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WDC Staff Position Opening

Western District Conference staff position opening: Western District Conference seeks an Administrative Assistant to work part-time (18 hours/week) with the WDC Associate Conference Minister (Texas-based), beginning February 1, 2022. Responsibilities […]

Season of Thanksgiving

In this season of Thanksgiving, I want to say thank you to all who are a part of WDC: staff, pastors, congregations, commission/committee/task force members, volunteers, donors, and others who […]

Longing for Light: Preparing for Advent

In Sing the Journey, there’s a beautiful hymn in the praying section by Bernadette Farrell. The first verse and refrain are: Longing for light, we wait in darkness.Longing for truth, we […]

Seasons of Ending Well

Autumn is my favorite season. It’s not so beasty hot nor frigid. For those of us who live in areas with four, distinct seasons, we know the joy of watching […]

Connecting with God’s Mission

The mission of Western District Conference is to empower Anabaptist/Mennonite congregations to Witness and invite others to faith in Jesus Christ, Dwell in just and loving relationships, and Connect to […]

Not Individual, but Part of One Body

“So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” – Romans 12:5 Growing up my parents helped start our congregation’s midweek program, called Hope Friends (at […]

Hablemos de la Iglesia. Borrón y… Cuenta Nueva.

Como un árbol, así también cualquier comunidad religiosa depende de sus raíces para mantenerse con vida. En las raíces encuentra su identidad y firmeza para crecer. Pero también, como un […]

El Shalom de Dios por medio de Jesús

Durante el seminario de Educación continuada patrocinado por Ministerios Hispanos de MEA, un grupo de pastores hispanos hemos estado reflexionando sobre lo que significa para nosotros el Shalom de Dios […]

Tools for Safe Singing

The WDC Resource Commission commends to you and your congregation this article on safer singing: Singing is a powerful part of worship; thanks to Covid, it’s now also dangerous. Every […]