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WDC December Prayer Requests

-Dec 7 – Give thanks for musicians, artists, poets, prophets, pastors and preachers whose gifts enrich WDC congregations’ worship and witness during the Advent season. -Dec 14 – Pray for […]

Kids Meet Christ Spring Book Study

Stillness this Season

Advent has begun; Christmas parties and programs, musical events and rehearsals, shopping, wrapping, and baking fill the calendar, our time, and mental capacity. We can be so busy with Christmas activities […]

Gratitude for What Is, Hope for What Will Be

How our attitude, thankfulness, and resilience shape both our present and the future we are building *Pictured: Items from a food market in Uspantan, Guatemala. Photo by Sandra Montes-Martinez. As […]

Eden Mennonite Church Production

Eden Mennonite Church invites you to our production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” by Barbara Robinson. In this hilarious Christmas play, a couple struggling to put on a Christmas […]

Who Is Kids Meet Christ for?

Lately, when I’ve tried to talk about Kids Meet Christ (KMC), I hear people say, “But, we only have a couple kids or we have no children. This isn’t for us.” May […]

WDC Staff Announcement

WDC staff announcement: Welcome to Sarah Bryan, who has been appointed to do interim fund development work for WDC between now and Annual Assembly 2026! Her activities in the coming […]

November Newsletter – Kids Meet Christ

Click on the links below to read the monthly Kids Meet Christ newsletter. English – Español

October Newsletter – Kids Meet Christ

Click on the links below to read the monthly Kids Meet Christ newsletter. English – Español

FMC McPherson Verenika & Bohne Beroggi Event

The holidays are approaching fast! It’s time to stock your freezers with verenika & bohne beroggi. First Mennonite church of McPherson will be selling verenika and bohne beroggi made fresh by […]

WDC November Prayer Requests

-Nov 2 – Give thanks for credentialed ministers in WDC who serve in specialized ministries as chaplains, campus pastors, educators, mission workers, administrators, campus pastors, and conference staff. Pray that […]

Gifted to Give: Courageous Leadership in Gratitude and Mission

*Pictured: Ministers gathered for the WDC Ministers Appreciation event at the 2024 WDC Annual Assembly at First Mennonite Church, Beatrice, NE. Photos by Caleb Gingerich *Pictured: WDC staff and church […]

MCC Immigration Network Virtual Trainings

Join MCC’s Immigration Network for a special two-hour virtual training designed to help your church understand immigration enforcement, know your legal rights as a faith community, and develop a plan of action […]

Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty Conference

Join us at the 2025 Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty Conference on Saturday November 22nd from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The theme is “Repeal to Heal: Death Penalty Repeal Advances […]

Prevention and Accountability: It’s a Tool Box

The new Prevention and Accountability document is not a litmus test to check for ministerial perfection. It can’t be. Not one of us is perfect. Instead, this document provides “resources for […]

Buhler Mennonite Church Meal Packaging Event

Buhler Mennonite Church needs your help to package 50,000 meals on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at the Sand Hills Event Center (4601 N Plum St, Hutchinson, KS 67502) through the […]

Investing in shared ministry

*Pictured: A Tabor Mennonite Church barbecue fundraiser. Being part of a church community and church-related organizations invites us into a wonderful array of creative fundraising events and celebrations this time […]

Rainbow Mennonite Church, Kansas City, KS

Rainbow Mennonite Church, Kansas City, KS is looking for a full-time Pastor. Rainbow Mennonite Church Pastor Job Description Please contact Western District Conference (wdc@mennowdc.org) for the Congregational Information Form.

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 […]