Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Mennonite Church USA

Feb. 13 issue

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  MC USA opens new office in Indiana

  ELKHART, Ind. — Mennonite Church USA’s new office building is open for business. The week before Christmas, employees began moving into the building, adjacent to the campus of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.

  The building is one of several MC USA centers for work, training, global communication and logistical support. Other denominational offices are in Newton, Kan., and Harrisonburg, Va.

Nov. 21, 2011 issue

• MC USA health plan benefits church plants

  When Jerry and Lori Acosta of Mathias, Texas, came to Wichita, Kan., in August to help launch a Hispanic congregation, they did not have health insurance for themselves or their four sons.

Nov. 14, 2011 issue

• MC USA leaders look at convention participation

  HALIFAX, Pa. — At the fall meeting of Mennonite Church USA’s Constituency Leaders Council Oct. 24-26 at Camp Hebron, leaders from across the United States gathered to reflect on the denomination’s recent convention and look forward to the next one.

• MC USA responds to appeal from Palestinians

  ELKHART, Ind. — In December 2009, after years of prayer, struggle and anguish, Palestinian Christian leaders spoke with one voice to the global body of Christ in an 11-page appeal, “Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth.”

Oct. 17, 2011 issue

• MC USA task force will advocate for women in leadership

  Mennonite Church USA is assembling a national task force to empower women to take on more leadership roles, as suggested by a recent women in leadership audit.

Sept. 26, 2011 issue

• MC USA board suggests no ‘satellite’ site for 2013 convention

  NEWTON, Kan. — The number of Mennonite Church USA convention sites in July 2013 may be going back to one.

Sept. 12, 2011 issue

• MC USA reconfigures Newton office

  NEWTON, Kan. — During an open house Sept. 15, one of Mennonite Church USA’s three national offices will celebrate a transaction that brought new hope to the denomination and to a local congregation.

Aug. 22, 2011 issue

• MC USA agencies trim their budgets

  Reports from the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31 show Mennonite Church USA agencies and entities are cutting expenses in response to economic challenges while contributions from congregations and individuals decrease.

July 18, 2011 issue

• Moderator-elect molded by God

  PITTSBURGH — Elizabeth Soto Albrecht, the first Hispanic chosen as moderator-elect for Mennonite Church USA, believes God has called her to lead.

July 4, 2011 issue

• Interchurch guests coming to Pittsburgh convention

  Mennonite Church USA’s convention July 4-9 in Pittsburgh will include opportunities to develop relationships within the broader body of Christ.

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