Category: News

BC Field Placement Orientations

Ted writes: Recently, I was visiting field placement sites in British Columbia. Two new students will be entering the Social Ministry Year for 2012-2013. In Victoria, Don Evans will be …

All About You: Etta Snow

Etta Snow graduated from UCTS (one of the forerunners of CCS) 60 years ago, in 1952. Etta writes: The Ovimbundu have a very beautiful and meaningful phrase- ‘Ongeva ka yi …

Celebrating Our Anniversary in a Funeral Home

It’s not difficult to imagine the jokes and raised eyebrows that must be going around when people learn from our schedule of events that the Sunday service on the morning …

Spiraling Toward Our 120th Anniversary

CCS Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: A week ago a gathering of CCS Friends and neighbours met in the home of Ted and Janice Dodd–who often and generously host CCS parties …

New Books at the CCS Library

Fall is here and the CCS library has added some new books. Here are just a few of the new books we’re reading these days: Christianity After Religion by Diana …

Theology of Accompaniment and Solidarity – Second Friday

CCS is happy to welcome Dianne Baker and Louise Simbanduwe to kick off our 2012-2013 Second Friday series of noon-hour learnings, at 12 noon on Friday, September 14.  Dianne and …

The Emma Kaufmann Scholarship

The Emma Kaufman Scholarship is an award of approximately $10,000 for extended studies or learning outside of Canada. It is given out occasionally, as funds permit, by the Centre for …

Job Posting – CCS Development and Community Relations Officer

Centre For Christian Studies Is Seeking a Development and Community Relations Officer Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Centre for Christian Studies is a Canadian theological school that has been training …

Last chance for early bird 120th Anniversary registration

Reminder: On September 4 the registration fee for CCS’s 120th Anniversary weekend goes up.  Register now and save. Online registration is available. View the schedule of events.  Public lecture with …

Companion Carolyn McDade Ready for the 120th

Companion of the Centre Barbara Barnett, a member of the local 120th Local Planning Group, writes: Carolyn’s words and music have been part of the life of CCS since the 1980s. …

CCS goes to General Council

Ann Naylor reflects on the 41st General Council of the UCC, August 11-18, 2012 “You are doing well, relatively speaking, but you need to muscle up because the hardest sprint …

Look up. Look WAY up.

Indeed, those would be NEW SHINGLES being installed at JS Woodworth House. And what a Summer during which to have the work done, with average afternoon temperatures hovering at +/- …

Scott is an award-winning playwright too

CCS program admininstrator and registrar, Scott Douglas, was the recipient of the 2012 Harry S. Rintoul Award for best new Manitoba play at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, presented by the …

Voices of Transformative Hope

[Update Sept 20, 2012: Due to a family emergency, Joy Kogawa will not be able to attend this event.  Click here for updated information about this public lecture.] Principal Maylanne …

Faith Conversations With Integrity

UPDATE: This event has been cancelled due to lack of registrations.  Alas.  Watch for more short term programming sponsored by CCS in the future. Identify your own faith stance! Practice …