{"id":2437,"date":"2025-07-21T16:50:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/?page_id=2437"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:16:54","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/index.php\/about-us-2\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Purpose &#038; Values"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9eb9a864 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2922 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/people-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-navy-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-light-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1e27e9d129e217e2072140274bec4fde\">ABOUT tmc<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-1ddb8ca4aecad6e7b68a9006c8288d1d\">Our Purpose &amp; Values<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-custom-navy-color has-custom-pale-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7081ff01f33e6ff3d743ee6d0ff48964 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.938), 32px);\"><strong>Centred in Christ, Growing together in Faith, Reaching out in Love.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a0599c2f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p>Trinity Mennonite Church is a Christ-centered&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calgarytmc.ca\/index.php\/being-anabaptist\/\">Anabaptist<\/a>&nbsp;community committed to following Jesus, nurturing spiritual growth, and embodying God\u2019s love through worship, service, and extending grace and hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statement of Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Trinity Mennonite Church, we are called to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Worship with Joy and Reverence<\/strong><br>We gather to encounter God through Scripture, prayer, music, and fellowship, creating space for spiritual transformation and hope.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discern and Live God\u2019s Mission<\/strong><br>We share a journey of listening, learning, and discerning how God is calling us to love our neighbours in South Calgary and beyond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Foster Loving Relationships<\/strong><br>We value deep fellowship, mutual care, and healthy leadership grounded in trust, humility, and shared responsibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>Awaken and Inspire the Body of Christ<\/strong><\/strong><br>We encourage everyone to discover and use their God-given gifts in small groups, education, leadership, spiritual formation, and worship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engage Our Community with Compassion<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We seek to understand and respond to the needs of our neighbors through hospitality, need-based outreach, and partnerships that reflect Christ\u2019s love.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Embrace Our Anabaptist Heritage<\/strong><br>We uphold the values of peace, justice, discipleship, and community, and affirm the priesthood of all believers in shaping our life together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Navigate Change with Faith and Courage<\/strong><br>In times of discernment, we commit to prayerful reflection, transparent communication, and Spirit-led decision making as we explore future directions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inclusion-statement\"><strong>A Statement of Inclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Trinity Mennonite Church, we welcome all people\u2014regardless of age, race, ethnic background, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, income, education and other factors that give rise to discrimination and marginalization. Participation in the life of TMC is open to all. Membership and ministry leadership roles are based on factors such as faith in Jesus Christ, spiritual maturity, and the discernment of the church community. We believe that God\u2019s love is for everyone, and we seek to embody that love through hospitality, justice, and grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trc-commitment\"><strong>Our Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) spent six years travelling to all parts of Canada to hear from the Aboriginal people who had been taken from their families as children, forcibly if necessary, and placed for much of their childhoods in residential schools. The stories told by over 6,000 witnesses described experiences of suffering and cruelty. Children were abused, physically and sexually, and they died in numbers that would not have been tolerated in any school system anywhere in the country, or in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We acknowledge the Mennonite church\u2019s past involvement with residential schools. We accept the resolution passed by the Mennonite Church of Canada in 2010, confessing complicity in \u201cthe failing of the Christian Church and its role in the tragic physical, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse, denial of culture, language, and peoplehood of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015 the TRC Final Report (read a summary <a href=\"https:\/\/ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Executive_Summary_English_Web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>) called upon churches and faith groups to take actions that lead to hearing the truth so that reconciliation can happen between Indigenous peoples and Canada. In particular, we commit ourselves to TRC Calls to Action 48, 49, 58 \u2013 61.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Actions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reconciliation is the healing of broken relationship. We are followers of Jesus Christ, the great reconciler. We are aware that words without actions are not only ineffective but may also be harmful. In humility, recognizing that reconciliation is a shared journey, we commit ourselves to:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Educating ourselves about Indigenous history, the TRC&#8217;s findings, and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seeking to build relationships with Indigenous individuals and communities, fostering dialogue, and continuing to learn from their experiences.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocating for the implementation of the TRC&#8217;s Calls to Action and for the rights of Indigenous peoples, recognizing that reconciliation requires justice to address the systemic inequalities that continue to affect Indigenous communities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouraging our members to participate in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th, reflecting on the past and committing to reconciliation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acknowledging that our church property is situated on Treaty 7 territory, the traditional land of the Blackfoot Confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Aamskapi-Piikani along with Tsuut\u2019ina Nation and the Iyarhe Nakoda Nations: Chiniki, Bearspaw, Goodstoney. We also acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak M\u00e9tis Government of the M\u00e9tis Nation within Alberta Districts 5 and 6.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centred in Christ, Growing together in Faith, Reaching out in Love. Trinity Mennonite Church is a Christ-centered&nbsp;Anabaptist&nbsp;community committed to following Jesus, nurturing spiritual growth, and embodying God\u2019s love through worship, service, and extending grace and hospitality. 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