denominational Women’s Missionary Societies (WMS) of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church began Conference by Conference in 1937. That was the year the United Missionary Society, the mission board of the MBiC, urged the Conferences to allow women… Continue reading

    Women’s Missionary Society/ Ministries 1

  • Mrs Elizabeth Risdon: Mystery Woman, Part 2

    This is the second part of my account of a zealous Christian lady from Michigan (ca 1850-ca 1915) who in widowhood devoted herself to holiness causes in Ontario. Where she began life and where she ended is unknown to me.… Continue reading

    Mrs Elizabeth Risdon: Mystery Woman, Part 2

  • Mrs Elizabeth Risdon: Mystery Woman, Part 1

    I am writing this blog to record what I know about Mrs Risdon and to honour her. I don’t know exactly where she came from and when or where she died or where she fits in the life of the… Continue reading

    Mrs Elizabeth Risdon: Mystery Woman, Part 1