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We Are One, September 3, 2019

by Kathy Neufeld Dunn, WDC Associate Conference Minister (Kansas-Based) “And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. […]

WDC Sprouts, September 3, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS September 3, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

WDC Garden September/October/November 2019

WDC Garden, September/October/November 2019 WDC Jardin, Septiembre/Octubre/Noviembre 2019

Congregational snapshot: First Mennonite Church, Beatrice, NE

Third in a series featuring congregations in WDC First Mennonite Church is a rural congregation located outside Beatrice, a town of about 12,000. The church was founded in 1877 by […]

Joining in Mission: Stewardship Commission

WDC Commissions: Joining in Mission WDC’s four commissions provide leadership and resources to carry out the priorities and ministries of the conference. Each issue of the Garden in 2019 will feature […]

Love the Stranger! Get the Word Out!

For the Lord your God …loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10.17, 19) If you […]

Digging down and reaching up, August 27, 2019

by Heidi Regier Kreider, WDC Conference Minister As I write this article, the parking lot at WDC’s office-building in North Newton, KS, is blocked by construction equipment and workers repairing […]

WDC Sprouts, August 27, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS August 27, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

WDC Sprouts, August 20, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS August 20, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

WDC Sprouts, August 13, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS August 13, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

What Do You Do, Part 2, August 6, 2019

by Jennie Wintermote, Resource Library Director Some of you may have read my July 2 Spouts Article where I reflected on who Western District Conference is, and why we exist. […]

WDC Sprouts, August 6, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS August 6, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

We are witnesses, July 30, 2019

by Heidi Regier Kreider, WDC Conference Minister “We are witnesses” (Acts 10:34-43) was the theme of our gathering as members, delegates, friends and neighbors of WDC for our […]

WDC Sprouts, July 30, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS July 30, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

WDC Sprouts, July 23, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS July 23, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

WDC Sprouts, July 16, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS July 16, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

WDC Sprouts, July 9, 2019

WESTERN DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPROUTS July 9, 2019 A weekly communication for WDC Churches and Pastors WDC Executive Board, Commission, Committee and Task Force members Any content may be used in […]

Remembering and looking forward, May 28, 2019

by Heidi Regier Kreider, WDC Conference Minister This year, yesterday’s Memorial Day holiday fell on the anniversary of my father’s death. To observe the day, my mother and I went […]

Worshipping the God of Creation, April 30, 2019

by Heidi Regier Kreider, WDC Conference Minister What is a loss or change that you or a loved one has experienced due to climate change? “I seem to struggle more […]

Learn to Turn, March 26, 2019

by Heidi Regier Kreider, WDC Conference Minister “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent, and believe in the good news.” These words of Jesus are […]