Lynford Becker, 94, Mennonite Brethren pastor and church planter who served as the first president of MB Foundation and was the U.S. Conference lead staff member, died Jan. 9 in Hillsboro, Kan.
Lynford Becker, 94, Mennonite Brethren pastor and church planter who served as the first president of MB Foundation and was the U.S. Conference lead staff member, died Jan. 9 in Hillsboro, Kan.
The International Community of Mennonite Brethren released Elton DaSilva as global director Oct. 1 due to a serious financial deficit.
John E. Toews, former president of Conrad Grebel University College and a biblical scholar who taught at several Anabaptist institutions, died Sept. 29 in Newton, Mass. He was 87.
Tabor College professor emeritus of history and religion Richard “Doc” Kyle, 85, died July 15.
The Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission awarded four research grants during its June 21-22 annual meeting in Wichita, Kan.
The International Community of Mennonite Brethren welcomed three new conferences at its biennial summit June 4-9 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
First, there was A Time to Listen, an online gathering for Canadian Mennonite Brethren church members started in 2021 that aimed to create a safe online space to hear the stories of LGBTQ members and their families.
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.
Aaron Box, a Mennonite Brethren pastor from Eugene, Ore., has been appointed national director of the U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches, effective July 1.
