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- 1939-1989 (Creation)
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Mennonite Central Committee of BC
British Columbia Mennonites became active in their support of refugee relief during the 1930s. In 1940 the Provincial Mennonite Relief Committee, British Columbia (PMRC-BC) was formed. Abram A. Wiens was the director of this work from 1943-1963 having opened a clothing depot in a converted chicken barn on his property in 1944. In 1961 it became known as the Provincial Mennonite Relief and Immigration Committee (PMRIC).
In December, 1963 Mennonite Central Committee Canada was formed by representatives of various Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. Its affiliate, Mennonite Central Committee British Columbia (MCCBC) was formed on October 24, 1964. MCC remains an active organization concerned with international development and emergency relief services in more than 50 countries world-wide, but also with local services to aboriginal people, abuse response and prevention, employment and community development, HIV/Aids education, peace education, refugee assistance and service worker placement.
Sources: Footprints of Compassion edited by Helen Lescheid et al.
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Series consists of the following files:
1) Minutes - 1961-1965, 1967-1980, 1981-1990 - (2 files) Box 335 & 1991-2003, includes the report "A little child shall lead them" 1998 by MCC Ontario - (5 files) Box 438
2) Correspondence - 1943-1991 - (8 files) Box 335, - (1 file) Box 439
3) Reports -1952-1989 - (2 files) Box 335
4) Voluntary Service - Project Proposal Package -1984 - (1 file) Box 335
5) Peace Study Tour - 1982-1984 - (1 file) Box 335
6) Arts & Poetry - 1969-1980 - (1 file) Box 335
7) Music - Reconciliation - 1975-1977 - (1 file) Box 335
8) Camp Citlali Mexico - 1979 - (1 file) Box 335
9) Camp Chehalis - 1976-1980 - (1 file) Box 335
10) Doukhobors - 1977 - (1 file) Box 335
11) Peace Education Program - 1975 - (1 file) Box 335
12) Group Home Roger DeMong Estate - 1980 - (1 file) Box 335
13) Job Therapy - Constitution, Minutes, Correspondence, Reports, Financial, Publications - (6 files) Box 335
14) Militarism - 1979-1982 - (1 file) Box 335
15) Committee on Labor Concerns - 1964,1966,1967 - (1 file) Box 335
16) Publications - 1939,1953,1956,1964,1965,1970,1979,1984,1997 - (1 file) Box 335
17) Nuclear Trident - 1975,1977,1979,1981 - (1 file) Box 336
18) Alternative Service Reunion - 1982 - (1 file) Box 336
19) Mountain Prison - 1974,1975,1977 - (1 file) Box 336
20) Offender Ministries - 1972-1978, 1980-1981 - (1 file) Box 336
21) House of Concord - 1977 - (1 file) Box 336
22) Nigeria Report Recruitment - 1982 - (1 file) Box 336
23) Capital Punishment - Resolution, 1977; "Why kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?" by James Scott, 1985 - (1 file) Box 336
24) Social Housing - Constitution and Reports - 1980-1983 - (2 files) Box 336
25) Study Retreat - 1967,1976-1978,1980,1982-1984 - (1 file) Box 336
26) Alumni - 1978-1979,1981 - (1 file) Box 336
27) Lectures and Sermons, How Christians should make political decisions - 1970 - (1 file) Box 336
28) Lectures and Sermons, Mennonite Central Committee Sharing the Gospel - 1970 - (1 file) Box 336
29) Children's Festival - 1980-1988, Minutes 1986-1989, 1991 - (2 files) Box 336
30) Clippings - 1949, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1968,1970,1974,1977,1982-1983,1989,1991,1993 - (1 file) Box 336
31) Historical Archives Peace Programs, Peace & Service Events - 1999-2004 - (2 files) Box 438
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Three restricted files in Box 17
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Peace and Service Committee
The Peace Committee of BC came into existence before 1961. Their purpose was to promote peace awareness through education, lectures and conferences. In 1967 the name was changed to Peace and Service Committee of BC under the auspices of MCC BC with three subcommittees; Peace, Social Concerns and Service. Some of the early leaders were Rudy Janzen, Walter Paetkau and Henry Penner.
At present this program is called Peace and Development Education and is under the leadership of Jon Nofziger. Their activities include an Arts and Peace Festival, providing Peace Sunday resources, hosting international guests from places such as Palestine and Uganda and a Work and Learn experience for High School students.
Sources: Footprints of Compassion edited by Helen Lescheid; MCCBC 2008 Annual Report booklet.
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Files 1-16 are in Box 16
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Files 17-29 are in Box 17
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Some files have restricted access and require permission from MCC to view.
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Record created November 26, 2009
Record modified April 7, 2022, LJK