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The Story Isn’t Enough

For the last 2 weeks, our family has been enjoying the adventures of Amon–a young man living in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension. While those […]

Mustard Seed Grants at Work: Summer Food 4 Kids, Hillsboro, KS

For the 11 weeks of summer, volunteers from the churches in Hillsboro, help fill lunch bags with a hot meat dish, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, and cookies. The bags are […]

What Is the Neighborhood Church?

An Introduction to “That’s Why I’m a Neighborhood Church Pastor: The Dance of the Spirit.” I was invited by the Western District Conference (WDC) to reflect on the Neighborhood Church […]

Seeking suggestions for leaders!

WDC congregations and members embody a rich variety of skills, perspectives, contexts and experiences. We invite suggestions for potential nominees for elected WDC leadership roles that reflect these many gifts. […]

Navigating Differences in Faith Communities

What’s Happening in the New Year with WDC Resource Commission?

There is so much going on in the news that is unsettling that I choose to share some good news stories of what’s happening in Western District Conference. A Latina […]

Zion Mennonite Church, Elbing KS

Zion Mennonite Church (ZMC) is actively seeking pastor. Zion Mennonite Church 2026 Job Description Please contact Western District Conference (wdc@mennowdc.org) for the Congregational Information Form.

People of the Living Word

Power-hungry rulers deposing other power-hungry rulers, killing others who oppose their power, seizing resources, stockpiling weapons, deporting immigrants, intimidating communities, plundering the environment, scapegoating the poor and vulnerable… If these […]

The Passing of Ronald Krehbiel

The Passing of Ronald Allen

January Newsletter – Kids Meet Christ

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Western District Women in Mission Has a New Name!

Western District Women in Mission is now Mennonite Women in Mission. Explore the refreshed website https://www.mennonitewomeninmission.org/ and follow the updated Facebook and Instagram accounts. You can now reach Mennonite Women […]

A Barren Time? Or An Abundant Time?

It’s easy to feel the barrenness of this time of year. The hustle and bustle, lights and sounds, services and tastes of Christmas are over. I look out the dining […]

The Homecoming: Mennonites reckon with the legacy of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School

On a cool September evening in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 19 folding chairs waited on the grass in front of Dickinson College’s historic Old West building. Each chair was draped with a tribal […]

Making Something Beautiful

–Pictured: Participants at the Kids Meet Christ event in San Antonio in September; photo by Absalon Calix. A year ago, as I looked toward the beginning of 2025, I wrote […]

All In Congregations Chosen

This year MHS Association and Anabaptist Disabilities Network received a grant of $1.2 million from Lilly Endowment’s Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative. The national initiative aims to support […]

A blessing Not a Burden

“Attending an Assembly is a wonderful experience. There’s an opportunity to see another part of the world, and to meet so many people. We learn new ways of working together; we adjust […]

First Mennonite Church of Christian (FMCC), Moundridge, KS

First Mennonite Church of Christian (FMCC), Moundridge, KS, welcomes all who seek to follow Jesus’ way of peace making and compassion.FMCC as a member of the Western District Conference and […]

Mary’s Song Is Our Song

–Kathy Neufeld Dunn, Associate Conference Minister (KS-based) I honor Mary’s song, the Magnificat. Here is a simple version of Luke 1.46b-55 (from The Soil and the Seed Project, Vol. 8, […]

“Blessed are the peacemakers…” – Matthew 5:9

Puerto Rico has experienced various ups and downs, including hurricanes, earthquakes and a system of governance that seems to keep communities in constant crisis. What does it mean to work […]

December Newsletter – Kids Meet Christ

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