Meserete Kristos Church distributes 15,000 kits in war-torn region as North American donors exceed goal
A Colombian Mennonite woman who empowers young people to choose peace in the midst of violence is the winner of the 2024 Michael J. Sharp Global Peacemaker Award.
As deadly violence escalated in Lebanon, Mennonite Central Committee partners worked to provide emergency relief and support for people caught in the conflict.
Two mothers of six children each are living through the Israeli military’s assault in Gaza, which began last October. Both women’s houses were destroyed multiple times by previous Israeli attacks since Israel set up an air, sea and land blockade of Gaza in 2007. Here, in their own words, they describe the past year in Gaza.
A group alleging abuses spanning decades at Mennonite Central Committee launched a formal organization Sept. 5 to hold the relief, peace and development organization to account as the group announced the number of former workers with stories of abuse has doubled.
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.
