MC USA honored seven community elders at its 11th Hope for the Future Conference, Feb. 9-11, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. Read more about the conference here. See the Hope for the Future photo album here. Bishop L.W. Francisco III is the oversight pastor of Calvary Community Church (C3), Hampton, Virginia, and presiding bishop of Calvary Covenant Ministries Inc., an... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another search Learn more about the Hope for the Future 2024 honorees here. See the online photo album here. “Do we know what it means to remove chains?” asked Joanne Gallardo, co-conference minister for Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference at MC USA’s 11th Hope for the Future conference on Feb. 9-11. Gathering in Dallas, Texas, 70 Black, Indigenous and people of color considered the theme, “Breaking Chains, Mending Walls,” which... read more →
ELKHART, Indiana (Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU.) — Ya está abierta la inscripción para la conferencia Esperanza para el Futuro de la Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU ., que se llevará a cabo en Dallas, Texas, del 9 al 11 de febrero de 2024. La conferencia anual brinda un espacio para que los líderes BIPOC (afroamericanos, indígenas y de color) de Estados Unidos se reúnan y compartan mutuamente apoyo y adoración. El evento de este año es patrocinado por Everence , el Comité Central Menonita , la Agencia Menonita de Educación y la Red Menonita de Misión . Los oradores... read more →
By Jessica Griggs for Mennonite Church USA ELKHART, Indiana (Mennonite Church USA) — Registration for Mennonite Church USA’s Hope for the Future conference, to be held in Dallas, Texas, Feb. 9-11, 2024, is now open. The annual conference provides space for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) leaders from across the United States to gather and share in mutual support and worship. This year’s event is sponsored by Everence, Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite Education Agency and Mennonite Mission Network. Worship speakers Abby Endashaw, summer service national coordinator at Mennonite Central Committee, Joanne Gallardo, co-conference minister for Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference, and... read more →
por Adriana Celis Entre los días 03, 04 y 05 de febrero de este año 2023, se llevó a cabo la conferencia anual Esperanza para el Futuro (Hope for the Future), la cual estuvo a cargo de Iglesia Menonita E.U. en Atlanta. Está conferencia fue llevada con gran alegría, entusiasmo y compañerismo donde diferentes ministros, líderes e invitados especiales se reunieron con el propósito fundamental de honrar el arduo trabajo que por años personas de diferentes etnias, diversas nacionalidades y razas entre ellos indígenas, latinoamericanos, asiáticos y comunidades afroamericanas entre... read more →
Hope for the Future Conference emphasizes the importance of legacy and intergenerational connections
See the Hope for the Future photo album here. “What time is it in the Mennonite Church?” Keynote speaker Frank Scoffield Sánchez posed this question at Mennonite Church USA’s 10th Hope for the Future (HFF) conference on Feb. 3-5. More than 70 Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) gathered for “Such a Time as This,” which was the weekend’s theme. Drawn from the biblical story of Esther, the theme also offered... read more →
Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) honored seven community elders at its 10th Hope for the Future Conference, Feb. 3-5, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. Read more about the conference here. See the Hope for the Future photo album here. Michelle Armster Michelle Armster is the executive director of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Central States, as well as an adjunct... read more →
By Jessica Griggs for Mennonite Church USA ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Church USA) — Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) will host the annual Hope for the Future conference in Atlanta, Feb. 3-5, 2023. The Hope for the Future conference offers Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) leaders affiliated with MC USA a place to gather for worship, networking and mutual support. The event is sponsored by MC USA and three of its agencies — Everence, Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) and Mennonite Mission Network. Sue Park-Hur, MC USA’s director of racial/ethnic engagement, said, “This gathering is an intentional space, created for... read more →
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Celebrating 30 Years of Damascus Road and Its Legacy Enlightened By God’s Hope: A Hope for the Future Event Feb. 28 – March 2, 2025 | Goshen College Register Today! I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people… – Ephesians 1:18 (NIV) Join us for a transformative celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Damascus Road anti-racism process and its pivotal role... read more →
By Mennonite Church USA staff (Mennonite Church USA) – Registration is open through January 15, 2020, for Mennonite Church USA’s (MC USA) Hope for the Future conference, an Anabaptist networking and equipping event for people of color. It will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Arlington DFW South in Arlington, Texas, from January 24-26, 2020. Hope for the Future gathers leaders of color from across the church and related ministries to explore the ways that power, privilege and racism function in our denomination. “The last few years have been hard for people of color, with cultural conflicts and... read more →
(Mennonite Church USA) — A group of 12 Mennonite Church USA leaders who have been involved with Hope for the Future (HFF) in the past, met in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 26-27, and agreed that the next HFF gathering would take place in January 2020. The group worked together to redefine the purpose of HFF to include worship, sharing resources and learning together as people of color. This meeting was... read more →
(Mennonite Church USA) — The organizers of Hope for the Future (HFF) have decided not to host an event in 2019. HFF organizers, which include staff from Mennonite Church USA, Mennonite Mission Network and Mennonite Education Agency, have decided HFF would benefit from taking time off to evaluate feedback received from participants, said Iris de León-Hartshorn, MC USA associate executive director for Operations. HFF has taken place for seven years to regularly bring together leaders of color from across MC USA for networking and support, and to explore the ways that power, privilege and racism function in the denomination. “Due... read more →
(Mennonite Church USA) — Hope for the Future (HFF) 2018 participants have released an open letter to Mennonite Church USA. The gathering, which took place on February 1-4 in San Antonio, Texas, brought together leaders of color from across MC USA around a theme inspired by Vincent Harding’s 1967 speech at Mennonite World Conference in Amsterdam “The Beggars are Marching … Where are the Saints?” “Through sermons and stories, as we explored together the various issues facing us, Harding’s strong ethic of love seemed to be lifted up,” said Iris de León-Hartshorn, director of Transformative Peacemaking for MC USA and... read more →
en español By Jenny Castro (Mennonite Church USA/Mennonite Mission Network/Mennonite Education Agency) — Nearly 70 pastors, leaders, directors, coordinators, educators, change-makers and others with connections to Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) met together Feb. 8-11 at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, for the seventh annual Hope for the Future (HFF). HFF brings together leaders of color from across MC USA to explore the ways that power, privilege and racism function in our denomination. The gathering was framed by the words of Dr. Vincent Harding... read more →
ELKHART, Indiana (Mennonite Church USA/Mennonite Mission Network/Mennonite Education Agency) – The annual Hope for the Future (HFF) gathering will take place Feb. 8-11 in San Antonio, Texas, with the theme “The people are marching! Where are the saints?” HFF gatherings bring together leaders of color from across the church, sometimes with white allies, to explore the ways that power, privilege and racism function in our denomination. This will be the seventh HFF gathering for networking, support, conversation and generating change. This year’s theme is inspired by the title of Vincent Harding’s address to Mennonite World Conference in 1967, “The beggars... read more →