In September, several Mennonite churches from Northwest Ohio worked together to host a community event about gun safety. Several organizations, such as RAWtools and Mennonite Central Committee, also helped make... read more →
Joel Shenk, pastor of Toledo Mennonite Church, describes how he learned blacksmithing as part of his personal peace witness and how his conference and congregation have joined him in this... read more →
After researching the experiences of women in ministry, Amy Zimbelman argues that the best gift many congregations can give to their pastor this Pastor Appreciation Month is support through a... read more →
This blog is in recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, June 3. Krista Dutt is currently the Mennonite Central Committee Chicago (Illinois) program coordinator. Most of her work is... read more →
Mandy Martin is an award-winning emerging artist whose acrylic paintings feature vibrant floral and landscape imagery. She resides... read more →
This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Participate in the RAWtools art auction to support the MC USA Justice Fund. Mike Martin is the executive director of... read more →
Lord, hear our prayer. We pray for the lives lost in Uvalde, Texas, that join the climbing number of those lost to gun violence in America. Comfort the... read more →
Rev. Amy S. Zimbelman is the conference minister for Mountain States Mennonite Conference. _____________ On October 28, the Southeast Armed Services YMCA in Colorado Springs hosted a community conversation... read more →
This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Sue Park-Hur is the denominational minister for Transformative Peacemaking for Mennonite Church USA, overseeing the peace and justice related issues.... read more →
Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has released a new, multimedia, online curriculum to help congregations and individuals understand and address issues of systemic police brutality. Entitled “Defund the... read more →
MC USA and RAWtools both seek to #BringThePeace through restorative justice. The organizations are partnering through RAWtools’ guns-to-garden-tools program and MC USA’s Justice Fund. By Jessica Griggs for... read more →
By Mennonite Church USA Staff with Michael Martin, director of RAWtools Lord, hear our grief… We pray for the lives lost in Gilroy, California, El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio and... read more →
Jason Boone is the coordinating minister of the Peace and Justice Support Network, a joint project of Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Mission Network. A friend of mine asked me... read more →