Dianne Garcia reflects on what it means to celebrate Lent, even while being oppressed and experiencing injustice, in addition to offering Lenten challenges to those who experience privilege. This post... read more →
Hendy Matahelemual encourages people to think of Advent as a time to shine their light, as a way to welcome Jesus and the unchurched. Hendy Matahelemual was born and grew up... read more →
Joanne Gallardo serves Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference as a conference co-minister. She has been in the Mennonite church for over 23 years. Originally from Northwest Ohio, Joanne lives in Goshen, Indiana, with her best... read more →
Reverend Erica Lea-Simka (she/her/hers) is a graduate of San Jacinto College, Texas A&M University and Truett Theological Seminary. She has also studied as a continuing education student at Anabaptist Mennonite... read more →
By Jessica Griggs for Mennonite Church USA ELKHART, Ind. (Mennonite Church USA) — Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) has announced the recipients of this year’s Thrive Church Planting Grants: Community... read more →
Sandy Drescher-Lehman and her husband John are trained spiritual directors who tend FernRock Retreat in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Sandy also delights in pastoring Methacton Mennonite Church near Philadelphia in Mosaic... read more →
We are a plugged-in society, and that’s not changing. Increasingly, our interaction is happening primarily through social media. In so many ways this is fantastic — our networks are bigger, we... read more →