I do not know many Negroes who are eager to be “accepted” by white people, still less to be loved by them. — James Baldwin,
Members of Bible Missionary Church, a member of Mennonite World Conference in Myanmar, have fled to mountainous areas for safety since the military seized power there on Feb. 2.
For Willow Avenue Mennonite Church, a Mennonite Brethren congregation in Fresno, Calif., the path to becoming an LGBTQ-affirming congregation began decades ago — and is now leading them out of the USMB conference.
In the silence between the warnings of air raid sirens, the sound of a small choir echoed out of a church sanctuary in western Ukraine. Just the night before, Anna, administrative coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee Ukraine, had hummed a few bars of the song during an evening tea break at the church.
At the end of the first evening of “From Chaos to Shalom: Exploring Peace Theology Together,” emcees Andios Santoso and Joe Sawatzky struggled to wrap up the Zoom session. The concluding prayer had been spoken. But none of the nearly 100 attendees wanted to sign off quite yet.
Mennonite leaders in Canada are appealing to their congregations to help bring 100 Afghan Christian refugee families to that country.
A new multimedia study calls young adults to celebrate their unique gifts and the diversity of God’s creation.
Fans of American Idol, the singing competition now in its 20th season, have a contestant to watch with Mennonite roots.
