July 4, 2015 | Anabaptist World

Lament and hope for sexual abuse

Over 300 people gathered in the sanctuary of the Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City, Mo., Friday evening for a service of lament

Gordon Houser

July 4, 2015

Get your hands dirty to change the world

"You, the social media generation,” said Glen Guyton to the youth at Friday evening’s worship service, “you must go and get your hands dirty in

Rebecca Helmuth

July 4, 2015

Sexual abuse: ‘Won’t somebody listen here?’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Laments and hopes by and for those who have endured sexual abuse were tied and untied in a Friday evening worship service at the Mennonite Church USA convention.

Moving from sorrow and confessing to hope and joy, the service at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral across the street of the convention center found its genesis with a discernment group on sexual . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

July 4, 2015

On sexual abuse, a vow to tell the truth

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mennonite Church USA delegates on July 3 approved a statement confessing the church’s failure to offer healing for survivors of sexual

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

July 4, 2015

The need for uncertainty

Dale Schrag asked those gathered for adult worship on Friday morning to imagine we were the “friend of Cleopas” in the Emmaus story in Luke

Anna Groff

July 4, 2015

Delegates pass statement on sexual abuse

On Friday morning, delegates discussed A Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse. Elizabeth Soto-Albrecht, moderator of Mennonite Church USA, noted that there may be survivors of

Gordon Houser

July 4, 2015

Purpose in the process

Youth during worship at Kansas City 2015. Photo by Vada Snider. How can Christians connect tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs and the road to Emmaus? On Thursday

Rebecca Helmuth

July 4, 2015