On Feb. 11, Mennonite Church USA joined with 26 other religious groups in a lawsuit against the federal government. The suit challenges the Trump administration’s decision to reverse the Department of Homeland Security’s “sensitive locations” policy that had restricted Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting immigration raids at houses of worship.
Paula Snyder Belousek has been named conference minister of Ohio Mennonite Conference.
The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board affirmed the nomination of Todd Lehman of Hesston, Kan., as moderator-elect at its Feb. 8 meeting via Zoom.
The annual Hope for the Future conference for Black, Indigenous and people of color in Mennonite Church USA will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Damascus Road Antiracism Process and its role in the Anabaptist commitment to justice and reconciliation Feb. 28-March 2 at Goshen College.