Articles : Urban issues
Aug. 6, 2012 issue
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Photo by Sheldon C. Good/MWR
Construction projects build kingdom in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two dozen adults and youth from Franconia Mennonite Church served here recently as part of an effort to literally build the kingdom of God.
The volunteers ventured from suburban Telford to work with Kingdom Builders Construction, an Anabaptist-related nonprofit, on July 21. They nailed, drilled and hauled materials to help convert a 6,000-square-foot section of a large warehouse.
June 11, 2012 issue
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Leaders unlock secrets of successful urban churches
ELKHART, Ind. — At an Urban Leaders Summit in November 2010, Stanley W. Green, Mennonite Mission Network executive director, said the summit — the first of its kind for Mennonite Church USA — was critical for shaping the future of Anabaptist urban ministry in the United States.
Nov. 15, 2010 issue
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Conversation crosses urban-rural divide
PHILADELPHIA — How do Mennonites break through the cultural and financial barriers that often separate urban, suburban and rural congregations?
July 19, 2010 issue
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A better urban resurrection
The urban landscape always seems to need renewal that never quite happens. The media often portray cities as cesspools of crime, vice, cheap thrills, immodest dress and coarse manners. Chances are, if you put the word “urban” in front of anything, the image will not be positive: urban youth, urban schools, urban crime.
March 8, 2010 issue
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Urban leaders want a global network
AKRON, Pa. — Person by person, a new network of urban Anabaptist leaders is growing.
Nov. 23, 2009 issue
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Urban pastor shares vision with Bethel students
NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — When Cyneatha Millsaps visited Bethel College for the first time recently, she found a network of connections had preceded her.
Oct. 19, 2009 issue
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Listening to the cities’ voices
Chicago is one of my favorite cities. I especially like its public transit system. It’s easy to use, gets me everywhere I need to go, and I don’t have to deal with the traffic.
Sept. 21, 2009 issue
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As it closes, school’s gift aids another
How is a school like an organ donor?
Aug. 17, 2009 issue
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Hope builds as prayers rise
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly is a busy man. So why did he ask Al Taylor, pastor of Infinity (formerly Seventh Avenue) Mennonite Church in Harlem, how he could help the church expand what it was doing into other neighborhoods? Why was the NYPD reaching out to this church?
July 20, 2009 issue
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Urban church leaders offer ministers advice
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some congregations need a spark to start. Others need to be reignited.
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