University of Winnipeg: Mennonite Central Committee

Mennonite Central Committee: More than three decades after she spent a summer microfilming the early records of Winnipeg relief and development agency Mennonite Central Committee, the stories that first intrigued Winnipegger Esther Epp-Tiessen about its origins are now available in a more accessible format. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "I wrote it for supporters and potential supporters," she explains of the 328-page book, which details the beginnings and development of the non-profit organization, known in Winnipeg and beyond simply by its initials. Esther Epp-Tiessen and her book on the Mennonite Central Committee in Canada. JOE BRYKSA / Photo Store Epp-Tiessen's book, Mennonite Central Committee in Canada, will be officially launched at a history conference at the University of Winnipeg on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. That's 50 years to the day the Canadian arm of the organization was founded in Winnipeg. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.