Pacific Centre for Discipleship
The Pacific Centre for Discipleship Association (PCDA) is a non-profit Inter-Mennonite society which seeks to provide a supportive Christian community for university and college students. Its specific purposes are:
 
  1. To promote Christian faith and discipleship
  2. To foster Christian community and fellowship
  3. To support Christian scholarship
  4. To facilitate the study of the Anabaptist Mennonite Heritage
  5. To assist in the integration of faith and contemporary life style
  6. To purchase, sell, lease and hold such property, equipment and materials as are deemed necessary to accomplish the above purposes.

The organization was incorporated under the Society Act of British Columbia on June 27, 1986 and is a registered charity under the Canada Income Tax Act. Some of the programs that the PCDA uses to carry out this mission include:

a) The Menno Simons Centre: a residence for approximately 20 Christian students who are either in or interested in the Mennonite community of dialogue can live together while attending the University of B.C. or Regent College.

b) The Abendmusik Vesper Choir: an ensemble of approximately 20 singers from the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. The choir gives evening services at Thanksgiving, Advent and Lent where we provide an opportunity to worship and meditate with music, spoken word and silence

c) other programs for students such as evening lecture series, Faith & Life Integration projects, etc.

To become a member of the Pacific Centre for Discipleship Association, the annual membership fee is $20 for adults or $10 for students (no discount for teachers or seniors). You can mail a cheque or use the "Pay Now" button with your credit card. Your personal information is kept confidential and secure, as described by the privacy policies of the PCDA.
 

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As a member in good standing of the PCDA, you will be entitled to vote on all resolutions at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the MSC chapel on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Your participation in our society will result in the election of directors & officers as well as establishing new programs, operating policies and other strategic decisions.

Please e-mail the if you have an issue that you would like to have forwarded to the Secretary or President of the Board of Directors. Please note the next meeting dates (held in the MSC Chapel in each case):

  • Tue., Nov. 15, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m. (Board meeting)
  • Tue., Feb. 7, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.(Board meeting)
  • Tue., Apr. 10, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.(Board meeting)
  • Tue, Sep. 18, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.(Annual General Meeting)

To learn more about the history of the Pacific Centre for Discipleship and the Menno Simons Centre, read the paper "Ministry to Mennonite University Students in British Columbia"  (53KB PDF) by John Friesen, Ph.D.

 

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