Neftali Torres challenged the church to see the full humanity of Latinas/Latinos
Mexican festivities are scheduled to take place this weekend all over the country. Sadly, because of the current administration’s persecution of immigrants, many are afraid to go out and celebrate. Major cities like Chicago have already announced they will be scaling down their plans for the celebrations owing to security concerns for those attending. Yet Mexicans are not known to miss a party.
Joseph Manickam, a former president of Hesston College, began a six-month contract in February to support Mosaic Mennonite Conference with partnership development.
The annual Hope for the Future conference for Black, Indigenous and people of color in Mennonite Church USA will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Damascus Road Antiracism Process and its role in the Anabaptist commitment to justice and reconciliation Feb. 28-March 2 at Goshen College.
Two Ontario congregations with different cultural backgrounds have reunited as equals in the building they shared for 10 years.
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism, MennoMedia is partnering with Mennonite World Conference to host a global Anabaptist Bible Read-a-Thon, featuring 500 or more voices reading the entire Bible in multiple languages.
Freeman Academy hosted an Indigenous People’s Celebration Oct. 16 that brought together six schools to make connections with tribal groups and learn about Dakota, Nakota and Lakota life, pursuing the Lakota phrase Mitakuye Oyasin (we are all related).
