The Membership Guidelines, a source of conflict amid struggles over LGBTQ inclusion for nearly 20 years, may be up for a vote by Mennonite Church
Anabaptist World is new, but its roots run deep. We can trace its ancestry back to 1864. This is relevant to understanding the publication you are reading.
Mennonite Church USA colleges and universities will host a series of virtual Family Nights in conjunction with their Mennonite College Days schedule because COVID-19 has made an in-person collaborative travel schedule not possible.
South Central Mennonite Conference is beginning a year of discernment about whether to remain affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The yearlong “Discovery Process” began after the conference’s July 25-26 online annual assembly and is the third step in a three-year process of discernment and discovery.
With a new Mennonite hymnal about to roll off the press, people have questions about numbers. What’s No. 1? What will “606” be now? Planners have some answers as Voices Together, the hymnal for Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada, nears publication.
In 1920, the Russian Mennonites’ world was in upheaval. Civil war had been raging for three years, creating political and social chaos and leaving the country’s Mennonites impoverished, hungry and fearing for their future. Their brethren in North America responded by founding Mennonite Central Committee, putting aside their sectarianism to come together to feed the hungry and clothe the naked.
Hurricane Hanna brought added misery to a community devastated by COVID-19 on July 25 when it hit South Texas and Mexico. For New Life Christian Center in San Benito, Texas, the damage served as inspiration to keep praying and assisting neighbors.
