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MCC alumnus Dr. Chris Rice in Manitoba for speaking events focused on peacebuilding and reconciliation
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 @ 5:39 PM
Dr. Chris Rice, a respected global voice in peacebuilding, Mennonite Central Committee alumnus, and an award-winning author, will be in Manitoba for a series of speaking events from March 11-15.
Rice is the featured speaker at the Canadian Mennonite University Face2Face speaker series event on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The event is co-presented by MCC Manitoba and CMU and takes place at Marpeck Commons, 2299 Grant Ave., Winnipeg. He will present an address titled, Being Peacemakers for a World of Surging Polarization.
Continue Reading2026 Friesen Lecture Series | The Shifting National Identities of Mennonites in Polish/German Lands (videos)
Thursday, January 22, 2026 @ 2:49 PM
Featuring Dr. Mark Jantzen, Professor of History, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas
January 22, 2026
- 11:00 AM | CMU Chapel (600 Shaftesbury Blvd.)
- 7:00 PM | CMU Chapel
Sunday at CMU: December 2025
Monday, December 8, 2025 @ 4:26 PM
Advent is Not for the Faint of Heart
This month on Sunday at CMU, we hear from Charlie Peronto, CMU's Vice-President, Student Life and Campus Operations. In this series of meditations, Charlie guides our journey through the Advent season as we wait for Jesus' birth.
Listen NowChristmas at CMU 2025 (video)
Monday, December 1, 2025 @ 8:33 AM
Recorded November 29, 2025
View DetailsFrom student to teacher: A journey of faith, learning, and community
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
Kenny Wollmann is a high school educator, teaching primarily Bible, theology, and world religions—but not in a typical classroom. Wollmann teaches students online in Hutterite communities across Manitoba and even into the northern United States.
Hutterites are communal Anabaptist Christian groups who live in rural colonies, share belongings and resources, and often sustain themselves through agriculture. With only small groups of students in each community, sharing resources, like teachers who are each experts in their subjects, helps ensure a robust learning program.
Continue ReadingSunday at CMU: October 2025
Sunday, October 5, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
Peace with Creation
This month on Sunday at CMU, we hear from CMU alumna Zoe Matties. Zoe is Manitoba Program Manager for A Rocha Canada, a Christian environmental organization dedicated to caring for creation through conservation research, education, and community engagement. In this new series of reflections, Zoe is exploring Peace with Creation, the theme of this year's Season of Creation—a period in the liturgical calendar dedicated to prayer, education, and action to protect the gift of God's creation.
Listen NowFrom peacebuilding to conservation: A CMU alum’s journey of justice, community, and care for creation
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 @ 8:00 AM
Aaron Janzen knows being an environmentalist is as much about working with people as it is with the land.
The self-described "social scientist type-person," graduated from CMU in 2008, majoring in Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies (PACTS).
Continue Reading'Go beyond what you can imagine': Green energy grows at CMU (Winnipeg Free Press)
Thursday, September 18, 2025 @ 1:51 PM
Canadian Mennonite University is unveiling a new "district geothermal energy system" — a first on a post-secondary campus in Manitoba — this weekend.
The project is estimated to cost $8.4 million.
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Continue ReadingStitching together community and sustainability
Thursday, September 18, 2025 @ 8:00 AM
Anna-Marie Janzen's earliest childhood memory is sewing.
She recalls sitting on the kitchen floor with her grandmother, playing with giant, oversized plastic needles and shaped cards as her grandma taught her the fundamentals of stitching and threading.
Continue ReadingCMU launches first-of-its-kind district geothermal energy system
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 @ 2:31 PM
On Saturday, September 20 at 2:00 PM, Canadian Mennonite University will launch the new academic year with a celebration of the first district geothermal energy system at a Manitoba post-secondary education institution.
"As we welcome our students and community back to campus, I am proud to showcase this important milestone in our efforts to build a more sustainable future," said Dr. Cheryl Pauls, CMU President. "Poettcker Hall is just the first of many buildings we will connect to the district geothermal system on our journey to a net zero campus."
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