That was the question a group of men recently posed to Fred Otieno, director of planning and development for the North Mara diocese of the Tanzania Mennonite Church.
The men had paused in their daily . . .
The revision to Article 13 — which passed 103-10 — describes nonparticipation in the military as a choice that “many of us” make.
Swiss Mennonites are raising funds to preserve the castle as a museum honoring the memory of Anabaptists who were imprisoned and tortured there as heretics between the 16th and early 18th centuries.
Longtime partner Al Najd Development Forum distributed locally purchased food to 230 families on behalf of MCC.
Some recipients of MCC’s one-month, $25,000 food distribution have been displaced by the violence.
The questions are part of the Being a Faithful Church process. The project — to help congregations discern God’s will through scriptural interpretation — has been going on since 2009.
Human sexuality, particularly same-sex relationships, is the topic currently being addressed. The following questions, which could be rephrased over the coming months, were approved for congregational discussion:
The occasion was Eastern Mennonite Missions’ annual Global Fair, held at the Hans Herr House and Museum in Willow Street.
Almost 2,000 visitors explored cultures from Germany, Chile and Cambodia, as well as those of local immigrants.
