Shalom Worship and Healing Centre (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)

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Jonathan Abraham of Shalom welcomed by MCEC's Brian Quan and Brian Bauman.
Source: Mennonite Church Eastern Canada

Shalom Worship and Healing Centre, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, a Tigrinya-speaking Eritrean congregation meeting at First Mennonite Church was accepted as an emerging congregation by Mennonite Church Eastern Canada in April 2016. The congregation had begun meeting about 2010, and began meeting at First Mennonite several years later.

The congregation of 100 persons has received pastoral leadership from Jonathan Abraham. He had been aware of Mennonites while still in Eritrea, so the congregation felt called to link with Mennonites in Canada.

In 2023, when It became a full member of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, it was a congregation of 400 persons. It was working to articulate an intercultural vision even as it remained rooted in growth through immigration from Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Bibliography

Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. Discernment documents (2016): 44.

Rogalsky, Dave. "'Blessed by God to be a blessing': First Mennonite Kitchener celebrates bicentennial." Canadian Mennonite 17, no. 20 (9 October 2013). Web. 19 August 2016. http://www.canadianmennonite.org/articles/blessed-god-be-blessing.

"Shalom Worship & Healing Centre - Full Membership." Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. Web. 5 June 2023. https://mcec.ca/annualchurchgathering/newcongregations.

Additional Information

Address: Meeting at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ontario

Phone: 519-744-6574

Website: https://www.shalomcanada.org/

Denominational Affiliations: Mennonite Church Canada

Mennonite Church Eastern Canada

Shalom Worship and Healing Centre Pastoral Leaders

Name Years
of Service
Jonathan Abraham 2010-

Membership at Shalom Worship and Healing Centre

Year Membership
2020 100


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published June 2023

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Shalom Worship and Healing Centre (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Shalom_Worship_and_Healing_Centre_(Kitchener,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=175785.

APA style

Steiner, Samuel J. (June 2023). Shalom Worship and Healing Centre (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Shalom_Worship_and_Healing_Centre_(Kitchener,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=175785.




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