The Women's Mission and Service Commission formally started in 1971, but is rooted in a long history of women's volunteerism in the Mennonite community.
Mennonite relief efforts have proven to be extremely complex, spanning all members of their community and focusing both on local and international need within and outside of their denomination.
Mary Ann Nahrgang Cressman, also known as Mrs. M.C. Cressman was the "Founding Mother" of the Women's Missionary and Service Commission of Ontario. She was an important figure in the sewing circle of the First Mennonite Church in Kitchener. She was a key
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