September 21, 2015 | Anabaptist World

EMU, Goshen leave Christian college association

Two Mennonite colleges have withdrawn from a Christian college association to avoid causing division over their openness to hiring married gay and lesbian faculty.

The presidents of Goshen (Ind.) College and . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

September 21, 2015

MC USA board discusses resolutions’ implications

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board on Sept. 17-19 discussed the implications of resolutions passed at the denomination’s convention this summer.

Board members emphasized that two resolutions — “Forbearance in the . . .

Mennonite Church USA

September 21, 2015

Opening a window of hope amid Syrian war

Roseangela Jarjour talks daily with pastors in Syria working for peace and providing a reason for Syrians who stay to hope, even as they hear bombs drop around them.

“The priority is really to bring peace into our country, so we keep our people in our country,” Jarjour said during a Mennonite Central Committee video press conference Sept. 17.

She is a Syrian who works for an MCC . . .

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

September 21, 2015

MCC aid gives Syrians reason to stay

Mennonite Central Committee is appealing for more funds to help meet basic human needs of Syrians who want to stay near their homes as large

Linda Espenshade, Meghan Mast | Mennonite Central Committee

September 21, 2015

Executive Board discusses implications of resolutions

Photo: (clockwise from upper left) Mennonite Church USA Executive Board members Nisha Subaiya Springer, Plano, Texas; Joyce Kusuma, Upland, Calif.; Yvonne Diaz, Terlingua, Texas; Michelle

Mennonite Church USA staff

September 21, 2015

No peace apart from justice

Today is the International Day of Peace. Yesterday was recognized in many faith communities as Peace Sunday, and I had the privilege of delivering the sermon

Amanda Arbour

September 21, 2015