Canadian Mennonite University

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Canadian Mennonite University
Other name
CMU
TypePrivate
Established1998
Religious affiliation
Mennonite Church Canada, Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba
Academic affiliations
PresidentCheryl Pauls
Undergraduates630 (2024–2025)
Location
Winnipeg
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Manitoba
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Canada
CampusUrban
Sports teamsBlazers
Colours  Green
Websitecmu.ca Edit this at Wikidata
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Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is a private Mennonite university located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is affiliated with the Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba.[1] It has an enrolment of 1,607 students.[2] The university was chartered in 1999 with a Shaftesbury campus in southwest Winnipeg, as well as Menno Simons College and a campus at the University of Winnipeg.[3]

History

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Canadian Mennonite University was incorporated as Mennonite College Federation in 1998, through the amalgamation of Canadian Mennonite Bible College (founded in 1947), Concord College (founded as Mennonite Brethren Bible College in 1944), and Menno Simons College (founded in 1988).[4] A fourth college, Steinbach Bible College, was also involved, but later withdrew.

In 2000, it opened a new campus in Winnipeg, composed of the campus of Canadian Mennonite Bible College on the south-west corner of Grant and Shaftesbury and the former campus of the Manitoba School for the Deaf.[5]

In 2003, it was renamed Mennonite University of Canada. [6]

In 2009, Canadian Mennonite University opened a new Menno Simons College campus on Portage Avenue. In late 2010, a science laboratory was constructed and in 2011 the Redekop School of Business was opened.[7]

In 2025, it announced that it would offer free accommodation to first-year students. [8]

For the academic year 2024–2025, it had 630 students. [9]

Beliefs

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It is affiliated with the Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba [10]

The school has an inclusive Christian mission statement. [11]

Academic programs

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Degrees

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Canadian Mennonite University offers several degrees, including:

Schools and colleges

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Sports

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The university is represented by the CMU Blazers in soccer, volleyball and basketball. Teams play in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (formerly the Central Plains Athletic Conference).

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fast Facts about CMU". CMU.
  2. ^ "Christian colleges go online and lay off staff". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Canadian Mennonite University". Universities Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ Marguerite Van Die, Religion and Public Life in Canada, University of Toronto Press, Canada, 2001, p. 340
  5. ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba School for the Deaf". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ^ Manitoba Government, Province Introduces Amendments to the Mennonite College Federation Act, news.gov.mb.ca, March 17, 2022
  7. ^ Fuller, Simon. "New school at CMU now open for business". Canstar Community News. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  8. ^ CTV, CMU offers free residence for first-year students, ctvnews.ca, October 22, 2025
  9. ^ Canadian Mennonite University, Fast Facts, cmu.ca, accessed August 16, 2025
  10. ^ Canadian Mennonite University, Theological Identity, cmu.ca, accessed August 16, 2025
  11. ^ Canadian Mennonite University, Mission Statement, cmu.ca, accessed August 16, 2025
  12. ^ "Di Brandt". Canadian Encyclopedia.

Further reading

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  • Harder, Helmut. "CMU: The Emergence of a Mennonite University." in The Blazer Alumni Magazine, Fall 2010.
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