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Welcome to Engage. With this periodic newsletter,   check out our work, what we offer, and how you can participate.To sign up for our email list, click here.Sacred endings, beginningsGreen burials, planting trees draw congregation near to natural cycles of life, death. Read about Akron Mennonite Church’s committment to land stewardship and holstic ways of honoring our loved ones. […]

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Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday Dear Friends It is with great joy that we share the materials for Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday (AWFS) with all of you. MWC creates worship resource materials three times a year for member churches: Peace Sunday (September), YABs (Young AnaBaptists) Fellowship Week (3rd week of June) and for Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday.Each year for AWFS, we encourage Anabaptist-related churches […]

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September 27, 2023          Greetings!Volunteers are needed this fall! You can be a part of bringing hope to communities affected by disaster by volunteering for a week or more. We love having you on board with us! Click here to see all the ways to volunteer with MDS. For the months of October and November 2023, MDS […]

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By David C. Cramer, IMS Managing Editor ELKHART, Indiana (Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary) — Jewish and Mennonite leaders and scholars gathered May 8–10 in Elkhart, Indiana, for in-depth conversations on Scripture, faith and theology at a symposium hosted by Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). Titled “Jews and Mennonites: Reading the Bible after the Holocaust,” the event brought together […]

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Tonia Martin is planning a Healthy Boundaries Training 201 on June 3, in South Texas. It will be held at New Life Christian Center in San Benito from 10:00 am-3 pm with a break for lunch at a local BBQ. Please bring your books from the last session.

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Regarding the Affiliation of SCMC with MC USA to be considered at our 2023 Summer Assembly, July 21-23 at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church in Harper, KS. After focused listening to the constituency of South Central Mennonite Conference (SCMC) it seems clear that the majority of SCMC congregations no longer find affiliation with Mennonite Church USA […]

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTA Resolution to Dis-Associate from MC USA will be consideredat the South Central Mennonite Conference (SCMC) Assembly in July 2023. -The Proposed Resolution is attached.-Introductory information and responses to some frequently asked questions are below.-We encourage you read this material carefully and prayerfully.-If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Phil Rosenberger; SCMCNetwork […]

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From beginning to end, the Bible reminds us that we are made in God’s image and that God’s table has room for us all. But how do we introduce and talk about the Bible with children and parents—at a time when biblical literacy feels like it’s at an all-time low? Simply put, families need helps, […]

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Documentary premiere. What Happened at Benham West: African American Stories of Community, Displacement and Hope will premiere Friday, May 19, at the Crystal Ballroom at the Lerner Theatre at 410 South Main Street, Elkhart, Indiana. The film features stories of life in Elkhart’s predominantly African American Benham West neighborhood and documents the process of the city’s eventual clearing […]

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ELKHART, Indiana (Mennonite Education Agency) – The Hispanic Ministries seminary program of the Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) was recently awarded a $9,000 grant from The Schowalter Foundation. This grant will enable the Seminario Bíblico Anabautista Hispano (SeBAH) to offer an online continuing education course this September entitled, “The Journey of the Bible in the Spanish Language.” The course is […]

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