“I am deconstructing my faith.” I have heard these words from friends, family and colleagues. The word “deconstruction” has caused much anxiety for churches coping
Members of Bible Missionary Church, a member of Mennonite World Conference in Myanmar, have fled to mountainous areas for safety since the military seized power there on Feb. 2.
For Willow Avenue Mennonite Church, a Mennonite Brethren congregation in Fresno, Calif., the path to becoming an LGBTQ-affirming congregation began decades ago — and is now leading them out of the USMB conference.
In the silence between the warnings of air raid sirens, the sound of a small choir echoed out of a church sanctuary in western Ukraine. Just the night before, Anna, administrative coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee Ukraine, had hummed a few bars of the song during an evening tea break at the church.
