Western District Conference of Mennonite Church USA has cleared up ambiguity regarding credentialing of LGBTQ ministers, making it consistent with other conferences that license and ordain ministers regardless of sexual identity.
Western District Conference of Mennonite Church USA has cleared up ambiguity regarding credentialing of LGBTQ ministers, making it consistent with other conferences that license and ordain ministers regardless of sexual identity.
Amy Gingerich has been reappointed as executive director of MennoMedia. The agency also reported strong sales of the Voices Together hymnal and other books.
Mennonite Education Agency of Mennonite Church USA has released its Lent at Home 2022 worship guide at mennoniteusa.org/lentathome.
Josué González of Miami was elected as moderator-elect of Iglesia Menonita Hispana (Hispanic Mennonite Church) Jan. 29 during IMH’s national assembly.
Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA are working on a guidebook for prevention of abuse by lay and credentialed leaders, as well as leadership accountability.
Twenty years ago last fall, Ruth Yoder Wenger was licensed by Lancaster Mennonite Conference to serve as lead pastor of North Bronx Mennonite Church in New York City. Wenger’s licensing was one of several that have defined the presence of women in ministerial roles in the conference, now known as LMC, over the last few decades.
The Schowalter Foundation has awarded two grants to the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board — $15,000 for internships and $30,000 to support investigations of pastoral misconduct and abuse.
