Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has named Michelle Armster and Dona Park as the first recipients of its #BringThePeace award. The award recognizes the work of denominational peacemakers and is sponsored by MC USA’s Church Peace Tax Fund. “We who believe that Christ is our peace, walk knowing that the journey is long,” said Sue Park-Hur, MC USA denominational minister for Transformative Peacemaking. “Along the way, we need to acknowledge and honor courageous peacebuilders who have faithfully paved the path of peace. We also need to encourage and be... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchThe special offering at Mennonite Church USA’s (MC USA) hybrid MennoCon21 convention, July 6-10, will benefit the denomination’s Justice Fund. Launched in 2020, the Justice Fund is based on the Anabaptist principle of mutual aid and supports MC USA conferences and congregations that are working to combat poverty, dismantle racism, seek immigration reform or reimagine policing. “The Justice Fund centers the needs of the most vulnerable and amplifies the work that we are already doing and doing well together,” said Glen Guyton, executive director of MC USA. To date, the denomination has raised more than $95,000, including a $45,000... read more →
Contacto editorial: Camille Dager ELKHART, Ind., Iglesia Menonita E.U. (Mennonite Church USA) – ha abierto el registro para asistir tanto en persona como en línea a MennoCon21, Cincinnati, Ohio, del 6 al 10 de julio de 2021. Las tasas de registro, los detalles y una hoja de trabajo de registro descargable están disponibles en https://convention.mennoniteusa.org/registration/. Las reservas para alojamiento en el Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza y el Hyatt Regency Cincinnati abrirán el 13 de abril. Ambos hoteles se encuentran a pocas cuadras del Centro de Convenciones Duke Energy, donde se celebrará MennoCon21. "Habrá una programación significativa para jóvenes y... read more →
Registration opens April 6, 2021 By MC USA staff Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has announced its worship plans for MennoCon21, including a new morning Bible study and five evening worship services centered on the theme, #BringThePeace. The Bible study and worship services will be available in real time to both online and in-person attendees of the denomination’s first hybrid convention, hosted in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 6-10, 2021. Registration for all opens April 6. Morning Bible study “During the past several conventions, the Delegate Assembly held a morning Bible study that received high accolades,” said Scott Hartman, MC... read more →
By MC USA staff Mennonite Church USA’s (MC USA) Convention planning team – Director of Event Planning Scott Hartman and Event Services Coordinator Sarah Chase – shared a behind-the-scenes look at planning for MennoCon21, the denomination’s biennial convention, which will be held July 6-10, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Who is involved in planning convention? Hartman: It takes many people to plan convention. Sarah and I facilitate most of the programs and elements.... read more →
From top Left: Kay Schroeder, Pastor of Congregational Life at Hesston Mennonite Church; Shannon Dycus, Dean of Students at Eastern Mennonite University; Scott Hartman, Director of Event Planning; Seth Crissman, long-term missionary through Virginia Mennonite Missions; Ana Alicia Hinojosa, Immigration Education Coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee; Shana Peachey Boshart, Denominational Minister for Faith Formation; Hendy Stevan Matahelemual, Pastor of Formation and Communication for Eastern District and Franconia Conference; Joanne Dietzel, Conference Minister for Atlantic Coast Conference; Sarah Chase, Convention Services Coordinator; Chris Cox, youth pastor at Calvary Community Church; Tim Blaum, User Support Specialist at Everence... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Joy Cotchen serves as Allegheny Mennonite Conference Minister of Children and Youth and works as a medical laboratory technician. She has been volunteering with convention since Nashville ‘01 in different capacities. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, walking and hanging with family, especially her five grandchildren. ____________________________________________________ In 2000, I was invited to serve on the planning committee for the Nashville 2001 conference. As part of that committee, I was required to volunteer in some capacity. That was my first experience as a volunteer for convention, and I’ve been... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Glen Guyton serves as the executive director for Mennonite Church USA. He has more than a quarter century of experience serving in the denomination at various levels. Guyton has a wonderful ability to share difficult and complex information with diverse groups. Organizations, professional associations and educators praise Guyton for his quick-witted humor and relatability. He has authored two books, IDEAL ME: Discovering Your Call in a Cluttered World and Reawakened: How Your Congregation Can Spark Lasting Change. Guyton holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from the United States Air Force... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Anna Groff is executive director of Dove’s Nest: Faith Communities Keeping Children and Youth Safe. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her spouse and their two young children. They are members of Shalom Mennonite Church in Tucson. Anna is originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Goshen College in Indiana and has a Master of Public Administration from Arizona State University. Dove’s Nest board members Nancy Kauffmann and Carol Knieriem will be leading a MennoCon21 seminar, “Abuse in Your Congregation: Who Should Know What, When, and How?” Wednesday, July 7... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Brad Kohlman serves as the vice president for Institutional Advancement at Bethel College. He and his wife, Megan, raise their two boys in Hesston, Kansas, and attend Bethel College Mennonite Church. Outside of working with alumni and donors, Brad enjoys coaching youth sports, fishing with his sons, listening to music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, and cooking for family and friends. Brad will be hosting the Bethel College booth at MennoCon21. ____________________________________________________ My wife has a shirt that reads, “Hyphenated. Non-Hyphenated. The irony.” That pun makes me laugh every time... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Drew Strait teaches New Testament at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. His writing focuses on peace/peacemaking in early Christianity, along with early Christian negotiation of Roman imperialism. He is a member of Keller Park Church in South Bend, Indiana. Drew will be leading a youth MennoCon21 seminar, "The Bible and Christian Nationalism," Friday, July 9 at 2:45 p.m. in Room 238, and an adult seminar by the same name Saturday, July 10 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 234. ____________________________________________________ It was just over a year ago that President Trump cleared out Lafayette... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Veronica Quiroz is an intern in the Marketing department of Everence, where she supports projects and initiatives of the Everence marketing team. Veronica is a student at Marian University Indianapolis (Indiana), where she is majoring in marketing, with a minor in Spanish for the professions. On campus she serves as treasurer for Theta Phi Alpha and is on the cheer team. Veronica resides in Goshen, Indiana, along with her parents, sisters and two dogs. Everence will host an adult MennoCon21 seminar, "Seeking Economic Justice in Communities of Color," led by Leonard... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Jerrell Ross Richer teaches courses in economics and sustainability at Goshen College in Indiana. He also teaches Global Sustainability in the Collaborative MBA program – a joint program with faculty and students from Goshen College, Eastern Mennonite University and Bluffton University. Each January, Jerrell travels to the Ecuadorian rain forest in South America with his wife, Jane, and their children, as International Service Workers with Mennonite Mission Network. Their mission focuses on accompanying Indigenous church leaders, supporting children and youth, and promoting community development through ecotourism in the Cofán-speaking village of... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Gerald J. Mast is Professor of Communication at Bluffton University. He has written, co-authored and edited numerous books and essays, including most recently (with J. Denny Weaver), Nonviolent Word: Anabaptism, the Bible, and the Grain of the Universe (Pickwick, 2020). He is married to Carrie Mast, and they are members of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton (Ohio). He enjoys reading, biking and singing in the church choir. Gerald will be leading an adult MennoCon21 seminar, "Reading the Bible, Hearing God’s Word", Friday, July 9 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 230/231. ____________________________________________________ “The Bible is... read more →
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Katie Graber is an ethnomusicologist, who studies race and ethnicity in a variety of contexts, including Mennonite music, American music and European opera. She has taught classes on Western music history and world music, and she accompanies Suzuki recitals and school choirs. She leads singing at her church in Columbus, Ohio, and chairs the Intercultural Worship committee for the Voices Together project Katie will be co-leading a MennoCon21 virtual seminar, "Voices Together: A Closer Look", July 8 at 4:15 p.m. The seminar will be available on Pheedloop for the month following... read more →