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Allegheny Mennonite Conference installs new conference minister

Rev. Amy Yoder McGloughlin (center, shown surrounded by the Allegheny Mennonite Conference Leadership Team and Search Committee) was installed as conference minister of Allegheny Mennonite Conference on August 4, 2024. Yoder McGloughlin formerly... read more →

August 14, 2024
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MC USA calls for prayer in response to assassination attempt

Lea la versión en inglés aquí. Ephesians 4:1-3 I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have... read more →

MC USA and Everence update Pastor Salary Guidelines for 2024-2025

Lea la versión en inglés aquí. MC USA’s Church Vitality office and Everence have completed their annual update of the Pastor Salary Guidelines (mennoniteusa.org/pastor-salary-guidelines/) for 2024-2025. “The pastor salary guidelines... read more →

MC USA launches two podcasts for pastors and leaders

MC USA Executive Director Glen Guyton interviews Mennonite Mission Network Executive Director Marisa Smucker for the "Lead/Follow" podcast, while Andrea Rogers of Grassroots Media films. (Photo... read more →

May 1, 2024
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Breath

Troubled by feeling of impending danger, despair, panic and doom, Ingrid Friesen Moser uses controlled breath to help her worship. Ingrid Friesen Moser, MA, RDN, has worked in wellness for over... read more →

Annual war tax redirection event in Harrisonburg

On Saturday, April 13, Shenandoah Valley Taxes for Peace held its third annual war tax redirection event. Members of 18 households, many of whom are members at Community Mennonite Church... read more →

April 17, 2024
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MC USA’s Safe Church Ministry offers background checks for congregations

Lea la versión en inglés aquí. Mennonite Church USA’s Safe Church ministry is strengthening its commitment to ensuring safe spaces for all members by offering background checks (mennoniteusa.org/background-checks) for church... read more →

April 17, 2024
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MC USA Constituency Leaders Council finds hope in facing fears, sharing stories

The MC USA Constituency Leaders Council (CLC) reflected on the question, “What does it mean to do church together?” at its biannual meeting at College Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana, on... read more →

April 3, 2024
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MC USA joins 140+ global Christian leaders in call for permanent Gaza ceasefire, halt to arms sales to Israel

In a new letter released during Holy Week ahead of Easter, more than 140 Bishops and executive leaders from churches, denominations, and church-based organizations in the US and around the... read more →

MC USA Executive Board affirms clean audit and new strategic plan

The MC USA Executive Board, meeting via Zoom on March 15-16, 2024, affirmed a clean audit and a new strategic plan that seeks to reimagine church in new ways. Executive... read more →

March 20, 2024
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“Well, I guess you’re looking at a miracle today!”: Women’s use of sass to “name and claim” equality

After researching the experiences of women in ministry, Amy Zimbelman shares how women have used sass as a means to deal with inequality in ministry. This blog contains continued findings... read more →

December 11, 2023
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Mennonite Action mobilizes 800 participants in call for ceasefire

Mennonite Action (https://www.mennoniteaction.org/), a grassroots movement, united more than 800 Mennonites representing 250 congregations across the U.S. and Canada in a mobilizing call for peace, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, on... read more →

November 29, 2023
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MC USA’s Constituency Leaders Council focuses on youth engagement

Mennonite Church USA’s Constituency Leaders Council brainstormed strategies for strengthening youth engagement at its first meeting of the 2023-2025 biennium via Zoom on October 27, 2023. ... read more →

October 31, 2023
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A gift card and a … support system?

After researching the experiences of women in ministry, Amy Zimbelman argues that the best gift many congregations can give to their pastor this Pastor Appreciation Month is support through a... read more →

October 3, 2023
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Former MC USA moderator Patricia Shelly dies at 71

Mennonite Church USA is saddened to announce that Patricia Shelly, 71, who was a former pastor, professor, MC USA Executive Board member and moderator, died Sept. 4, in Newton, Kansas,... read more →

September 8, 2023
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