Doris Kramer, 102, the first woman to serve on the Mennonite Board of Missions, the mission agency of the Mennonite Church, died May 20 in St. Jacobs, Ont.
Doris Kramer, 102, the first woman to serve on the Mennonite Board of Missions, the mission agency of the Mennonite Church, died May 20 in St. Jacobs, Ont.
Canadian songwriter Brian Doerksen, 60, known for praise songs such as “Come, Now is the Time to Worship” and “Refiner’s Fire,” died July 21 at his home in Abbotsford, B.C., a few days after the family shared he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
Stanley W. Green, executive conference minister of Pacific Southwest Conference of Mennonite Church USA, will end his role in January.
“Waging Peace: A Militarism Summit” Nov. 6-7 at Forest Hills Mennonite Church in Leola, Pa., will bring together Christians to explore faithful responses to war, political polarization, nationalism and violence.
Helmut Harder, 92, a theologian and denominational leader who co-led the writing of a statement of beliefs used by many North American Mennonites, died May 7 in Winnipeg, Man.
