Mennonites News

Rhoda Janzen's new memoir, Mennonite in a Little Black Dress . Offered by publisher, accepted because I'm related to some lovely Mennonites in little black dresses.

Tickets for the sixth annual "A Festival of Carols," Goshen College's holiday music extravaganza, go on sale to the public on Friday, Nov.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencya TMs Region 7 office has awarded a $51,000 grant to University Extension to reduce the use of high-risk pesticides in Amish and Mennonite agricultural operations.

In MENNONITE, Rhoda tells the story of returning to her Mennonite home after a seriously disastrous week .

Last year the Mennonite Relief Sale raised more than $140,000 to help provide aid to those who need it at home and around the world.

This was how LWF President Bishop Mark S. Hanson described the outcome of the six-day meeting during which the Council elected the next LWF general secretary; adopted a statement on reconciliation with the Mennonites for further action by the Eleventh Assembly; and agreed to continue reflection on marriage, family and human sexuality issues, ...

The governing body of the Lutheran World Federation has approved a statement that prepares for a significant action of reconciliation with churches of the Mennonite and Anabaptist families.

Mason City, IA- A North Iowa county ordinance is coming between what some area farmer's do for a living and their religious traditions.

09/2009 LWF Council Unanimously Adopts Statement Asking Forgiveness from Mennonites Mennonites Welcome this Move toward Reconciliation, Says MWC General Secretary Miller GENEVA, 26 October 2009 - The Council of the Lutheran World Federation has approved a statement that prepares for a significant action of reconciliation with churches of the ...

A faith-based financial services company is increasing its presence in Kansas. Goshen, Ind.-based MMA has combined two independent financial services agencies in Harvey County into a company-owned agency, officials said this week.

Assembly line: A group of young people, including four teens from this area, worked together for three days building a house in Cerritos, Paraguay, during a mission trip in July.

When Rhoda Janzen went away to college, she was determined to leave her past behind.

Along the way: KITCHENER , Ontario : We arranged to meet up with friends from Ontario at the Bingaman's Camping Resort which was the central facility for the largest Oktoberfest/Bavarian festivities outside of Munich, Germany.

Janzen's laugh-out-loud memoir gets its impetus from a botched major surgery, a debilitating car accident and a crushing divorce.

The board of directors of Menno-Hof, a nonprofit center in Shipshewana that teaches visitors about the faith and life of Amish and Mennonites, announced Thursday that they will recruit new leadership.

Racism in church communication? Two Mennonites will address Thursday, October 08, 2009 ELKHART, Ind.

An ordinary pair of brown lace-up leather boots is about to promote the path of peace in a place usually dedicated to war stories.

From a Canadian report on how immigration is good for small rural communities: There is no cookie cutter model for success, but the report's case studies illustrate strategies small communities can capitalize on: WINKLER Winkler, where a quarter of the 9,106 residents are immigrants, used its Mennonite roots to attract Mennonite families from ...

Kenneth Burkholder is perplexed. His business, Good's Store Inc., is one of hundreds of Amish and Mennonite stores that do not sell American flags.

Kenneth Burkholder is perplexed. His business, Good's Store Inc., is one of hundreds of Amish and Mennonite stores that do not sell American flags.