After losing by three points to the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers last week in the MCAC Championship final, the Pilots women’s basketball team were hungry for another opportunity at a championship. They entered the Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...
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Providence Living and Learning Update #1
It is an exciting time at Providence! Construction for the new Living and Learning Centre is well underway. There is great progress being made towards this new building and the Providence living and learning curriculum. We are thankful for the large and continued...
Dear Younger Me
Providence alumnus and difference-maker Jim Thunder (2009), in a spoken word poem to his younger self, shares six ideas "to leave behind in order to decolonize your mind." Thunder, striving for reconciliation in Canada as a Business and Economic Development Officer at...
Missio Dei 2019 an opportunity to refocus on the Mission of God
Every year, Providence hosts a momentous event called Missio Dei. “Missio Dei” is a Latin, Christian theological term that can be translated as the “Mission of God.” The aptly named multi-day event provides the Providence community with the opportunity to reflect and...
Providence to mark Reformation anniversary with John G. Stackhouse, Jr. presentation
Providence will mark a milestone anniversary of the Reformation with a free, public lecture by Dr. John G. Stackhouse, Jr. on Tuesday, October 31—500 years after Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Schlosskirche. Themed The Reformation:...
Providence student represents Manitoba
Third-year Providence student, Jordan Peters (above centre), represented Manitoba this past week at the New Holland Canadian Juniors Championships. Peters and his team from the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club advanced to the final game but lost in the last end to...
IMPACT 2020 Climbs Towards $14.5M
Having recently surpassed the initial IMPACT 2020 goal of $12.5 million, Providence is excited to announce the increase of this transformational campaign—already the largest fundraising initiative in the institution’s history—to $14.5 million. “IMPACT 2020 is...
Providence to stage “An Enemy of the People” in Winnipeg as part of Master Playwright Festival
Providence is excited to be part of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s 2019 Master Playwright Festival and will stage An Enemy of the People at Winnipeg’s Gas Station Arts Centre February 8-17. Themed “IbssenFest,” this year’s festival will feature the works of...
Public Lectures will showcase Providence professors’ range of expertise
Scholarship, says Dr. Dennis Hiebert, “is public enterprise, not private property.” It has a place “in the public square, not behind barriers such as cost and time” that limit its availability. The 2019 Providence Public Lecture Series, set to take place in Winnipeg...
Providence celebrates 94 years of God’s faithfulness
Friday, January 4 marks 94 years of Providence. It was on this day, back in 1925, that the institution was founded as Winnipeg Bible Training School, establishing a campus at 580 Spence St. in the Manitoba capital. It was the vision of the Rev. H.L. Turner, the...