On Oct. 13, a jury in Arizona found U.S. Air Force airman Mark Gooch guilty of kidnapping and first-degree murder in Sasha Krause’s killing. The two didn’t know each other and lived hundreds of miles apart but shared an upbringing in the Mennonite faith. Krause committed to the church, while Gooch did not.
The Mennonite Church USA Archives has created an easy and free method to record births, deaths and marriages through the vital record form on its website.
Ambrocio Porcincula, 82, a Mennonite leader in the Philippines known for preaching with Pentecostal-style exuberance, died Aug. 8 after suffering a stroke.
As Christians and other minority groups are harassed and threatened in India, Mennonite World Conference sent a pastoral letter of support Aug. 27 to Anabaptists.
