Menno Simons College is a

Mennonite Mennonites are a group of Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian communities tracing their roots to the epoch of the Radical Reformation. The name ''Mennonites'' is derived from the cleric Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland, part of ...

college in

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, Canada. It is a college of

Canadian Mennonite University Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is a private Mennonite university located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is affiliated with Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba. It has an enrolment of 1,607 students. The ...

(CMU) and is one of CMU's three founding colleges. Menno Simons College, located in downtown Winnipeg, is also affiliated with the

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History

The college is named after

Menno Simons Menno Simons (; ; 1496 – 31 January 1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contempor ...

anabaptist Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin , from the Greek language, Greek : 're-' and 'baptism'; , earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re-baptizers"), considering it biased. ...

leader and founder of the Mennonites. It received a provincial

charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the ...

to grant degrees in 1982.

Programs

Through The University of Winnipeg, MSC offers three- and four-year programs in International Development Studies and Conflict Resolution Studies. The College announced that new students would not be admitted to the International Development Studies program (3-year and 4-year) and the 4-year Conflict Resolution Studies program (the 3-year program will continue) as of June 30, 2023. Current students will be able to complete their degrees.

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* Mennonite schools in Manitoba Colleges in Manitoba Universities and colleges in Winnipeg Mennonite universities and colleges in Canada Universities and colleges established in 1982 1982 establishments in Manitoba University of Winnipeg Schools in downtown Winnipeg {{Canada-university-stub

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