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Articles : Mennonite Central Committee

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.

Making MCC blankets for Haiti helps students deal with grief

WINNIPEG, Man. — Each knot is tied with love and compassion as three 12th-grade students from College Louis-Riel put the final touches on blankets that will be shipped by Mennonite Central Committee to Haiti.
MCC essays look at global debt relief

WASHINGTON — The Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office awarded Corine Alvarez, a senior at Bethany Christian School in Goshen, Ind., the grand prize in its annual contest for her essay on the international debt crisis.

MCC aid gets to Haiti despite obstacles

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee continues to ship relief supplies to Haiti despite obstacles that slow delivery.
Alumna to lead MCC Haiti recovery

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee Haiti alumna Susanne Bradley Brown will lead MCC’s long-term response to the Haiti earthquake.
MCC affirms Palestinian Christians’ call

AKRON, Pa. — Palestinian Christian theologians and church leaders have issued a plea for an end to Israeli military occupation of Palestinian territories.

You get what you pay for

The woman on the Winnipeg radio station call-in show was upset. She had just discovered that the agency she donated to for Haitian earthquake relief charges an administration fee. How could they do that when so many people are suffering?
Churches confront economic issues

WASHINGTON — At West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship in October, worshipers considered how personal choices such as shopping, career paths, debt and education affect God’s global community.

MCC engineers assess Haiti buildings

AKRON, Pa. — When the structural engineers working with Mennonite Central Committee in Haiti evaluate the soundness of earthquake-damaged buildings, their classification is very practical: Is it safe to use?
MCC responds to Nigeria violence

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is planning a relief effort to respond to the needs of thousands of people forced from their homes by violence in the city of Jos and outlying areas of Nigeria’s Plateau State.