While Mennonite Church USA is widely recognized as a "peace church," we Mennonites seem to be far better at severing ties with each other than
Representatives from MennoMedia, Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA laid the foundation for a new song collection at an April meeting in Minneapolis.
The collection will include an electronic version as well as other supporting products.
The new volume will replace the 1992 Hymnal: A Worship Book, which succeeded the 1969 Mennonite Hymnal.
Meeting April 6-8 in Kansas City, Mo., the board approved the resolution — along with three others and one that’s still being worked on — for delegates’ consideration.
“We think it has the potential to help us live together with our disagreements,” said Ervin Stutzman, MC USA executive director, in a telephone interview after the meeting.
