Pastor's police chaplaincy work a 'welcome challenge'
From Mellinger Mennonite ChurchJoe Miller, pastor of Mellinger Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa., has served as the volunteer police chaplain for the past nine years. His work with the police department primarily involves accompanying officers on death notifications and relating to police officers ...  Read more ... Photo: Pastor Joe Miller (right) and officer Sam Dillman of the East Lampeter Township Police Department in Lancaster County, Pa., on bike patrol. Miller serves as volunteer police chaplain. Photo provided.
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Over 90 join 'bike to church' event
From Journey Mennonite Church On June 2, 91 people from ages four to 92 dusted off their two-wheelers, greased the chains, aired up the tires and biked to Journey Mennonite Church's three campuses to raise money for Samuelito Daycare in Bolivia ...
Read more ... Photo: Russell Showalter, age 92, in the "Bike to Church" event. Photo provided.
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College Corner: Mexican pastor lobbies for religious tolerance
By Kara Lofton for Eastern Mennonite University
 "In order to survive we have to do a lot of things," explains Carlos Martinez-Garcia, as he responds to a reporter's question by listing the various hats he wears: human rights activist, Anabaptist pastor, sociologist, journalist, author of ten books ... Read more ...
Photo: Carlos Martinez-Garcia, attending Summer Peacebuilding Institute 2013, directs Mennonite theological education in Mexico, a program partly supported by Mennonite Central Committee. Photo by Kara Lofton.
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Blog: When there aren't enough Peacemakers
A week ago, on May 30, I got word from Christian Peacemaker Teams Colombia that Tito, one of the members of Las Pavas community in Colombia, had been attacked with machetes by workers for Aportes San Isidro, the palm oil company that has been trying to push the community of Las Pavas off their land for many years ...
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