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Investing In Our Shared Ministry – WDC Fundraiser

Investing in our shared ministry: The WDC Stewardship Commission is launching a new vision for fundraising, asking each member of WDC congregations to consider making modest yet regular financial contributions to […]

A New Beginning?–Advent

We were driving home from my daughter’s Volleyball game last week when she observed that darkness was coming earlier these days. This is the first time she’s voiced to me […]

Spiritual Discernment: It’s a Lot More than Decision-Making!

Sometimes we are inclined to use “church lingo.” Instead of hiring a pastor, we talk about pastoral call. Instead of talking together, we call it “fellowship.” Likewise, sometimes “discernment” becomes […]

MCC Announcements

MCC is hiring a Transformative Justice Program Coordinator to advance MCC Central States’s work on transformative and restorative justice, addressing mass incarceration, supporting justice-impacted people, and promoting change through education, capacity building, […]

First Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, KS

First Mennonite Church of Hillsboro, KS is looking for a three-quarter or half-time Pastor. First Mennonite Church Hillsboro Pastor Job Description Please contact Western District Conference (wdc@mennowdc.org) for the Congregational […]

Life in the face of death

Last week was the anniversary of 9/11, the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. Along with that grim memory, the past week continued to bring new […]

Western District Conference 117th Annual Assembly

*Pictured: Children participate in collecting coins for WDC Church Planting Ministries during an Assembly Worship service. Photo by Absalón Calix Approximately 190 people gathered for the Annual Assembly of Western […]

Planting Seeds of Peace: Church Planting as Anabaptist Witness

*Pictured: Photos from WDC Church Plants. At the recent Western District Conference (WDC) annual assembly, we were deeply encouraged by the strong and positive response to the work of church […]

Anointed to Heal: Following Jesus with Faithfulness and Courage

*Photo credit: Absalon Calix “God has sent me to proclaim… recovery of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed free…” (Luke 4:18) This year, I was invited to serve […]

When Praying Is Hard

Sometimes it is hard to pray. Someone we love is dying. The world around us seems so stressful we don’t know how to begin to pray about what concerns us. It’s hard for […]

WDC Staff Announcement

Mike Lamb, WDC Fund Development Coordinator, plans to conclude his role in August as he focuses more time on family and retirement activities. Over the past two years Mike has nurtured […]

WDC Staff Announcement

Rebeca González and Fernando Pérez are beginning this month as Hispanic Transitional Ministry Resource Co-Facilitators for WDC. As a married couple they will use their complimentary gifts to coordinate a two-year […]

Summer garden reflections

It’s that time of the year again! My garden is in full bloom, with tomatoes and peppers ripening, green beans and okra ready to pick, sweet potato vines spreading rapidly, […]

Anabaptist Disabilities Network – Congregational Resources

Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADN) and Mennonite Health Services Association (MHS) are teaming up to offer a Barrier-Free Grant program that offers financial assistance (up to $500) to Anabaptist congregations for […]

WDC Staff Announcement

Absalon Calix has been appointed as the Texas-based Event and Social Media Coordinator for WDC’s Kids Meet Christ program. This 5-year program is supported by Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Nurturing Children Through Worship […]

Accompanying in Fear: A Reflection on Love and Action in a Time of Uncertainty

The day I accompanied a friend to an ICE check-in appointment, fear was thick in the air. There was silence where there is usually conversation. Tension replaced the joy that […]

The Power of Story

[Stories] “welcome us in. Stories are verbal acts of hospitality,” according to Eugene Peterson. This rings true. We share our own stories with friends. We listen with rapt attention to […]

WDC Voices From Zurich

*Pictured: Several WDCers at the 500 years of Anabaptism celebration in Zurich, Switzerland. Top left: Delon Martens, Top Right: Samuel and Rachel Voth Schrag and their children, Bottom left: Wendy […]

An IRA qualified charitable distribution can be a tax-wise way of supporting WDC

Many friends of Western District Conference (WDC) support our programs by making regular financial gifts. Some are able to make these gifts from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) through a […]

Trees, the Land, and Jesus: A Working and Learning Trip to Palestine and Israel February 4-19, 2026

Trees, the Land, and Jesus: A Working and Learning Trip to Palestine and Israel February 4-19, 2026 The WDC Israel-Palestine Task Force encourages WDC men to join Mennonite Men and Mennonite […]