Winnipeg, Man.
Not even a year old, MC Manito ba's Young Adult Council has made significant strides. Last February, numbers at the annual Young Adult Retreat went beyond expectation. Bob Wiebe, director of Education Ministries, asked if there was interest in forming a Young Adult Council. That initial group has grown to nearly a dozen young adults who meet monthly.
"We have developed a vision statement and sent it out to all the churches," said Peter Epp, council member. "It defines young adults and expresses our interest in church involvement and our desire to listen, learn and be engaged in church communities."
A September welcome party in Winnipeg was well attended. The council hopes to do more than connect rural young people to urban church communities; it recognizes that many young adults have difficulty finding a place within their own congregations.
Council members are planning several events, including a volleyball tournament, a retreat in January and a learning trip to Matheson Island during university Reading Week in February. They have also given the "go-ahead" to Sonja Friesen, youth pastor at Sargent Mennonite, to work at enabling young adults to attend the Mennonite World Conference assembly in Zimbabwe.
"So far our goals have been self-oriented," said Epp. Once Mennonite young adults have been drawn together, the council hopes "to broaden our goals and extend involvement beyond the Mennonite community to places like Winnipeg Harvest, Habitat for Humanity and inner-city drop-in centres."
Council members are Karen Becker, Joel Driedger, Andrew Enns, Peter Epp, Brent Falk, Sandra Friesen, Vicki Friesen, Mike Kelly, James Peters, Alison Rempel, Colin Voth, and Bob Wiebe. Young adults who would like more information or to add their name to the mailing list can contact Bob Wiebe at (204) 896-1616, e-mail: bwiebe@mennochurch.mb.ca.
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