Theme: Grace

Ain’t I a woman—reflections on race, gender and the wholeness of God

​Ann Jacobs, a church relations representative for Mennonite Mission Network, delivered the message during chapel at the Mennonite Church USA offices in Elkhart, Indiana, on February 1, 2018. "Womanist Theology helps us see that God created all humanity to share in his gift of life, to fulfill his purpose through salvation by Jesus Christ, offered […]

Reconciliation after half-century of betrayal, remorse

ELKHART, Indiana (AIMM/Mennonite Mission Network) – The community lined the sides of the road to welcome six vehicles rolling in from an arduous 500-mile journey from Kinshasa, the capital city of Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 30 Congolese Mennonite church leaders and mission representatives accepted the Kandale congregation’s invitation to attend a reconciliation […]

Campaign to support Academia Menonita Betania in Puerto Rico raises $94,000

​(Mennonite Church USA/Mennonite Education Agency/Mennonite Mission Network) — Mennonite Education Agency (MEA) and Mennonite Mission Network have nearly reached their $100,000 fundraising goal to aid in Academia Menonita Betania’s recovery from hurricane Maria. At the recent Mennonite Educators Conference on Feb. 1-3, 2018, Carlos Romero, executive director of MEA, presented a check for $94,000 raised […]

A call to dream and action at Hope for the Future 2018

​(Mennonite Church USA/Mennonite Mission Network/Mennonite Education Agency) — Nearly 70 pastors, leaders, directors, coordinators, educators, change-makers and others with connections to Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) met together Feb. 8-11 at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, for the seventh annual Hope for the Future (HFF). HFF brings together leaders of color […]

Mission worker known for reaching across boundaries and for teamwork in India

​NEWTON, KS (Mennonite Mission Network) – Matilda Jantzen, who served as a long-term mission worker in India, died Dec. 15, 2017 at Showalter Villa in Hesston, Kansas. She was 99. Matilda (who went by "Tillie") and her husband, Lubin, served in mission work in India for 35 years through Commission on Overseas Mission, a predecessor […]

Mission Network helps equip congregations for reentry ministry

​ELKHART, Indiana (Mennonite Mission Network) – Yanette Freeman is an Indiana Department of Corrections officer "with a heart" said Don French, the main presenter at a Dec. 16 workshop on reentry organized by Mennonite Mission Network in collaboration with Center for Community Justice based in Elkhart, Indiana. "With all I have done, I should be […]

Let me bring joy

What are we waiting for? The church needs to take Jesus and his teachings of peace seriously. Mennonite Mission Network invites you to wear the "I choose peace" pin to be reminded of God’s call to peace and justice, and to spark conversation with others about peacemaking and the Prince of Peace. Request your pin by clicking […]

Elkhart agencies come together in training local leaders to serve people formerly incarcerated

​Elkhart, Indiana (Mennonite Mission Network) – Mennonite Mission Network and Center for Community Justice (CCJ) of Elkhart, Indiana, have come together to resource local leaders in supporting people formerly incarcerated and their families. The first workshop, named "Reentry," is planned for Saturday, Dec. 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mission Network offices at […]

Be involved, be the Gospel

God invites us, Jesus sends us, and the Holy Spirit empowers us to discover and share the message of reconciliation around the world.

My personal awakening to God’s work

In 2006, when I came to Elkhart, Indiana, the "M" word—mission— was certainly not part of my vocabulary. Mission, in my view, was the method used to accomplish the goals of colonialism—cultural genocide, coercive baptisms to Christianity, wealth, and resource extraction. I vividly remember reading an issue of Mennonite Mission Network’s Beyond magazine in 2004 […]