VMC History Book Author Visits Meetinghouses in Three States

By Jon Trotter | October 4, 2021 | Comments Off on VMC History Book Author Visits Meetinghouses in Three States

VMC History Book author Elwood Yoder spent four days in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky, visiting the meetinghouses of the VMC Churches in those three states. He is working on a history chapter about the TCK District. One of the churches he visited in North Carolina is Mountain View Mennonite Church in Hickory. He interviewed…

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Richard Early Resigns as VMC Moderator Effective October 31

By Jon Trotter | September 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Richard Early Resigns as VMC Moderator Effective October 31
Richard Early

It is with sadness that I inform you that Officers of Conference Council, Sara Wenger Shenk (moderator elect), Jim Hershberger (secretary) and I have received a letter of resignation from Richard Early, moderator, effective October 31, 2021. Richard’s resignation states: My circumstances have changed as a result of Covid-19’s impact on my wife’s catering business.…

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Mennonite Church USA Launches “Learn, Pray, Join: Cost of Poverty” Initiative

By Jon Trotter | September 17, 2021 | Comments Off on Mennonite Church USA Launches “Learn, Pray, Join: Cost of Poverty” Initiative

Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has launched “Learn, Pray, Join: Cost of Poverty,” an initiative to raise awareness about the impact of the pandemic on poverty in the United States and how Jesus calls his followers to respond. During September and October, MC USA will seek to engage people in the initiative by offering resources,…

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