Articles : Mennonite Central Committee
May 13 issue
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Photo by MCC Central States
MCC regional director biking to 50 churches in Kansas
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Before John Stoesz steps down as executive director of Mennonite Central Committee Central States, he’s spending the month of May on a farewell bike tour of 50 Mennonite churches in Kansas.
“I love riding my bike,” said Stoesz, who has a recumbent three-wheeler. “I thought, ‘Why can’t I combine something I love to do with promoting MCC?’ ”
April 29 issue
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Kansas relief sale garners $469,000
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 45th Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale raised about $469,000 April 12-13, coming up $5,000 short of last year’s total.
April 15 issue
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MCC U.S. works to prevent funding Israeli-Palestinian conflicts
Mennonite Central Committee U.S. is taking steps to ensure it does not invest in companies that benefit from violence against Palestinians or Israelis.
March 18 issue
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MCC aids families in Gaza
AKRON, Pa. — Two Mennonite Central Committee partners in the Gaza Strip used $10,000 grants from MCC to respond to needs of Gazans who were displaced or whose families were injured during Israeli airstrikes into Gaza in November.
March 4 issue
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Relief sales rebound as a new season begins
Relief sale income for Mennonite Central Committee took a positive turn last year, and the upward trend continued with the first sale of 2013.
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Ex-Amish staff member puts face on MCC diversity
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Growing up Amish near Yoder, Maynard Knepp learned teamwork and interdependent relationships build community.
Feb. 18 issue
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MCC on NRA list
When the National Rifle Association put the Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office on a list of those it considers anti-gun, MCC personnel could only speculate why.
Feb. 4 issue
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MCC supports indigenous protests
WINNIPEG, Man. — A protest movement has brought attention to unresolved treaty issues and a broken relationship between indigenous peoples and many Canadians.
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Syrians’ plight: war, winter
As nighttime temperatures plummet to below freezing in Syria, people are struggling to stay warm and dry.
Jan. 21 issue
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Canadian youth put faith in action through meat canning
WINKLER, Man. — Elaine Dueck, 15, eagerly anticipates the annual 64-hour, around-the-clock meat canning operations when Mennonite Central Committee’s mobile meat canner comes to her home community.
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