Bienenberg Theological Seminary, the Mennonite Bible school in Switzerland, added its 11th sponsoring organization earlier this year.
Bienenberg Theological Seminary, the Mennonite Bible school in Switzerland, added its 11th sponsoring organization earlier this year.
New York, Ukraine, is once again known as New York, Ukraine. The town of Novhorodske was founded in 1889 by Mennonites under the name New York as part of an expansion of the Chortitza Mennonite colony.
As violence continues in some parts of northern Ethiopia, a delegation from Meserete Kristos Church was able to visit some congregations last month in the state of Tigray.
Mennonites and Muslims in Burkina Faso are one step closer to purchasing a hearse for use by both groups.
A Ukrainian community once known as New York, founded in 1889 by Mennonites, could once again be known by its surprisingly American original name.
Ela Castro always knew she wanted to spend her life serving those in need. She studied for years to earn her medical degree. She worked at a clinic. She was helping people, but something was missing. The 30-year-old felt called to serve, not just to work for a paycheck.
Western Christian denominations, she said, have been largely silent beyond calls for both sides to be peaceful.
Mennonites in Colombia asked international siblings in faith for prayers in early May after a wave of protests and violence broke out across the country.
On a Sunday in November after worship, Alice Tou, a member of one of our Mennonite churches in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, asked to have a word with me. I could see she was worried. Large groups of Muslim neighbors kept arriving at her house, asking her to arrange a meeting with her pastor. They wouldn’t say why they wanted to see me.
