Pacific Southwest Conference to invest $550,000 in ministry, new staff positions
By Anna Groff
Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference delegates discussed a $550,000 investment in ministry at their assembly in Pasadena, Calif., Feb. 1-2. "We have been holding on to these reserve funds of over $500,000 for several years," said Brian Fry on Feb. 10. "We are discussing the concept of investing those funds in mission and ministry." The three-year investment in mission includes: $160,000 in a budget reserve fund; $225,000 for three staff positions; $100,000 to church planting grants; and $65,000 to the Los Angeles Anabaptist Center Seed Fund ... Read more ...
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Speaker scheduled for Phoenix 2013 dies Feb. 9
From Mennonite Church USA  Richard Twiss died on Feb. 9. Twiss was slated to speak in Phoenix on July 1 at the opening adult worship service of Mennonite Church USA's biennial convention. Twiss, 58, of Vancouver, Wash., a member of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, passed away Feb. 9, 2013, after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week in Washington, D.C. He was slated to speak in Phoenix on July 1 at the opening adult worship service of Mennonite Church USA's biennial convention ...
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Webinar for spiritual direction leaders offered
From Mennonite Church USAAcross the church, trained spiritual directors are available to support the priority of Christian Formation in Mennonite Church USA. In addition to offering individual spiritual spiritual direction, directors are also available to lead spiritual direction groups ...
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College Corner: Tour taking Camerata Singers to six states
By Bluffton University Bluffton (Ohio) University's Camerata Singers will perform in six states in 10 days during the group's annual spring-break tour. The 25-member, select choral ensemble will make concert stops in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and Michigan from March 1-10 ...
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