New policy catches up with practice, allows service on teams but not as individuals
Twenty years ago last fall, Ruth Yoder Wenger was licensed by Lancaster Mennonite Conference to serve as lead pastor of North Bronx Mennonite Church in New York City. Wenger’s licensing was one of several that have defined the presence of women in ministerial roles in the conference, now known as LMC, over the last few decades.
Elaine Moyer is interim superintendent at Lancaster Mennonite School in Pennsylvania, beginning Jan. 18. She succeeds Pam Tieszen, who served since 2017.
Volunteers gathered on two Saturdays in November at Landisville Mennonite Church in Pennsylvania to convert 3.65 acres of farmland into forest and meadow.
Two former residents of a Mennonite work farm for troubled youths in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against the facility and its sponsoring church conference, alleging abuse and forced labor.
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, based in Lancaster, Pa., has rebranded as Mennonite Life.
The Oct. 29 issue of Anabaptist World included several mini reviews of recent books. Here is a sampling.
When an electrical fire in August all but destroyed LaTanya Wade’s house near Philadelphia, she wasn’t sure where to turn. A city agency connected her with Mennonite Disaster Service volunteers.
