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Renewal group holds national conference

EAST EARL, Pa. — Three hundred Mennonite leaders and members from more than a dozen U.S. states and Canadian provinces gathered July 10-12 at Weaverland

Anabaptist Renewal Circles

September 1, 2014

Incoming EMU softball player dies in ATV accident

Kaitlin Aylor, 18, of Madison, Va., died of brain trauma and internal injuries on Aug. 16 as a result of an accident in which she

Mennonite World Review staff

September 1, 2014

Visas one of MWC’s biggest hurdles

Because visitors to the U.S. from the Southern Hemisphere often find it difficult to get visas, Mennonite World Conference is taking steps to try to keep the situation from limiting attendance at its global assembly next July.

“When we invited the global church to the U.S. for the assembly, we knew that difficulty in securing visas was one of the biggest obstacles we . . .

Phyllis Pellman Good | Mennonite World Conference

September 1, 2014

Youth make MDS part of their summer

More than 190 youth and youth sponsors from around the U.S. and Canada gave a week of their summer to serve at one of three Mennonite Disaster Service Youth Project sites.

Youth groups worked in Staten Island, N.Y., High River, Alta. and Jamestown, Colo.

Mennonite Disaster Service

August 29, 2014

More than three minutes

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against

Richard Beck

August 28, 2014

Why short-term mission trips work, despite what you might have heard

Playing with orphan children, building homes and teaching summer Bible camps are all things that many teenagers and young adults hope to accomplish on short-term

Deborah-Ruth Ferber

August 26, 2014

Following — blogs and Jesus

The other day as I was clicking around online, I came across a blog written by a fellow Mennonite pastor. I liked what she had

Joanna Harader

August 25, 2014

Indiana pastor’s credentials under review by two conferences

Two Mennonite Church USA conferences will review the ministerial credentials of Karl Shelly, a pastor at Assembly Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., for performing a

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

August 25, 2014

Voices in the streets

This week I was glued to Twitter on more than one evening, watching the events in Ferguson, Mo., unfold in the wake of Mike Brown’s

Meghan Florian

August 22, 2014

His sorrow is splendor

A little girl in our community has died. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. Shatteringly. Nine years old, Christ have mercy. And this is the part where those who

Ryan Dueck

August 21, 2014