Precautions to limit the spread of coronavirus during the global COVID-19 pandemic create significant impacts on the work of Mennonite Central Committee.
Precautions to limit the spread of coronavirus during the global COVID-19 pandemic create significant impacts on the work of Mennonite Central Committee.
WATERLOO, Ont. — David Martin couldn’t catch a break. Even when he made a perfect shot, his opponent caught a lucky bounce and beat him.
LOS ANGELES — Activists, clergy and residents gathered March 15 to pray for a group of mothers and housing activists known as “The Reclaimers” after they took over a vacant, state-owned property as a place where they could shelter from the coronavirus.
A search has begun for an executive director to lead Anabaptist World Inc., the independent journalistic ministry being formed by The Mennonite Inc. and Mennonite World Review Inc., presenting a unique opportunity for an individual to shape a new era of Anabaptist journalism.
BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso — Terrorist attacks have displaced 700,000 people in this West African nation. Many say what they most need is prayer.
Donald R. Jacobs, a missionary educator for 20 years in East Africa, where he was the last American Mennonite bishop in Tanzania and founded a Mennonite theological college, died Feb. 11 in Leola, Pa. He was 91.
Mennonite churches and other organizations are finding new ways to operate or canceling activities to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Drive through the farmlands of Lancaster County, Pa., or Holmes County, Ohio, avoiding the frequent horse-drawn buggies, and you may get the impression that the Amish practice a wholesome, back-to-nature lifestyle rooted in centuries of religious devotion.
With a series of quick, practiced strokes, Aïchatou Hamidou clears the area around a newly built latrine with a long broom made from dry grass.
After the trash and waste are swept into a tidy pile and safely disposed of, she unties the brightly patterned red handkerchief over her nose and mouth and adjusts the royal blue smock designating her as a member of the WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) team.
No one was injured when a portion of the brick facade fell from the former Mennonite Publishing House building Feb. 19.
Several hundred bricks rained down on Walnut Street from the former offices of the publishing arm of the Mennonite Church and later Mennonite Church USA.
Bluffton (Ohio) University is replacing in-person classes with remote classes. Mennonite World Conference is canceling an international gathering in British Columbia. Landis Homes is restricting access to its personal care home in Pennsylvania. Mennonite Health Services has canceled a conference. Seattle Mennonite Church is suspending all gatherings.
