July 28, 2014 | Anabaptist World

Upland Peace Church grafts cultures together

UPLAND, Calif. — Grafting is the process of joining new branches to old rootstock in the hopes of making a strong and unified hybrid. It’s work, but the abundant fruit that can result from a successful graft makes the effort worthwhile.

Grafting an immigrant congregation onto a deeply rooted Mennonite community in Upland is even harder work.

Doreen Martens | Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference

July 28, 2014

Countdown to reunion

The worldwide Anabaptist family reunion will come to the eastern U.S. next summer for the first time in Mennonite World Conference’s 90-year history.

U.S. Mennonites and Brethren in Christ are inviting sisters and brothers from around the world to Harrisburg, Pa., July 21-26, 2015, for MWC’s every-six-year assembly.

The event was last held in the U.S. in 1978 in Wichita, Kan.

Phyllis Pellman Good | Mennonite World Conference

July 28, 2014

MDS inspires gift of old farm

PHILADELPHIA — When Kevin King answered the phone in Mennonite Central Committee’s constituency ministries department one day in the early 1990s, he heard a surprising pronouncement.

“ ‘We’re the Thomas brothers, and we want to give our farm to the Mennonites,’ ” King recalled hearing. “I just about fell off my chair.”

Rachel Sommer | Mennonite Central Committee

July 28, 2014

How would Jesus vote on hot topics?

I read an article on Huffington Post about a new survey by a nonpartisan organization called YouGov of self-identified Christians. Asked how they believe Jesus

Christian Piatt

July 28, 2014