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MC USA honors peacemakers with 2023 Bring The Peace award

By Jessica Griggs for Mennonite Church USA ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Church USA) — Mennonite Church USA has named two peacemakers, Jonathan Kuttab and Sydney Leah Bontrager, as the 2023 Bring... read more →
  • August 21, 2023
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An interview with John Stoner, 2022 Bring the Peace award recipient

John Stoner is a war tax resistor. He practices peace through a mix of symbolic war tax resistance; direct action, through participation in public rallies and demonstrations; education, through both... read more →
  • February 20, 2023
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An interview with Clara Weybright, 2022 Bring the Peace award recipient

Clara Weybright is a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she studied environmental science. She is currently a Juris Doctor (J.D.) candidate at Temple Law School, in... read more →
  • February 1, 2023
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Mennonite Church USA names awardees for the 2022 #BringThePeace award

By Jessica Griggs for Mennonite Church USA Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has named John Stoner and Clara Weybright as this year’s #BringThePeace awardees. Stoner received the Legacy Peacemaker award,... read more →
  • October 31, 2022
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War tax resistance: a letter to the IRS

Harold A. (“H.A.”) Penner is a native of Beatrice, Nebraska,  and currently resides in Akron, Pennsylvania, where he is a member of the Akron Mennonite Church. He has been war... read more →
  • April 27, 2022
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Repairing the Earth: A biblical call to peace giving

Beryl Jantzi is director of stewardship education at Everence. Tikkun olam We’re all familiar with the concept of peacemaking. But have you considered peace giving? Looking back over Old... read more →
  • March 14, 2022
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MC USA responds to National Defense Authorization Act

Mennonite Church USA (MC USA), an Anabaptist Christian denomination that emphasizes peace, justice and nonviolence, released a “Statement on the value and morality of the 2022 U.S. defense budget” in response... read more →
  • December 14, 2021
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Mennonite Church USA names first #BringThePeace honorees

Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has named Michelle Armster and Dona Park as the first recipients of its #BringThePeace... read more →
  • July 5, 2021
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Mennonite Church USA launches “Learn, Pray, Join: Cost of War”

Register now for Cost of War webinar By MC USA staff “We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and... read more →
  • February 9, 2021
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Let us create communities of resistance to militarism in all its forms

This post is part of Mennonite Church USA's Cost of War: Learn,... read more →
  • February 2, 2021
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“If you pray for peace, why pay for war?”

Following peace prayers with action   Sylvia Shirk has been a Mennonite pastor since 1990. She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she works as a district pastor and court interpreter... read more →
  • June 23, 2020
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Mennonite Church USA promotes Church Peace Tax Fund

By MC USA staff (Mennonite Church USA) — This tax season, Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) is seeking to highlight its Church Peace Tax Fund, formerly known as the... read more →
  • April 29, 2020
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Creating a Church Peace Tax Fund: Enabling conscientious objection to war taxes

Harold A. Penner, member of the Akron (Pennsylvania) Mennonite Church, is a religious conscientious objector and a life-long war tax resister. He is the convener of $10.40 for Peace, an... read more →
  • April 22, 2019
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