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Articles : July 16, 2007

Editorial

Just three words

After hearing what seemed like about a million words at San Jose 2007, to sum up the week in three of them might not seem possible. But Paul Alexander’s “thank you” and “please” come pretty close.
Issues of identity

Nearly six years after the merger that created Mennonite Church USA, the denomination continues to explore its complex and evolving identity, as evidenced by voices heard at the San Jose convention.

News

MDS builds house for hurricane victims

SAN JOSE, Calif. — More than 250 people attending the Mennonite Church USA assembly built a new house for a Native American family who lost their home in southern Louisiana to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Pentecostal pastor: ‘I thank God for you’

SAN JOSE, Calif. — An Assemblies of God pastor and teacher who rediscovered his church’s peace tradition exhorted a joint worship service of youth and adults on July 4 to share their faith with others and remain faithful to Christ’s teachings on nonviolence.
MC USA’s ‘national identity’ to be clarified

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mennonite Church USA will soon develop resources on better understanding the church’s “national identity” during a time of war and economic disparity.
MC USA to develop health plan for pastors

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mennonite Church USA will begin developing a new health-care plan for its pastors and other church workers following a vote by convention delegates July 6.
Iran delegation members reflect on visit

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three Mennonite members of a U.S. religious delegation to Iran reflected on their journey July 4 during the Mennonite Church USA convention.
Immigration issues focus of public witness

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A public witness on immigration July 4 addressed a concern close to home for some convention participants.
Five die in dairy farm tragedy

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Poison gases that built up in a dairy farm’s manure pit led to the deaths on July 2 of four members of a Mennonite family and a farmhand.
EMS student finds intensity in outdoor camping ministry work

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Lightning surrounded a pavilion filled with 8- to 11-year-olds in the wilderness.