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Large Ohio church leaves MC USA

Hartville Mennonite Church, one of the largest congregations in Mennonite Church USA’s Ohio Conference, voted Sept. 7 to leave the denomination. The motion passed with

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

September 22, 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

Ohio resolution asking for discipline falls short

MILLERSBURG, Ohio — An Ohio Conference resolution asking Mennonite Church USA to remove Mountain States Mennonite Conference from membership if it does not reverse its decision to license a lesbian minister did not pass Aug. 9 at a special delegate session.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

August 11, 2014

Three churches leave Virginia Conference

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Three congregations formally left Mennonite Church USA’s Virginia Conference July 25 when delegates at the annual assembly passed motions to release them.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

August 4, 2014

Opinion: New word for Spirit’s age

Jesus said, “It hath been said . . . but I say to you . . .” With six examples he tells us that some

Darrel Hostetler

August 4, 2014

Three questions for MC Canada

Delegates at the Mennonite Church Canada assembly July 3-6 in Winnipeg, Man., approved a set of questions for denomination-wide discussion over the next two years.

The questions are part of the Being a Faithful Church process. The project — to help congregations discern God’s will through scriptural interpretation — has been going on since 2009.

Human sexuality, particularly same-sex relationships, is the topic currently being addressed. The following questions, which could be rephrased over the coming months, were approved for congregational discussion:

Mennonite World Review staff

August 4, 2014

Looking for grace

On Aug. 1-3, Mountain States Mennonite Conference, the conference I am part of, will be hosting its annual assembly. This year’s assembly will be closely watched

Glenn Balzer

August 4, 2014

A letter to the MC USA Executive Board

Author's note: I did not write what follows intending it to be an open letter. Given the strong encouragement by a small circle with whom I

Gordon Oyer

August 1, 2014

Church is not Facebook

My Saturday morning began with discord. I woke up, checked Facebook, and found my newsfeed full of statuses that made me feel sick. I couldn't

Sarah Ens

July 22, 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