I rarely wear a shirt with a clerical collar — or anything else that indicates I’m ordained clergy. In my little Mennonite congregation, everyone knows I’m their pastor, and besides, among the priesthood of all believers, we are all called, and I don’t want to look pretentious.
The higher education institutions affiliated with Mennonite Church USA, Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren denominations in the U.S. and Canada have released fall enrollment statistics, many revealing impacts of government shifts regarding international student visas.
A mix of vision, necessity and desire for unity led the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba and Mennonite Church Canada to merge their colleges in Winnipeg to create Canadian Mennonite University in 2000. And that spirit continues today.
Central Plains Conference of Mennonite Church USA celebrated its 25th anniversary at its annual meeting June 26-29 in Rock Island, Ill.
Meserete Kristos Church held its 94th General Assembly Aug. 28-29 at Meserete Kristos Seminary in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Meserete Kristos Seminary in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, is finalizing plans for a multistory guest facility designed to create income for the seminary for decades to come.
Iglesia Menonita Hispana (Hispanic Mennonite Church) of Mennonite Church USA heard a call for unity in difficult times during its Aug. 30 biennial assembly, held online.
The Rooted and Grounded Conference on Land and Christian Discipleship explored kinship with all creation Sept. 18-20 at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
Hesston College celebrated the inauguration of Mark Landes as its 10th president during Homecoming Sept. 27 in Hesston Mennonite Church.
