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Alicia Maldonado-Zahra shares four key takeaways from the 2025 Hope for the Future. This year, the traditionally BIPOC-only event was open to white allies. Alicia Maldonado-Zahra is a second-generation Puerto Rican, born on the mainland U.S. She was born and raised in southwest Florida but now resides in South Bend, Indiana. She will soon be graduating from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary with a master’s degree in theology and peace, and she will be entering into the Scholar-Activist position at Goshen College. Alicia loves taking walks, reading books and playing games with her family. _____________________________________________ It’s been a month or so...
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En español. MC USA honored seven community elders during a gala at its 12th Hope for the Future Conference, Feb. 28-Mar. 2 2025, in Goshen, Indiana. The elders were highlighted during a slide tribute and presented with an oil lamp to thank them for lighting the way forward. Each honoree shared a few words of encouragement for the attendees, either in person, via a videotaped message or through a message read by an...
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"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) En español. The refrain, "We have been here before," echoed throughout the Hope for the Future Conference at Goshen College, held Feb. 28 - March 2, 2025. This annual gathering for Black, Indigenous and other People of Color (BIPOC) leaders within MC USA...
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Eliza Alemán reflects on her experience at the Hope for the Future conference and the love and comfort she felt while there. Eliza Alemán is a junior history and sustainability double major at Goshen (Indiana) College. She is currently interning at the Mennonite Church USA Archives, in Elkhart, Indiana, and is a member of College Mennonite Church, in Goshen. Once she completes her undergraduate degree, she plans to attend seminary at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, in Elkhart. She is a daughter, an older sister and an engaged participant in...
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Lea la versión en espanol aquí. Registration is open for MC USA’s Hope for the Future conference, Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2025, at Goshen (Indiana) College. This year’s unique event will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Damascus Road Anti-racism Process and its pivotal role in the Anabaptist commitment to justice and reconciliation. Hope for the Future is an annual event for BIPOC leaders across MC USA. This year’s event also welcomes white allies who are actively engaged in dismantling racism. “We want to invite people who are curious about our struggle and our anti-racism journey as Mennonites, including people who...
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MC USA honored seven community elders at its 11th Hope for the Future Conference, Feb. 9-11, 2024, 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.,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 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) Co-hosted by Hope for the Future, this special event gathered BIPOC leaders and white allies who are actively engaged in the ongoing work of confronting and...
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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...
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