Articles : Annette Brill Bergstresser
April 1 issue
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Mennonite leaders send blessings to Pope Francis
Richard Thomas, moderator of Mennonite Church USA, and Ervin Stutzman, executive director of MC USA, sent the following letter to Pope Francis on March 21. César García, general secretary of Mennonite World Conference, also wrote to the Vatican. Mennonite World Conference sent two representatives to the March 19 service of installation for the new pope.
Jan. 21 issue
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MC USA board issues guidelines for resolutions
After collecting input from across the church, the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board has adopted a revised process for developing resolutions for consideration at delegate assemblies.
Sept. 17, 2012 issue
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Loyalty to Jesus in election season
ELKHART, Ind. — Mennonite pastors Mark Schloneger and Kevin Gasser hope they can get 100 churches representing all 50 states to join them in a celebration of communion on Nov. 6, Election Day, “to remember what really matters.”
April 30, 2012 issue
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Mennonite Church USA Elkhart offices dedicated
ELKHART, Ind. — The new building for Mennonite Church USA’s Elkhart offices was dedicated April 14, with about 325 people in attendance. The building is located at 3145 Benham Ave., adjacent to the campus of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
March 5, 2012 issue
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Texas church plant grows from search for deeper faith
When Karen and Steve Mascho of Gladewater, Texas, first encountered Mennonites in April 2010, they never imagined that 15 months later they’d be planting a Mennonite church in their own community.
Feb. 13, 2012 issue
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MC USA opens new office in Indiana
ELKHART, Ind. — Mennonite Church USA’s new office building is open for business. The week before Christmas, employees began moving into the building, adjacent to the campus of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
Nov. 14, 2011 issue
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MC USA responds to appeal from Palestinians
ELKHART, Ind. — In December 2009, after years of prayer, struggle and anguish, Palestinian Christian leaders spoke with one voice to the global body of Christ in an 11-page appeal, “Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth.”
Jan. 24, 2011 issue
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Nominee would be first Hispanic moderator-elect
ELKHART, Ind. — The Leadership Discernment Committee of Mennonite Church USA has nominated Elizabeth Soto Albrecht of Lancaster, Pa., to be the denomination’s moderator-elect.
Dec. 20, 2010 issue
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Racial-ethnic leaders will gather to listen, support
About 80 current and former racial-ethnic leaders connected to Mennonite Church USA are planning to gather to share their experiences as leaders of color within the church and to discern what the Holy Spirit is saying to the church through them.
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