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Russlaender Remembrance Fund

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Beginning in 1923, Mennonite refugees made the arduous trek from Russia to Canada in search of a better life. Their lives had been torn apart by civil war, famine and epidemic. MCC was there to assist.

Help commemorate the faith of these newcomers, memorialize the challenges of resettlement and acknowledge the legacy of Indigenous displacement in Canadian history.

Please give today to the Russlaender Remembrance Fund.

You can choose to give generally or support specific projects listed below:

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General Fund

Please give today to the Russlaender Remembrance Fund. Your gift will support MCC projects around the globe and here in Canada.

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A young boy shows his MCC comforter from his home in Ukraine. His family received comforters, food and other emergency supplies through an MCC partner in Ukraine. The name of MCC’s partner in this wor

Ukraine projects

From its very beginning, MCC has served in Ukraine. Today, MCC projects are focused on education, peacebuilding, trauma healing and relief. Many participants in these projects have been displaced or are affected by ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. Your gift will demonstrate that the people and places of the past have not been forgotten.

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Singer and composer Walking Wolf Ray (Co-Co) Stevenson shares drum songs in the recording session for the We Are All Treaty People Celebration 2020 event sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee broad

Indigenous Neighbours

In recognition of this history, your gift will support MCC’s ongoing work with Indigenous Neighbours. MCC is committed to building respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. We invite you to join God’s call to be a minister of reconciliation.

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Brian Darweesh and Reem Younes, holding their daughter Alma Darweesh, came to Canada in 2015 as refugees from Syria. Douglas Mennonite Church and Jubilee Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba sponsor

Refugee resettlement

Your gift will support churches and other sponsorship groups as they welcome refugees to Canada. Since 1979, more than 13,000 newcomers have made their way to Canada through MCC.

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