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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Polly Carlson grew up in Freeman, South Dakota, where she graduated from Freeman Academy and attended Salem Mennonite (South) Church. In May of 2020, Polly graduated from Bethel College of North Newton, Kansas, with a BA in elementary education. A few months later, she moved to San Francisco, California, to do a year of service with Mennonite Voluntary Service, where she currently teaches elementary school aged children from immigrant families in the Mission District. ____________________________________________________ When I was asked to write about my experiences at MennoCon, it didn’t take me very long...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Arloa Bontrager has been the director of SOOP and Youth Venture at Mennonite Mission Network for almost 20 years. In these roles, she loves connecting people to places of ministry across the church. Prior to her work at Mission Network, she was a social worker in home care and hospice, and in a child abuse prevention program. She lives in Goshen, Indiana, with her husband, Rohrer Bomberger, and they attend Walnut Hill Mennonite Church. She enjoys her three adult children and her lively grandson. When Arloa needs to clear the cobwebs...
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Individual and organization registrations for #MennoCon21 are increasing, indicating members of Mennonite Church USA (MC USA), are growing eager to get out and gather as COVID-19 vaccine rates increase in the United States. Registration for MC USA’s first hybrid convention July 6-10 in Cincinnati, Ohio, opened in April. COVID-19 vaccine availability has helped more people feel comfortable attending larger in-person gatherings. As of May 26, 513 individuals and 15 organizations have registered to attend MennoCon21’s in-person programming at the Duke Energy Convention Center and virtual programming via Pheedloop. The user-friendly, online platform is designed specifically for large conferences, so the experience...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Dr. Lesley Francisco McClendon is the senior pastor of C3 – Calvary Community Church, Hampton, Virginia. She teaches with vigor and passion and aims to deliver powerful, life-altering messages with their simple, easy-to-comprehend delivery. She has a passion for bridging generational gaps and loves speaking to a broad range of audiences, although she often says that mid-20s to mid-life crisis is her sweet spot. Lesley and her husband, Caleb, will speak on “The Root of Peace” during the Tuesday evening worship service at MennoCon21. __________________ Peace is the best form of...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Safwat Marzouk is the associate professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. He is an ordained minister with the Presbyterian Church in Egypt and is a member of the Wabash Valley Presbytery. He has pastored in Alexandria, Egypt, as well as in Jersey City, New Jersey, while he was finishing his doctorate at Princeton (New Jersey) Theological Seminary. In addition to writing numerous articles and book chapters, he is the author of two books: Egypt as a Monster in the Book of Ezekiel and Intercultural Church: A Biblical...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Ana Alicia Hinojosa serves as Immigration Education Coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee. Ana Alicia is currently working on obtaining her Pastoral license to serve as a Co-Pastor at New Life Christian Center in San Benito, Texas, alongside her father, Eduardo “Lalo” Hinojosa. Ana spends her time caring for her 100-year-old grandmother and parents, but when she is able to get a bit of time, she escapes to the beach to soak up some warmth and read a good book or curls up on her sofa to enjoy a good movie. Anna...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Dr. Meghan Larissa Good is Teaching Pastor at Trinity Mennonite Church (Glendale, AZ) and author of The Bible Unwrapped: Making Sense of Scripture Today. Meghan will speak on "Jesus is the Peace" during the Wednesday evening worship service at MennoCon21. _______________ “What does peace have to do with Jesus?” For my evangelical friends, this question marks the birthplace of a theological revolution. Many have deep devotion to Jesus but have never been introduced to the integral connection between the good news of Jesus and the conflicts and divisions fracturing the...
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The Executive Board (EB) of Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) approved a $1.4 million budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, announced a special delegate session for May 27-30, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri, and reviewed several proposed resolutions during its meeting on April 16 and 17, 2021, via videoconference. Top row, left to right: Kenneth Hochstetler, president and CEO of Everence; Camille Dager (MC USA staff), news editor; Shelley Buller (MC USA staff), executive assistant; Joy Sutter, moderator Row two, left to right: Jim Caskey, EB member; Margie Mejia-Caraballo, EB member and representative of the...
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This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's MennoCon21 #BringThePeace series. Jon Carlson serves as Lead Pastor of Forest Hills Mennonite Church. A reluctant Millennial, Jon is fascinated by the intersections of faith, culture, technology, and tradition. He and his wife, Lyn, are raising three young children in Lancaster County, PA. When he’s not chauffeuring kids around, Jon enjoys a good cup of espresso, a dense book, or a long-distance run. Jon will speak on "Trust the Peace" during the Friday evening worship service at MennoCon21. _______________ Trust makes the world go ‘round — or so we’ve been...
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Registration is now open By MC USA staff Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has opened registration for both in-person and online attendance at MennoCon21, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 6-10, 2021. Registration rates, details and a downloadable registration worksheet are available at Convention.Mennoniteusa.org/registration/. Reservations for housing at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza and the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati will open on April 13. Both hotels are within a few blocks of the Duke Energy Convention Center, where MennoCon21 will be held. “There will be meaningful programming for youth and adults, whether they attend in-person or online,” said MC USA Event Manager Scott...
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Por personal de MC USA English version available HERE El miembro de la junta ejecutiva (JE) de la Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU. (MC USA por sus siglas en inglés) Jon Carlson ha sido nominado para moderador electo, comenzando el 1º de julio de 2021. Stan Shantz, presidente del Comité de discernimiento del liderazgo de MC USA, anunció la nominación esta semana en la reunión virtual del CLC, el 12 de marzo. Carlson es el principal pastor de Forest Hills Mennonite Church en Leola, Pensilvania, y moderador asistente de Atlantic Coast Conference. Shantz, el principal pastor de James...
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By MC USA staff Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) Executive Board (EB) member Jon Carlson has been nominated as moderator-elect, beginning in July 2021. Stan Shantz, chair of MC USA’s Leadership Discernment Committee, announced the nomination at this week’s Constituency Leaders Council (CLC) virtual meeting on March 12. Carlson is the lead pastor of Forest Hills Mennonite Church in Leola, Pennsylvania and assistant moderator of Atlantic Coast Conference. Shantz, lead pastor at James Street Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, described Carlson as having a firm focus on the vision, mission and goals of the...
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MC USA and RAWtools both seek to #BringThePeace through restorative justice. The organizations are partnering through RAWtools’ guns-to-garden-tools program and MC USA’s Justice Fund. By Jessica Griggs for MC USA Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has partnered with RAWtools, Inc., an organization that transforms donated guns into garden tools and art. This collaboration encourages local MC USA congregations to engage in costly peacemaking, by holding gun donation events in their local communities. In January, Portland (Oregon) Mennonite Church and First Mennonite Church of Denver (Colorado) were the first two MC USA congregations to participate in the collaboration by...
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Por el personal de MC USA In English En su reunión del 22 y 23 de enero de 2021, la Junta Ejecutiva (JE) de la Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU. (MC USA) votó a favor de realizar de manera virtual su Asamblea de Delegados bienal debido a la incertidumbre respecto a las restricciones de encuentros por COVID-19. Previsto originalmente como encuentro presencial para el 6 al 10 de julio de 2021, en Cincinatti, Ohio, la Asamblea de Delegados se reunirá de manera virtual el sábado, 10 de julio de 1 p.m. a 3:30 p.m. ET. La Asamblea...
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Por personal de MC USA In English En su reciente reunión virtual el 22 y 23 de enero de 2021, la Junta Ejecutiva (JE) de la Iglesia Menonita de EE. UU. (MC USA) envió al Consejo de Líderes Constituyentes CLC) una resolución titulada “Una clarificación de la organización política de MC USA y el rol de los Lineamientos de Membresía de MC USA para recibir sus comentarios. La resolución solicita el retiro de los Lineamientos de Membresía, disponibles en inglés en Membership Guidelines. La JE encargó la resolución basándose en las devoluciones del testeo realizado para...
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