Peace and Justice

Justice Fund Grant to help Colombian church confront violence

Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) continues to support congregations that are confronting injustices in their communities. Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia (IMCOL-Colombian Mennonite Church) is the most recent recipient of a $5,000 Justice Fund grant, which will... read more →

Peace as cultural transformation in Northeast Asia

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. Hiro Katano is a member of Sapporo Bethel Mennonite Church and works at Fukuzumi Mennonite... read more →

April 8, 2021
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The courageous, vulnerable, improbable story of peace

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. Tim Nafziger (he/him) is a Mennonite organizer... read more →

April 1, 2021
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Investing in justice rather than militarism at home and abroad

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. Jonathan Brenneman is the communications manager for FOSNA: A Christian Voice for Palestine. From 2016-18,... read more →

March 25, 2021
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Statement on increased violence and hate crimes against Asian American Pacific Islander people

By Mennonite Church USA Women in Leadership Steering Committee Mourn with those who mourn. Romans 12:15 b On March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man shot eight people, seven... read more →

Walk out from the military base nation

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. SeongHan Kim is peace educator for MCC Northeast Asia based in Chuncheon, the Republic of... read more →

March 18, 2021
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Difficult things in difficult times

Hendy Matahelemual was born and grew up in Bandung, Indonesia and graduated from Parahyangan Catholic University. He worked in the music entertainment industry and a law office before being... read more →

March 17, 2021
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Let us lay down our economic weapons

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. Katerina Parsons is a legislative associate for International Affairs with Mennonite Central Committee’s Washington... read more →

March 11, 2021
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Nurturing more life-giving community

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. David Lapp-Jost lives in Bammental, Germany, where he works with the German Mennonite Peace Committee... read more →

March 5, 2021
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Praying toward creative peacemaking

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. MC USA is encouraging congregations to pray this prayer on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, as... read more →

March 2, 2021
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God’s Kindom: A Legacy of Kinship Amid Legacies of War

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. Authors: Jennifer Hernandez is an immigrant from Guatemala. She’s currently reading Black Sun by Rebecca... read more →

February 18, 2021
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Mennonite Church USA awards first Justice Fund grants

Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has awarded grants to 10 congregations in support of their social justice work. Ranging from $1,000 to $2,500, the grants are the first from... read more →

February 15, 2021
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Mennonite Church USA launches “Learn, Pray, Join: Cost of War”

Register now for Cost of War webinar By MC USA staff “We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and... read more →

February 9, 2021
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An imperfect, inconsistent, pro-life witness for peace

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. Carolyn Yoder is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma. She and her husband Rick attend... read more →

February 9, 2021
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When military creates peace

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. Cyneatha Millsaps is a co-pastor of Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Indiana and... read more →

February 5, 2021
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