Peace gathering builds partnerships

Jul 29, 2019 by and

Jamie Rye of Millersburg, Ohio, shares ideas with Melissa Florer-Bixler of Raleigh, N.C., during “Journey Forward: Peacemaking,” July 2 at the Kansas City Convention Center preceding the Mennonite Church USA convention. — Laurie Oswald Robinson/MMN

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jason Boone, Mennonite Mission Network minister for peace and justice, believes 21st-century peacemaking is not about leaders setting the agenda. Rather, it’s about people in the...

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On Election Day, allegiance to Jesus

Oct 17, 2016 by and

On Nov. 8, churches across the U.S. will participate in Election Day Communion, a national movement to unite Christians of all denominations, despite political differences. “The practice of communion is an...

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Sunday school materials connect vets, peace churches

Dec 15, 2014 by and

Developers of a new Sunday school curriculum say it goes down a seldom-walked path — where pacifists accompany veterans toward peace. “Returning Veterans, Returning Hope: Seeking Peace Together” was...

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Network seeks to mobilize Israel-Palestine peacemaking

Aug 12, 2014 by and

Mennonites have been building relationships in Israel-Palestine longer than many other Christian denominations but lack the churchwide efforts to work for peace in the Middle East that some denominations...

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