Members of a Mennonite church in San Antonio, Texas, face increased fear and uncertainty after a member — a mother of four who entered the United States legally — was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in late May.
Members of a Mennonite church in San Antonio, Texas, face increased fear and uncertainty after a member — a mother of four who entered the United States legally — was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in late May.
In the summer of 2022, I had the opportunity to help chaperone the Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster international tour. We traveled to Central Europe, spending most of our time in the Czech Republic.
Speakers for worship services at Mennonite Church USA’s national convention in Greensboro, N.C., July 8-12 will amplify the theme, “Follow Jesus.”
Pastor, educator and spiritual director Shannon W. Dycus will be the keynote speaker for Mennonite Church USA’s Women’s Summit on July 8, preceding the MC USA convention in Greensboro, N.C.
A federal judge declined a request on April 11 to block immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations at places of worship while a lawsuit filed by religious groups works its way through the court system.
On Feb. 11, Mennonite Church USA joined with 26 other religious groups in a lawsuit against the federal government. The suit challenges the Trump administration’s decision to reverse the Department of Homeland Security’s “sensitive locations” policy that had restricted Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting immigration raids at houses of worship.
Peace Academic Center, formerly Hopi Mission School, in Kykotsmovi, Ariz., closed last fall, and the property is being transferred to the Hopi tribe.
Paula Snyder Belousek has been named conference minister of Ohio Mennonite Conference.
