Whigham replaces Santiago as Franconia's executive minister
From Franconia Mennonite Conference 

 

On Feb. 4, John Goshow, moderator of Franconia Mennonite Conference, announced that Ertell M. Whigham Jr. has accepted the position of executive minister of the conference for an initial two year period effective Feb. 3. Whigham succeeds Noel Santiago ...

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Mennonite Church USA invites topics for Prayer and Conversation Room
By Anna Groff 

 

Mennonite Church USA leaders invite topic suggestions for the Prayer and Conversation Room at Pittsburgh 2011 July 4-9. Skilled, experienced facilitators will lead the conversations. Mennonite Church USA staff members are helping schedule the room's conversation topics ...

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Damascus Road moves into independent mode 

By Ed Nyce of Mennonite Central Committee

On Nov. 6, 2010, the Mennonite Central Committee U.S. board of directors took action to bless the Damascus Road program moving into a more independent mode and expressed gratitude for the work and ministry of the Damascus Road program and staff over the years. They directed staff to prepare a transition plan for their review ...

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Silence over sexuality issue creates confusion
By Harold N. Miller 

  

At the Northern District of Virginia Mennonite Conference consultation on sexuality on Nov. 20, 2010, the group present acknowledged that our denomination calls for costly discipleship from those who continue with a same-sex orientation: a commitment to lifelong celibacy. Our leaders identified themselves with this stance ...

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College Corner: Bethel class follows aid from source to destination in Haiti, DR
By Melanie Zuercher

Almost exactly a year ago, students from Bethel College, North Newton, Kan., had a chance to join with the wider community under the auspices of a local nonprofit to respond to a devastating earthquake in Haiti ...

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Bethel College's Haiti interterm group and some friends north of Port-au-Prince. Photo by Cole Davis.

Tim's blog: When police and military fail, hire a mob

 

Like many of you, I've been watching closely as the events in Egypt unfolded this week. When the protests first began on Tuesday of last week it seemed like it might be a brief flare up, quickly repressed like so many others. But momentum grew through the week and the brutality of the police proved ineffective in preventing mass protests after prayers on Friday ...

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