Category Archives: WDC-Stories

by Katie Mitchell-Koch, member of WDC Israel-Palestine Task Force April 17-19 was the Jewish and Palestinian Voices for Peace Kansas tour, hosted by WDC.  Speakers were Laura Tillem, Jewish Voice for Peace, Wichita, and Jonathan Kuttab, a Mennonite Palestinian human … Continue reading →

by Carol Duerksen The concept was simple:  Urban people bought cattle, and farmers fed them. Simple, but in the early 1970’s when Elbert Koontz began to sell the dream to Western District Conference officers, the responses were mixed.  Some thought … Continue reading →

Welcome to Texas where “Big things happen here.” It will be a blessing to have you in Arlington, Texas, during our Annual Assembly and as we gather as pilgrims on a journey of faith and seeking God’s presence. The Assembly … Continue reading →

Heidi Regier Kreider What do a leaky toilet and a congregational visioning process have in common?  They are both issues that we might face in a typical week at the WDC office!  The toilet down the hall is leaking, and … Continue reading →

  WDC asked for brief stories of what congregations are doing to minister with immigrants and refugees.  These   accounts are some responses of how you are “loving the stranger” in your congregational and community          contexts.  And we know that a great amount … Continue reading →

by Heidi Regier Kreider Rooted and Built Up in Christ is the theme selected by the WDC Executive Board for 2017, WDC’s 125th anniversary year.  The theme is based on Colossians 2:6-7:  “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the … Continue reading →

How do we spend our money?  Why is it so hard to talk about our finances? How does our faith fit in to fiscal affairs? Is the banjo really necessary for the show? These are big questions, best asked with … Continue reading →

Singing God’s Song of Hope—In early December 2016, the people of San Antonio Mennonite Church (SAMC) were witnesses to hope.  They heard the stories of some of the 500 asylum-seeking moms who risked everything to get themselves and their children … Continue reading →

By Heidi Regier Kreider Held Together in Mission has been WDC’s theme for 2016.  We have explored this theme in our annual assembly, and two reference council gatherings focused on being the church in rural and urban contexts.  What have … Continue reading →

Over 50 participants from around WDC gathered October 22 at Iglesia Menonita Luz del Evangelio in Dallas, TX, to worship, do Bible study, and share stories and conversation about what it means to be the church in an urban context.  … Continue reading →