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Generosity: Year-end and year-round!
It’s that time of year again! My post-office mailbox, email in-box and at-home desk are filled with end-of-the-year giving appeals. This includes WDC’s annual fund-raising letter, and my own congregation’s […]
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WDC Abuse Prevention & Response Resource Team
New Resource: Western District Conference Ministerial Leadership Commission is committed to assisting our congregations and pastors to be as safe as possible. With this goal in mind, the MLC has […]
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Leadership Transformation Grant 2024
WDC has a new Leadership Transformation Grant for 2024! : Are you facing complex challenges in your congregation or community, or wondering how to exercise more creative and courageous leadership to […]
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MEA Hispanic Ministries Awarded Schowalter Foundation
Article – A project of Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) Hispanic Ministries was recently awarded a $15,500 grant from The Schowalter Foundation. The purpose of the project is to adapt the […]
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Gearing up for the Holidays
*Photo credit: creativeexiles.com Thanksgiving. Christmas. The New Year. All should be a time of blessings, joy, appreciation and hopeful anticipation. Unfortunately, there are often many barriers to it actually being […]
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Mennonite Church USA statement calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas War
We deeply grieve the pain and fear caused by the loss of lives in Palestine and Israel since October 7, 2023. We cry from the depths of our souls, knowing […]
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Advent Traditions
I know it’s only mid-November, but already we’re making plans at my house for Advent. Anyone who has young children in their lives knows that the anticipation of Christmas is huge. Several Christmas […]
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Cultivating Gratitude in a Culturally Diverse Church: Building Bridges of Thankfulness
*Pictured: Iglesia Menonita Monte Horeb, Dallas, TX celebrating multicultural day. In today’s world, places of worship often serve as melting pots of diverse cultures, bringing together individuals from various backgrounds, […]
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The Passing of Eldon Epp
Western District Conference grieves the death of Eldon Epp, credentialed minister in WDC, who passed away unexpectedly on October 29 at his home in Wichita, Kansas. Eldon was Chaplain at Bethesda […]
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Risk Loving Others while we follow Jesus
How does the good news of God’s love shape our lives? How does following Jesus in showing love shape our churches? How does our faith influence us to act differently […]
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People of peace in a world of war
At a meeting in March 2022,United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated, “We are facing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945…As we meet today, one quarter of humanity lives […]
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Finding Your Way through Conflict
Want to help your congregation find your way through conflict? Wayfinder is for you! The WDC Resource Commission is sponsoring a two-hour free virtual introduction to this wonderful training on November 16. Send your […]
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God’s Holy Darkness
Fall has finally come to central Kansas. It’s the time of year when I have to carefully consider the forecasted high for the day and make sure my first grader […]
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Statements and Resources in Response to Israel-Palestine Conflict
-Link to resources and other statements from an Anabaptist perspective that Mennonite Church USA has complied in response to the conflict in Israel/Palestine: https://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=97f16d9c230780d6354d01572&id=36616c53b1 -Read below a statement from the […]
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MCC responding to the Palestine and Israel conflict
MCC responding to the Palestine and Israel conflict – As conflict has escalated in the region, MCC laments the violence and mourns all lives lost in Palestine and Israel. MCC remains […]
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Seeking Peace in Israel-Palestine
As people committed to nonviolence, MennoPIN and the Israel Palestine Task Force of Western District Conference (Mennonite Church USA) strongly condemn the current violence carried out both by Hamas and […]
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MEA Article
MEA Hispanic Ministries to mark 35 years of the Instituto Bíblico Anabautista (IBA), launches new study center and virtual centers – Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) Hispanic Ministries Instituto Bíblico Anabautista (IBA – Anabaptist […]
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WDC Listening Process Update
WDC Listening Process Update: Twelve WDC congregations have already indicated interest in participating in the WDC Listening Process during the coming year, and we are in the process of scheduling visits […]
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Believing and Belonging: Back to the Basics
*Image: As posted on the Anabaptist Disabilities Network’s website, “Peter’s Sermon” by Dona Park – an illustration in Believing and Belonging: An accessible Anabaptist membership curriculum by Jeanne Davies. Sometimes we […]
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Unique Identity as Church Plants in WDC
*Pictured: Members of WDC Church Plant, Iglesia Menonita Casa de Restauración, Houston, TX, enjoy a meal together. / En la foto: Miembros de WDC Church Plant, Iglesia Menonita Casa de […]
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