The Center for Community Justice in Elkhart, Ind, honored Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, Mennonite Church USA denominational minister for Peace and Justice, for her work in restorative justice at an Oct. 21 event celebrating the 45th anniversary of its Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program, the first restorative justice program of its kind in the U.S.
The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board discussed strategies for the denomination’s convention and revitalization Oct. 18-20 in Cleveland.
Mennonite Church USA is helping to fuel growth and diversity with its Thrive Church Planting Grants. This year’s repeat award recipients, Brooklyn Peace Church in New York and Community of Hope Mennonite Church in Bellingham, Wash., are building circles of community in creative, Jesus-centered ways.
Shelley Buller, executive assistant to the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2023 after 46 years of service to the denomination.
Mennonite Education Agency and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary have developed the first Spanish-language graduate certificate in theology through a Mennonite Church USA seminary.