Mennonite Church USA Archives | Page 76 of 78

Upland Peace Church grafts cultures together

UPLAND, Calif. — Grafting is the process of joining new branches to old rootstock in the hopes of making a strong and unified hybrid. It’s work, but the abundant fruit that can result from a successful graft makes the effort worthwhile.

Grafting an immigrant congregation onto a deeply rooted Mennonite community in Upland is even harder work.

Doreen Martens | Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference

July 28, 2014

Two values tested

Within one week this summer, two competing visions of Mennonite Church USA’s future — one with stronger central authority, the other with more local freedom

Paul Schrag

July 21, 2014

We should split — and unite

I like diversity of points of view. I think it’s normal and valuable. I like that there are different religions and that within Christianity there

AW Staff

July 21, 2014

Ohio resolution proposes sanctioning Mountain States

Ohio Conference of Mennonite Church USA is urging its member congregations to study the topic of sexuality in preparation for a special delegate session Aug.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

July 21, 2014

Central District commits to unity, calls for respect

Mennonite Church USA’s Central District Conference has made a commitment to unity during fractious denominational times.

Delegates unanimously approved “A Resolution on Unity in a Time of Disagreement” during their annual meeting June 26-28 at Madison (Wis.) Mennonite Church.

They also unanimously passed a resolution calling for greater interracial . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

July 8, 2014

WDC receives resolution on same-sex ceremonies

WAXAHACHIE, Texas — A Kansas City, Kan., congregation is asking its area conference to promise not to discipline any pastor who performs a same-sex covenant ceremony.

Rainbow Mennonite Church brought the resolution for discussion but not action at the annual assembly of Mennonite Church USA’s Western District Conference July 4-6.

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

July 8, 2014

A weekend with Central District Conference

Last weekend I was one of four Columbus, Ohio, Mennonite delegates to the Central District Conference annual gathering, hosted by Madison Mennonite Church in Wisconsin.

Joel Miller

July 4, 2014

MC USA won’t recognize Colorado pastor’s licensing

The Mennonite Church USA national conference will not recognize the licensing of a Colorado pastor in a committed same-sex relationship.

MC USA announced the decision July 1 by the Executive Board at its June 26-28 meeting in Chicago.

As a result, Theda Good, a pastor at First Mennonite Church in Denver, will not be listed in the national ministerial database.

Paul Schrag | Mennonite World Review

July 1, 2014

MC USA group reports more evidence of abuse

ELKHART, Ind. — A Mennonite Church USA discernment group addressing sexual abuse by the late theologian John Howard Yoder has reported finding additional evidence of

Mennonite Church USA

June 30, 2014

Avoiding avoidance

This semester, my co-teacher colleague and I decided to put Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching World on the assigned

Malinda Elizabeth Berry

June 27, 2014