Canadian songwriter Brian Doerksen, 60, known for praise songs such as “Come, Now is the Time to Worship” and “Refiner’s Fire,” died July 21 at his home in Abbotsford, B.C., a few days after the family shared he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
Canadian songwriter Brian Doerksen, 60, known for praise songs such as “Come, Now is the Time to Worship” and “Refiner’s Fire,” died July 21 at his home in Abbotsford, B.C., a few days after the family shared he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
Harmonies Workshop, an Anabaptist music ministry that sponsored hymn sings and concerts for 33 years, concluded at the end of 2025.
Western District Conference of Mennonite Church USA has received a $677,730 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support its new Kids Meet Christ program, encouraging congregations to reimagine worship with innovative ideas that engage and celebrate children’s faith.
Mennonite congregations took the stage at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., to lead and participate in public hymn sings and to talk about music from a Mennonite perspective June 29, July 1, 3, 4 and 6.
A chance airport encounter allowed Simon Okoth to bring the cultural mixing of Mennonite World Conference to Mennonite congregations in Uganda.
