In early August, approximately 500 Quakers from more than 50 countries gathered outside Johannesburg, South Africa, for our World Plenary Meeting, last held in 2016.
A woman who was severely injured when a gunman killed five girls and wounded her and four other girls during an attack on their one-room Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania has died 18 years later.
Mennonite congregations and individuals from the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery are supporting Apache Stronghold’s two-month prayer journey across the United States to deliver their appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A Mennonite Central Committee representative in Central Africa mediated a regional peace agreement in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year.
Mennonite Church USA’s Bring the Peace awards honor a pastor who has worked to support immigrant families and a therapist who helps young adults of color develop their leadership skills.
A new peace training center in the Philippines that builds on the development work of longtime Mennonite Church Canada International Witness workers is set to celebrate its grand opening in November.
