The Mennonite Brethren conference in Colombia has called on the global Anabaptist family to support them in prayer after the La Samaritana MB congregation in La Toma gave shelter in May to about 300 people fleeing violence between illegal groups and the army.
The Movement of Anabaptist Women Doing Theology from Latin America, or MTAL, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a workshop in El Salvador on April 14-16.
Eduardo “Lalo” Hinojosa, 81, a pastor influential in the growth of Mennonite congregations in Brownsville and the South Texas border region, died June 3 in Houston.
Mennonite World Conference’s Executive Committee accepted churches from Tananzia and Ukraine as new members and approved funding for theological education during meetings April 8-11 in Curitiba, Brazil.
Tina Warkentin Bohn, 95, whose diverse mission assignments spanned four continents and 38 years, died April 11 in Goshen, Ind.