The children of Bethesda Mennonite Church in Henderson, Neb., raised funds in June for Mennonite Central Committee food baskets, full of staple items like grains, as well as the oil and salt needed to turn ingredients into filling meals. They raised over $14,000.
Leah Hochstetler, a senior at Bethany Christian Schools in Goshen, Ind., won top prize for her essay on youth political involvement in the annual Mennonite Central Committee U.S. National Peace & Justice Ministries public policy essay contest.
Fair-trade retail organization Ten Thousand Villages closed its 13 company-owned stores earlier this year as it shifts its priorities to online sales and wholesale supply.
Mennonite Central Committee Canada has been awarded a grant of $4.7 million ($3.25 million U.S.) for humanitarian aid in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
