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March 22 issue
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Photo by Ken Martens Friesen
MB anniversary celebrations begin
JADCHERLA, India — The country that received the first Mennonite Brethren overseas missionaries more than a century ago started the denomination’s 150th anniversary celebrations in January.
About 2,000 people attended a conference marking the sesquicentennial of the MB movement.
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CPT founding director dies at 70
CHICAGO — Gene Stoltzfus, founding director of Christian Peacemaker Teams and an international human rights activist, died March 10. He was 70.
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Goshen to have peace prayer along with anthem at sports games
GOSHEN, Ind. — A well-known prayer for peace will follow the national anthem at Goshen College sporting events, the college announced March 10.
March 15 issue
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Prayer for a new leader
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Ervin Stutzman, executive director of Mennonite Church USA, was installed in a service March 7 at Park View Mennonite Church.
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Franconia Conference to lay off most staff
Franconia Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA plans to lay off most of its 17 staff members in the coming year.
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MMN and partners responding to Chile earthquake
NEWTON, Kan. — Expressions of concern began minutes after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile Feb. 27.
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Car crash kills Zambian church leader
CHOMA, Zambia — Esther Kalambo, a leader among the African Anabaptist Women Theologians, died in a car crash Jan. 21. She was 54.
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EMM workers in Chile join in aiding neighbors after quake
PUERTO MONTT, Chile — When an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile Feb. 27, Dustin and Sarah Gingrich’s house swayed from side to side.
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Colombians call for prayer and action
WASHINGTON — Colombia’s Mennonite churches are calling on U.S. congregations to join the cry for justice, peace and healing in Colombia during Days of Prayer and Action for Peace April 18-19.
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All ages create comforters for Haiti
PIGEON, Mich. — Congregation plus community plus cooperation equals comforters.
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