Two resolutions for Phoenix 2013
By Gordon Houser At its last meeting before the delegate assembly in Phoenix in July, the Executive Board of Mennonite Church USA met April 4-6 in Kansas City, Mo., and decided to send to delegates two resolutions for their consideration.
One resolution, "Protecting and Nurturing Our Children and Youth," seeks to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect and encourage the adoption of policies and practices to protect children and youth in the church community ...
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MCC's work continues as change roils Canada International Development Agency Mennonite Central Commitee A recent decision by Canada's federal government to amalgamate the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and foreign affairs will have little immediate impact on the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), says Don Peters, the executive director of MCC Canada.
MCC has had a long relationship with CIDA dating back more than four decades and most recently received $2.8 million from CIDA for MCC's reconstruction work in Haiti ...
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Everence corporate office addition awarded LEED certification
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Everence has been awarded LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the addition to its corporate offices, 1110 N. Main St., Goshen, Ind. ...
Photo: An Everence courtyard with low-maintenance landscaping, surrounded with windows that make use of natural light to increase energy efficiency. Photo provided.
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College Corner: Saner named seminary, Bible and religion professor at EMU
By Laura Lehman Amstutz of Eastern Mennonite Semin ary
Andrea Saner will help Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Va., and undergraduate students find connections between the ancient texts of the Old Testament and our modern world and church life ...
Photo: Andrea Saner, a doctoral candidate in Old Testament studies, has been named assistant professor of Old Testament and Hebrew language. She will teach students in Eastern Mennonite Seminary, as well as undergraduate students in the Bible and religion department. Photo by Lindsey Kolb.
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