Author:chrisCreated:Monday, September 15, 2008
News from Mennonite Church USA

Christian Peacemaker Teams releases report
By chris onFriday, February 26, 2010
"Where there is a promise, there is a tragedy": Cross border bombings and shellings of the northern village peoples of the Kurdish regions of Iraq by Turkey and Iran
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Women's retreats offer message of gratitude in Pennsylvania and Kansas
By chris onFriday, February 26, 2010
Some events to be available in Spanish Newton, Kan.—Megan Ramer will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Women in Conversation Retreats co-sponsored by Mennonite Women USA and Laurelville Mennonite Church Center.
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FLR director Eleanor Snyder to retire
By chris onFriday, February 19, 2010
WATERLOO, Ont. and SCOTTDALE, Pa. -- After 27 years of working in the area of Christian education, Eleanor Snyder will retire this summer from her position as Director of Faith and Life Resources at Mennonite Publishing Network (MPN).
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Two more cooks blogging their way through Herald Press cookbooks
By chris onFriday, February 19, 2010
WATERLOO, Ont. and SCOTTDALE, Pa. -- Wendy Hammond is doing it to discover simple ways of preparing local, healthful foods. Emily Welty is doing it to get a break from her studies, and to honor her grandmother. Valerie Showalter is doing it to learn more about being a Mennonite, and to connect with her mother.
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Planners for Mennonite Church USA Convention 2011 choose theme
By chris onWednesday, February 03, 2010
Pittsburgh convention to focus on “Bridges to (the) Cross”
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Marlene Kropf to retire from denominational ministry work for Mennonite Church USA
By chris onWednesday, February 03, 2010
Long-time assistant transitions to Mennonite Education Agency
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Yutzy Alignment Report
By chris onMonday, February 01, 2010
After a sweeping yearlong study, Mennonite Church USA leadership has received a consultant’s report on how the denomination operates and with suggestions to improve its witness. Consultant LaVern Yutzy’s 22-page “Report on Alignment Opportunities for Mennonite Church USA” puts forth recommendations for 15 different areas of church organization, addressing issues such as the role of area conferences, Executive Board composition and the four churchwide program agencies functions and structures
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