North America

Ministry born out of Katrina

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — Thi Nguyen was attending a Vietnamese Mennonite church in Philadelphia when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. He wanted to help and was invited to travel to Bayou La Batre as a service worker for the Mennonite Central Committee.

Over the two years he served with MCC, he was a translator and an adviser for many Vietnamese people.

“I got attached to this place,” he said.

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September 14, 2015

Profile surveys world’s Anabaptists

Sociological surveys may be uncommon evangelistic tools, but Damien Pelende of the Democratic Republic of Congo found the Global Anabaptist Profile survey drew new people to his church.

The two-year project — a joint initiative of Mennonite World Conference and the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism at Go­shen (Ind.) College — profiled the demographics, beliefs and practices of 24 church conferences . . .

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September 14, 2015
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