Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada
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Adventures with Film: Movies and the EMCC Part 3
Except for outside groups, Christians of every shape, size and colour make videos and watch movies, whether documentaries or narrative fiction, whether in a cinema, on TV or on a cellphone. As Paul Fromer, professor of writing at Wheaton College… Continue reading
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Mennonite Brethren in Christ Public Worship and
the United Missionary Church of Africa Part 1 This background to UMCA worship patterns is excerpted from an essay I wrote for a conference in Ilorin, Nigeria, in November 2019. The convener, Rev Professor Samuel Ango, a UMCA scholar and… Continue reading
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We Worship Part 3
What is worship, after all? Much has been written and preached in the last generation or two about worship. I have heard many talks and books recall the etymology of the English word: Old English “weorth-shipe,” ascribing worth or honour… Continue reading
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Women Preachers in the MBiC Part 4: Mariah Parr
Forgotten Women Preachers series [Dec 5 2025: I finally found the obituary for Maria Parr: see the end of the text for the summary.] Out of the 133 women who participated in the official ministry of the early EMCC in… Continue reading
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Women Preachers in the MBiC Part 3: Sarah McQuarrie
Forgotten Women Preachers series Among the numerous women preachers (I count 133 from 1884 to 1945) of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Canada Conference is a lady called Sarah McQuarrie (b 1863), who entered city mission work in 1900. Not… Continue reading
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The Evangelical United Brethren Connection Part 2: since 1968
The more I learn about the denomination called the Evangelical Association (Evangelische Gemeinschaft), the more I thank God for it if only from the point of view of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada. Starting in Pennsylvania about 1800, a… Continue reading
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The Evangelical United Brethren Connection Part 1
One of the fascinating stories of the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada in Ontario is the presence and influence of people and congregations of the former Evangelical United Brethren (EUB). The EMCC includes “Evangelical” in its name mainly because the… Continue reading
EMCC History 