WDC-Stories Archives - Western District Conference

Time for Celebration

Today my preschooler and I drove to surprise her daddy for lunch at work. On the way, I asked her what I should write about, and she said “birthdays and […]

Marvin Penner Recognized with Everence Journey Award

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. – The Everence Financial® office in Kansas is honoring Marvin Penner with a Journey Award, which recognizes Penner for his generosity in sharing his time, talents and […]

WDC Hope Fund Update:

Early in the COVID pandemic, Western District Conference established the Hope Fund as a way to support congregations enduring pandemic related hardships. Since then, we have supported 14 congregations and […]

Weaving Rich Images of God into Our Lives

One of the strange gifts of the ways we have been worshipping God during the pandemic is how many of us have introduced new music. In normal days, in normal […]

River Reflections

On a recent vacation trip in the eastern U.S., I went canoeing with family members on the Delaware River. The region had been the homeland of the Lenape Native Americans, […]

Welcome to Michelle Schrag, WDC’s New Administrative Assistant!

Michelle began work in WDC’s office in North Newton, KS, on August 25. She is a graduate of Bethel College (North Newton, KS), and served with Mennonite Voluntary Service in Tucson, […]

Thank you, Nancy Funk!

With deep gratitude for her dedicated service as WDC Administrative Assistant for over 17 years, we bid farewell and offer blessing to Nancy Funk, who is retiring as of August […]

God’s Strength

As a parent of a 2 and 4.5 year old, I am exhausted most of the time. I’m sure I am not different than most parents. Children’s needs and emotions […]

Annual Assembly 2021: Weaving Stories of Faith throughout the Weekend

Stories of faith were woven through this year’s Annual Assembly weekend, both virtually and in-person. Michele Hershberger gave a powerful plea for us to continue to “pass the baton” of […]