Publishing merger approved

Jul 1, 2019 by and

Two leading Mennonite publishers plan to merge by Sept. 1, 2020, creating an independent media organization with a vision for a flagship Anabaptist communications hub in print and online. Mennonite World...

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TMI released for possible merger with MWR

Apr 8, 2019 by , , and

Mennonite Church USA moderator-elect Joy Sutter, moderator David Boshart and executive director Glen Guyton converse at the MC USA Executive Board meeting in Kansas City, Mo. — Janie Beck Kreider/MC USA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In its final in-person meeting before the Mennonite Church USA convention in July, the denomination’s Executive Board on March 31-April 2 unanimously accepted terms to release The...

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Big swing falls short

Dec 3, 2018 by

When you swing for the fences, you don’t have to knock one out of the park to help the team win. Mennonite World Review Inc. and The Mennonite Inc. got a runner on base. In the end, things didn’t work out...

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MC USA board looks toward next two conventions

Aug 27, 2018 by and

Mennonite Church USA Executive Board members and staff enjoy an Amish-style dinner at the home of Lavern and Barbara Miller. — Linda Dibble/MC USA

ELKHART, Ind. — The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board on Aug. 16-18 looked toward the denomination’s next two conventions, reviewed a strategic plan and discussed a proposal to dissolve The Mennonite...

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Publishers’ proposal

Apr 23, 2018 by

Almost 100 years ago, the founders of Mennonite World Review took a bold step into the future. Three years after starting the German-language Der Herold, editor H.P. Krehbiel recognized the need for an English...

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Mennonite World Review, The Mennonite talk merger

Apr 16, 2018 by and

A merger of The Mennonite Inc. and MWR Inc. would include a merger of the print periodicals, likely in 2020.

The nonprofit organizations that publish the two leading U.S. Mennonite periodicals, and manage robust digital platforms, are exploring a merger to strengthen Anabaptist journalism in a fast-changing media...

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MWR wins seven awards from press association

May 8, 2015 by

MWR received the second-place Award of Merit for newspaper front-page design for the Sept. 1, 2014, issue.

TORONTO — Mennonite World Review won seven awards, its second most ever, at the annual convention of Associated Church Press on May 1. For the 13th year in a row, MWR won one of the top three awards for...

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MWR Inc. donations rise; print declines

Mar 16, 2015 by

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HESSTON, Kan. — Donors’ support and lower costs kept the Mennonite World Review Inc. budget balanced in 2014 as income increased and print circulation declined. At the nonprofit corporation’s annual...

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