Mennonite Church Canada cuts staff
By Dan Dyck Difficult decisions about a smaller ministry and staff at Mennonite Church Canada were announced to staff in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 11. The reorganization will see a net budget reduction of $415,000 in hard and soft costs beginning on Feb. 1, 2012. This includes a net loss of 3.4 full time equivalent positions of national church staff ... Read more ...
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Executive Board confronts funding troubles
By Anna Groff The Mennonite Church USA Executive Board prepared for the delegate assembly at Pittsburgh 2011 during its meeting at Portland (Ore.) Mennonite Church April 14-16. The EB continued its plans for the "Pittsburgh Experiment" for 2011 convention. The Pittsburgh Experiment means delegates will discern together but not vote on resolutions ...
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Poll results: The United Nations action against Libya is:
The wrong one 74% (93 votes) The right one 14% (17 votes) Not sure 12% (15 votes) 125 votes total To vote on our new poll question, go to www.themennonite.org
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National spotlight on EMU alumna Isabel Castillo
By Bonnie Price Lofton Isabel Castillo, a 2007 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va., has become a nationally recognized spokesperson for the plight of undocumented young people in the United States ... Read more ...
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Tim's blog: Mercury, Logging and the struggle of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabe
One of the things I've noticed in my work as outreach coordinator for Christian Peacemaker Teams is that the least well known project is CPT's work with aboriginal peoples here in North America. So this spring I decided to spend time on the Aboriginal Justice team in order to support the team better and understand the struggles of our indigenous partners ... Read more ...
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