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Convention 2013

July 1-6, 2013 “Citizens of God’s Kingdom: Healed in Hope” / “Ciudadanos del Reino de Dios: Sanados por la Esperanza”

Purposeful Plan

Desiring God’s Coming Kingdom — A Missional Vision and Purposeful Plan for Mennonite Church USA.

Plan con Propósito (Spanish)

Or see the Purposeful Plan summary page or download the English or Spanish PDF.

Churchwide priority study guides

New! Catch the Vision! Your congregation’s Purposeful Plan

12 Scriptures Project

Learn about this process for discerning the twelve scriptures that are most important to your congregation

Recent News

Marco Saavedra (at right) at the annual DREAM Act Graduation in Washington, D.C., with Alejandra Tellez, mother of Julio Tellez, whose deportation was stopped through community organizing. (Photo by Stephen Pavey) An ‘illegal’ on justification: A reflection on Romans 5:1-5 This is the third of a Bible study series by different authors on the key Scripture texts for Mennonite... Marilyn and Rick Derkson near the Congo River outside of Kinshasa, Congo. (Photo provided) Rick Derksen named Congo coordinator for Mennonite Church USA By Joanna Shenk ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Church USA)—Rick Derksen of Seattle, Wash., began May 1 in the role of... Mennonite Church USA Resolutions Committee at work in anticipation of Phoenix 2013 By Annette Brill Bergstresser ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Church USA)—A Resolutions Committee has been discerning resolutions to be brought to... PrayerFaxing Mennonite Church USA leaders call for Pentecost Sunday to be a day of “prayer and faxing” for immigration reform Immigrant delegation to Washington, D.C., and 40 Days of Scripture and Prayer are other initiatives By Joanna Shenk ELKHART,...

Churchwide Ministries

Mennonite Mission Network Mennonite Education Agency MennoMedia Everence MHS Alliance

Other Mennonite News

Connected centenarian
April 29, 2013

Connections affect outlook. How people network varies during life’s decades. For Rachel Weaver


Beyond Ourselves

What is an Anabaptist Christian?
March 22, 2013

Palmer Becker offers his take on what characteristics are shared amongst Anabaptist Christians.


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