Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church formed the first Canadian Mennonite peace centre lodged in a congregation in 1987. The centre was supported by the Peace and Justice Working Group, formed in the early 1980s. The group's activities included participation in public protests and actions for peace and justice, and education of the congregation around issues of peace and justice.
Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ontario)
Sue (Wallace) Klassen, Kevin Jardine and another man paint silhouettes of human figures in front of the steps leading to the door of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. This was possibly around the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
Silhouettes of human figures in front of the steps leading to the door of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. This was possibly around the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. "Being Salt" met in a Sunday school room. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. Station 8 "Good News to the Less Wealthy" took place in the cloakroom. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Silhouettes of human figures in front of the steps leading to the door of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church. This was possibly around the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
The Stirling Avenue Peace and Justice group celebrating the birthday of Stirling's former Peace and Justice worker, Carrie Harder (centre, with birthday cake), at her home.
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. This is the "Being Salt" station in one of the Sunday school rooms. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. This station, in the WMA (Women's Missionary Society) room is called "The Community of Love." The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. In this picture, a group gathers for a collective embrace in front of an empty wheelchair in the WMA (Women's Missionary Society) room. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. Pictured is a group meeting in the narthex. Elaine Shantz at centre. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. Station 3, "Cries of the People," took place in an upstairs Sunday school room. Grant Frederick is a far left. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. Station 11, "Peace Songs," shows a songleader leading a group in the sanctuary. The song leader is possibly Tim Wiebe. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. Station 1 "The Gift of God's Peace" and Station 12 "The Gift of God's Presence" banners hang at the front of the sanctuary. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
Special Stirling Avenue Peace Sunday "Festival of Peace" in progress. Congregants divided into small groups and attended stations with different themes. Station 5: "Resisting temptation" met in the narthex.Pauline and Floyd Bauman are at left. The congregation is following the Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Peace Sunday packet for 1993, "A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace."
