July 6, 2017 | Anabaptist World

Delegates pass resolution on Israel-Palestine overwhelmingly

Mennonite Church USA delegates voted overwhelmingly to pass the resolution “Seeking Peace in Israel and Palestine” on Thursday afternoon. Only 10 were opposed and two

Gordon Houser, The Mennonite

July 6, 2017

Israel-Palestine statement takes a ‘third way’

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mennonite Church USA delegates on July 6 overwhelmingly passed a resolution on Israel-Palestine, confessing “our own complicity in this web of violence, injustice and suffering” and vowing “concrete steps to address these wrongs.”

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

July 6, 2017

Rachel Held Evans: It’s not faith, hope and ‘being right’

ORLANDO, Fla. — When best-selling author and blogger Rachel Held Evans saw Mennonite Church USA’s “Love Is a Verb” convention theme, she hoped organizers didn’t see her Twitter feed.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

July 6, 2017

Who are the dones?

Photo: Josh Packhard speaking at the Mennonite Church USA convention in Orlando on July 5. Photo by Gordon Houser. Many have heard of the “nones,”

Gordon Houser, The Mennonite

July 6, 2017

“God Loves me” and “God loves you” in Youth Worship

Photo: Youth received temporary tattoos with the word "Beloved." Photo by Vada Snider Youth worship on Wednesday at Mennonite Church USA Convention 2017 focused on God’s

Erika Byler, for The Mennonite

July 6, 2017

Love is love is love: Inclusive worship service

Photo: Carol Wise, executive director of Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests, speaks during the Inclusive Worship Service. Photo by Vada Snider. “Bring your whole

Erika Byler, for The Mennonite

July 6, 2017

Rachel Held Evans on “Keeping the Church Weird”

Photo: Rachel Held Evans. Photo by Vada Snider. New York Times best-selling Episcopalian author and blogger Rachel Held Evans opened the Mennonite Church USA Convention Featured Seminar

Emma Koop Liechty, for The Mennonite

July 6, 2017

North Goshen Mennonite Church receives first ever Dove’s Nest Children’s Dove Award

Photo: Joe Hackman, Salford Mennonite Church; Mark Schloneger, North Goshen Mennonite Church; Joel Miller, Columbus Mennonite Church; and Izaete Nafziger, North Goshen Mennonite Church, at

Dove's Nest, with reporting by Katie Hurst

July 6, 2017

Iglesia Menonita Hispana restructures, looks toward future with MCUSA

Photo: Prayer for the new members of the Iglesia Menonita Hispana board. Photo by Katie Hurst. Representatives from Iglesia Menonita Hispana (IMH, Hispanic Mennonite Church)

Katie Hurst, for The Mennonite

July 6, 2017

Adult worship: love in three movements

Photo: Phil Kniss, pastor of Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia, speaks during the July 5 adult worship in Orlando. Photo by Vada Snider. “Sawubona.”

Hannah Heinzekehr, The Mennonite

July 6, 2017