The General Council of Mennonite World Conference (MWC) recently affirmed the appointment of Linda Dibble, Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) moderator, and Doug Klassen, executive minister of Mennonite Church Canada, as the North American representatives on MWC’s Executive Committee. “I’m excited about meeting so many people and hearing faith stories from around the world,” said Dibble. “I hope this relationship with MWC will allow me to bring information and inspiration to MC USA. I look forward to working more closely on the Executive Committee with Doug.” Dibble is filling a previously vacated position and... read more →
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This blog is part of our Mennonite World Conference Indonesia 2022 Assembly series. Rhoda Keener and Carolyn Heggen are co-presenters of the Sister Care International seminars. Rhoda is the Sister Care director for Mennonite Women USA. Carolyn is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma healing. ___________________________________ It’s a long way from the United States to Indonesia; it took four airplanes for each of us, totaling 20-25 hours in the air before arriving at Semarang; then, it’s another hour by car to the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Assembly site in Salatiga. Before... read more →
ELKHART, Indiana (Mennonite Church USA) — Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) Moderator Linda Dibble, Executive Director Glen Guyton and Director of Racial/Ethnic Engagement Sue Park-Hur are representing the denomination as delegates at the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) General Council meeting in Indonesia, July 1-4, 2022. The General Council is a group of church leaders that meets every three years to shape the mandate of MWC, share concerns and insights, and worship together. One of the topics on the agenda is a possible name change for... read more →
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This blog is part of our Mennonite World Conference Indonesia 2022 Assembly series. Sue Park-Hur is the director of racial/ethnic engagement for Mennonite Church USA. Park-Hur co-directs ReconciliAsian, a peace center in Los Angeles, California, specializing in conflict transformation and restorative justice for immigrant churches. A former co-lead pastor and co-church planter, her passion is to see the church living out the shalom of the gospel. Park-Hur is trained in Intercultural Development Inventory and is a Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) practitioner. ___________________________________ Coming together as a global church is beautiful and complex. Traveling to the other side... read more →
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This blog is part of our Mennonite World Conference Indonesia 2022 Assembly series. César García has been the general secretary of Mennonite World Conference (MWC) since 2011. He grew up in Bogotá, Colombia, became a Christian there as a teenager, and responded to the call to be a pastor and church planter. He graduated from Colombia Biblical Seminary. Then, he met and was influenced by Anabaptists and began reading Anabaptist writings. While planting and pastoring Strong Tower Mennonite Brethren Church in Bogotá, César was elected president of the Mennonite Brethren churches in Colombia. After completing an Master of Arts at Fresno Pacific Seminary in California, César was chosen as General Secretary of MWC.... read more →
Representatives of Mennonite Church USA’s (MC USA) Constituency Leaders Council (CLC) spoke about the joys they are experiencing, the challenges they are facing, and their hopes for the future at their recent meeting on Oct. 21-22, 2022, via Zoom. MC USA Moderator-Elect Jon Carlson chaired the CLC virtual gathering of leaders, which included representatives of the 16 area conferences, denominational program agencies, constituency groups and members of the Executive Board staff. The CLC also welcomed a new constituency group, the Queer Constituency Council (QCC), which serves the needs of LGBTQ Mennonites as they connect with MC USA’s vision and mission.... read more →
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Mennonite Church USA) — The Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) gathered in San Antonio, Texas,... read more →
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This blog is in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Read this blog in Indonesian. Tersedia dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Cindy Angela is the digital communication associate for Mosaic Mennonite Conference. She is originally from Surabaya, Indonesia. She currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Andy, and attends Philadelphia Praise Center. She is presently pursuing her M.A. in transformational leadership at Eastern Mennonite University. ______________________________ When I moved from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I was worried that I would become out of touch with my Indonesian culture. However, I was delighted by the richness of the... read more →
Por personal de la Iglesia Menonita de EE.UU. La Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU. (MC USA por sus siglas en inglés) tuvo su primera asamblea de delegados virtual el sábado 10 de julio en Cincinnatti, Ohio, el último día de la convención bienal MennoCon21. Los delegados aprobaron las modificaciones de los estatutos de MC USA, afirmaron una lista de nominados para agencias de... read more →
By MC USA staff Espanõl Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) held its first virtual Delegate Assembly on Saturday, July 10, the last day of its biennial MennoCon21 convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. The delegates approved changes to the MC USA bylaws, affirmed a slate of nominees for churchwide boards and heard reports from the Resolutions Committee and the denomination’s racial ethnic and constituency groups. Executive Director Glen... read more →