Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference

Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference

The Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference (EMMC) is an evangelical body of Mennonite Christians, organized on July 1, 1959.

The EMMC was formed from the "Rudnerweider Mennonite Church", which was organized in 1937. The conference is currently (2003) made up of 35 congregations—29 in Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan), two in Belize, two in Mexico, and two in the United States (Kansas and Texas). Offices are in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A convention is held annually. The EMMC is a member of the Mennonite World Conference.

External links

* [http://www.emmc.ca/ Official website]
* [http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/E9365ME.html Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference] in "Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online"

References

*"Mennonite Encyclopedia", Cornelius J. Dyck, Dennis D. Martin, et al., editors


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