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Everence names new president

GOSHEN, Ind. — The Everence board of directors has announced Kenneth D. Hochstetler will be the organization’s next president and CEO, assuming the role upon

Everence

June 23, 2014

Canadians address sexuality

When delegates meet for Mennonite Church Canada’s assembly July 3-6 in Winnipeg, Man., one agenda item, “Being a Faithful Church,” could generate a lot of

Amy Dueckman | For Mennonite World Review

June 16, 2014

MB delegates to consider peace article revision

U.S. Mennonite Brethren will decide whether to revise their Confession of Faith’s article on peace at their national convention July 25-26 in Santa Clara, Calif.

Mennonite World Review staff

June 9, 2014

Foreclosure sale of Los Angeles church building completed

At a June 3 foreclosure auction, Everence sold Los Angles Faith Chapel’s church building in Inglewood, Calif., for $525,100. Grace Pam, who with her husband,

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

June 9, 2014

Dozen arrested in Mexico-Ontario drug trafficking

A dozen people in three Ontario drug trafficking rings have been arrested and face 49 drug-related charges after police seized more than 34 pounds of

Mennonite World Review staff

June 9, 2014

Goshen staffer resigns, protests hiring policy

A Goshen (Ind.) College librarian resigned May 19 in part because the college’s hiring policy requires gay and lesbian employees to be celibate. Tabi Berkey wrote

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

June 9, 2014

Project weaves peacemaking into language learning

Words are powerful, which is why the Language for Peace project aims to explore how Anabaptist and other philosophies of peacemaking are incorporated into various

Wil LaVeist | Mennonite Mission Network

June 9, 2014

Pastor nudged church to act on civil rights

Vincent Harding, a civil rights activist and former Mennonite pastor who wrote Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Beyond Vietnam” antiwar speech, died May 19 in Philadelphia. He was 82.

Harding served as co-pastor at Woodlawn Mennonite Church in Chicago from 1958 to 1961 before moving south to work . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

June 2, 2014

In bombing, MCC Nigeria sees signs of peace

When Mugu Zakka Bako arrived at the scene of twin bomb blasts May 20 at a busy market in Jos, Nigeria, he saw more than the destruction, billowing smoke, injured people and charred remains.

Bako saw Muslims and Christians working shoulder to shoulder, helping to rescue people from the debris.

Linda Espenshade | Mennonite Central Committee

June 2, 2014

Greek Catholics restore Ukraine church building

A former Mennonite church building in Ukraine is being restored and transformed, with the help of Canadian Mennonites, into a Greek Catholic church.

Observers call the project an example of Mennonite-Catholic collaboration in the spirit of other exchanges over the past decade or so.

Ron Rempel | Mennonite World Conference

May 26, 2014

Goshen restructures, cuts staff

GOSHEN, Ind. — Goshen College is reducing staff as part of a restructuring process that seeks to reduce costs, advance the college’s vision and enhance

Goshen College

May 26, 2014

Burkina Faso churches grow with many Easter baptisms

Baptisms have swelled the Evangelical Mennonite Church of Burkina Faso by more than 12 percent. Siaka Traoré, president of the Mennonite Church of Burkina Faso,

Lynda Hollinger-Janzen, Mennonite Mission Network | Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission

May 26, 2014

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