Near Ukraine battlefront, children and parents get help to ease war’s stress
Their bright saffron robes and shoulder bags standing out against a cloudy sky, 18 Buddhist monks walked in a single file along the shoulder of U.S.-64, a four-lane highway, on January 23, drawing thousands of locals along their route.
The Amsterdam Centre for Religion and Peace & Justice Studies is presenting a free online course on Tuesdays this spring on Mennonite peace theology and ethics.
Mennonite Church USA’s Women in Leadership ministry, a denominational initiative that empowers women and works to dismantle patriarchy across MC USA, has named three new members to its steering committee.
The situation in Gaza has been dire since the October 10, 2025, ceasefire declared by President Trump. Israel has violated the truce repeatedly, killing 464 Palestinians, including 164 children and 63 women since the Trump Peace Plan came into effect. We live in constant fear of targeted killings, renewed war, displacement and the prospect of again living on the streets, searching for water and food.
Growing up, Nicole Martin recalls hearing stories from her great-grandmother, Estelle Cartledge, about helping her husband build a church in Pittsburgh during a time of segregation when women leaders were viewed with suspicion. Her great-grandmother’s response was simple: Do the work in front of you. Let God take care of the rest.
Kevin Goertzen began serving as conference minister of Virginia Conference of Mennonite Church USA on Oct. 15.
Mennonite Central Committee continues to provide humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip through a local partner after Israel banned 37 groups from operating there. But Israeli restrictions still severely limit the size and speed of aid efforts, despite a ceasefire.
