Articles : Mutual aid
Sept. 6, 2010 issue
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Mutual aid is alive and well
Mutual aid has been an important part of our Anabaptist history. It is grounded in a sense of community and obedience to the biblical injunction to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2).
Aug. 23, 2010 issue
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Accounting for hidden sins
There was a farmer, let’s call him Mr. B, who found a way to save money. Calculating the charge for disposing old batteries, Mr. B paid a bill he owed a mechanic by taking batteries. It was a “good” deal for the mechanic and for Mr. B. He dumped the batteries in his lagoon, which became poisoned. When Mr. B died, the farm’s new owner had to clean up the mess. (Some details of this story have been changed to protect identities.)
June 21, 2010 issue
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Uninsured take care of their own
America’s 46 million uninsured include the Amish and plain-sect Mennonites, but they’re hardly typical.
July 13, 2009 issue
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Corinthian Plan gets a boost before enrollment deadline
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A health insurance plan for all pastors in Mennonite Church USA is moving toward a goal of enrolling 80 percent of congregations by Oct. 1, the plan’s director said July 3.
June 15, 2009 issue
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Health plan makes mutual aid stronger
Mennonites find many ways to practice mutual aid. Some congregations have sharing funds to support members in financial difficulty. Organizations such as Mennonite Mutual Aid and MutualAid eXchange provide health insurance, church grants and other services.
May 11, 2009 issue
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Health crisis connects congregation to mutual aid, broader church
ELKHART, Ind. — The health crisis of a church member and the idea of mutual aid brought Angela Nze more fully into relationship with Mennonites.
Nov. 5, 2007 issue
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Colorado sale raises $131,000
ROCKY FORD, Colo. — A total of $131,000 was raised during the Rocky Mountain Mennonite Relief Sale Oct. 19-20.
April 9, 2007 issue
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Mutual aid alter call
More than 46 million Americans lack health insurance. This is “immoral and intolerable,” says a Mennonite Church USA document. But it is beyond the church’s power to solve. On a much smaller scale, however, the denomination is trying to fix its own version of the problem: the fact that 70 to 100 MC USA pastors are uninsured.
March 19, 2007 issue
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New thinking urged on pastors’ health insurance
SYRACUSE, Ind. — Providing adequate health insurance for pastors in Mennonite Church USA will require a basic shift in congregational thinking, according to a group working on the issue.
Oct. 3, 2005 issue
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Two mission agencies reaffirm their partnership
ELKHART, Ind. — Eastern Mennonite Missions and Mennonite Mission Network have formalized an agreement that will help them continue to collaborate while retaining their individuality.

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