Articles : News
May 27 issue
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MDS prepares for Oklahoma tornado response
An outbreak of tornadoes on May 20 in the Oklahoma City area claimed dozens of lives, leveled entire neighborhoods and launched Mennonite Disaster Service into action.
The most severe, a mile-wide tornado that ripped through the town of Moore on the south side of Oklahoma City, flattened entire blocks. By morning on May 21 the state medical examiner’s office confirmed 24 deaths.
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Phoenix numbers lowest
Registration for the Mennonite Church USA convention July 1-6 in Phoenix is down from past assemblies, reflecting a regional pattern that likely means the event won’t go westward again in the near future.
May 13 issue
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EMU volleyball coach facing charge of battery
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Eastern Mennonite University announced April 30 its men’s volleyball head coach was charged with sexual battery, a misdemeanor.
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Welcoming stance affects church transfer request
CONESTOGA, Pa. — A Pennsylvania congregation hoping to transfer from one Mennonite Church USA area conference to another after expressing openness to gay members has received an invitation to associate membership.
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Congo’s growth exceeds resources
The quest to learn more about how Mennonite Church USA congregations and agencies find resources for their ministries brought visitors from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the U.S. in April and May.
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Ten Thousand Villages Canada cuts staff and stores
Ten Thousand Villages Canada has responded to a disappointing Christmas sales season by reducing staff and stores and increasing ties with its U.S. counterparts.
April 29 issue
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MC USA picks KC for ’19 convention
Mennonite Church USA will hold its 2019 convention in Kansas City, Mo. The decision, made during an Executive Board conference call Dec. 18, was based on saving time and money.
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MB Pacific District to add church in Las Vegas
The U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches is expanding into Nevada. Las Vegas will be home to a congregation that extends Pacific District Conference’s footprint to six states.
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Football player not guilty in Tabor student’s death
A criminal trial concerning the death of a football player from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., ended April 16 in McPherson, Kan.
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Historian makes timely visit
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — “A clock of the people.” That’s how Arthur Kroeger of Winnipeg, Man., author of the 2012 book Kroeger Clocks, sums up the clocks’ history and meaning in Mennonite history.
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