Western District Conference of Mennonite Church USA has received a $677,730 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support its new Kids Meet Christ program, encouraging congregations to reimagine worship with innovative ideas that engage and celebrate children’s faith.
Mennonite congregations took the stage at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., to lead and participate in public hymn sings and to talk about music from a Mennonite perspective June 29, July 1, 3, 4 and 6.
A chance airport encounter allowed Simon Okoth to bring the cultural mixing of Mennonite World Conference to Mennonite congregations in Uganda.