For years, Mennonite Church USA convention planners have wanted to offer an online option. The pandemic is pushing the convention across the virtual frontier, with in-person attendance expected to fall far below previous years for the July 6-10 event in Cincinnati.
The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board unanimously voted to reappoint Glen Guyton to another three-year term as executive director, effective April 1.
Mennonite Church USA Executive Board member Jon Carlson has been nominated as the denomination’s moderator-elect, beginning in July.
Mennonite Church USA has awarded grants to 10 congregations supporting social justice work. The grants of $1,000 to $2,500 are the first from the denomination’s Justice Fund, established in June to support conferences and congregations working to combat poverty, dismantle racism, seek immigration justice or address police brutality/reimagine policing.
Mennonite Church USA has launched an initiative to raise awareness about the economics of war and the impact of militarism on communities. During February and March, MC USA will offer educational events, resources, prayers and ways to actively practice war resistance.
