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Pacific shore is holy ground for Easter baptisms

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The chilly spring waters of the Pacific Ocean didn’t deter 29 people from plunging beneath the surface this Easter as a public witness to the truth and power of the gospel.

On April 20, four Mennonite Brethren churches held outdoor baptisms, turning the shores of the Pacific Ocean into holy ground.

Laura Kalmar | Mennonite Brethren Herald

May 12, 2014

NYC church partners for highly efficient apartments

A New York City church has taken an active role in bringing a passive solution to Brooklyn housing needs. Iglesia Menonita Unida De Avivamienta (United

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

May 12, 2014

Canadian man guilty of drug trafficking

An Alberta Mennonite has been sentenced after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine from Mexico into Canada. Jacob Fehr of Peace River, Alta., grew up

Mennonite World Review staff

May 12, 2014

Nobel Laureate urges EMU graduates to take action

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee called 467 members of Eastern Mennonite University’s graduating class to take action in the present rather than be paralyzed by uncertainty about their future.

“Begin with what you have,” she said April 27, using “your little gift to change the world.”

Gbowee referred with pride in her commencement speech to being a graduate of EMU . . .

Bonnie Price Lofton | Eastern Mennonite University

May 5, 2014

Renewal Circles group plans first convention

The recently organized group Anabaptist Renewal Circles will look to fuel spiritual renewal across many Mennonite Church USA conferences with a national convention this summer.

Using the theme, “Proclaiming the Good News of Jesus,” the gathering will be July 10-12 . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

April 28, 2014

MWR receives four ACP awards

Mennonite World Review won four awards at the annual convention of Associated Church Press on April 25 in Chicago. For the 12th year in a

Mennonite World Review staff

April 28, 2014

MDS ends Texas fire response

BASTROP, Texas — Mennonite Disaster Service has ended its project in Bastrop County after three fall and winter seasons of work in the central Texas

Carl Dube, Barbara Weaver | Mennonite Disaster Service

April 28, 2014

Russian video seminary addresses religious pluralism

KURSK, Russia — Trinity Video Seminary recorded a new video course taught by David Shenk, global consultant for Eastern Mennonite Missions, in March.

“What Difference Does Jesus Make in a World of Many Religions?” will be available online in several languages.

Chris Fretz | Eastern Mennonite Missions

April 28, 2014

French speakers develop their network’s potential

KINSHASA, Congo — With 235,000, Congo is the only country with a large number of French-speaking Mennonites. Otherwise, francophone Mennonites are usually small minorities in their countries.

Through the efforts of the Francophone Mennonite Network, working under Mennonite World Conference, such Mennonites are beginning to develop cooperative relationships.

Neal Blough | Mennonite World Conference

April 28, 2014

MCC appeals for emergency aid to South Sudan

Mennonite Central Committee is requesting donations to support the people of South Sudan who are suffering trauma and extreme hunger as they flee an armed

Laurie Oswald Robinson | For Mennonite Central Committee

April 28, 2014

Russian scholar uncovers Soviet-era history

FRESNO, Calif. — The Mennonite experience in the former Soviet Union is more than family history — it is a way to understand the relationship between a state and its people.

This was one of the themes of “Mennonites in the Soviet Union,” a series of lectures March 27 and 29 at Fresno Pacific University. The speaker was Andrej Savin, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Wayne Steffen | Fresno Pacific University

April 21, 2014

Bibles for Bolivians, to read or to listen

WINNIPEG, Man. — Norman Brown’s goal is to distribute the Plautdietsch (Low German) Bible free to every home in Bolivia where the language is spoken. Since Mennonite Brethren publisher Kindred Productions released De Bibel in 2003, the Winnipegger has handed out more than 8,000 copies.

Brown began ministering to Plautdietsch speakers in 1994 when Power to Change (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) placed him in charge of the newly translated Low German Jesus film.

Angeline Schellenberg | Mennonite Brethren Herald

April 21, 2014