SAN FRANCISCO — Church leaders from across the U.S. and Canada strategized about engaging the Mennonite church in the ecumenical effort to dismantle the “Doctrine
Now youth pastor at Central Community Church in Chilliwack, Kornelsen thought it would be fun as a teen to wear a shirt that read, “Menno Simons is my homeboy.” As the annual Fraser Valley Mennonite Central Committee relief sale approached in 2011, the Bible college graduate . . .
Richards was ordained in 1973 by Illinois Mennonite Conference while serving as co-pastor of Lombard (Ill.) Mennonite Church with her husband, Joe.
Menjares had served as president since July 28, 2012.
“After prayerful consideration, Virginia and I have made the decision to relocate back to Southern California to be . . .
The Sudanese Relief and Development Agency coordinated a food distribution project to help meet the needs of displaced children. The project, which is supported by Mennonite Central Committee, also helped provide a place of stability, where people could begin to build a sense of community and routine.
Shenandoah (Pa.) Mennonite Church began when Pastor Dale Weaver’s family moved to the area in 2010 and started children’s activities in a park. Things headed indoors for Bible studies at the Weaver home when the weather got cold.
For some, it was a journey of several days by boat, transport trucks or bicycles. But most arrived at the church headquarters in Tshikapa on foot.
