Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, MC USA denominational minister for Peace & Justice, provides resources for congregational conflict transformation. Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz is MC USA’s denominational minister for Peace and Justice. For... read more →
Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz responds with a prayer of lament to the Aug. 27, 2025, mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, in which two children were killed, and 17... read more →
In response to the escalation of violence involving Israel, Iran and the United States, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz offers this litany that reminds us of God's call to peace. Lorraine Stutzman... read more →
Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz invites us to pray for the April 4 hearing of Mennonite Church USA et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al. Please join us... read more →
Spiritual director Reuben Chupp shares a poem about finding silence as a means to prepare for meetings with his spiritual directees. Ruben Chupp retired from full-time pastoral ministry in 2018,... read more →
Spiritual director Jane Hoober Peifer laments the difficulties of staying present while at her listening post. In her retirement from pastoral ministry, Jane Hoober Peifer has transitioned into providing spiritual... read more →
Pastors Suzette Shreffler and Sandy Drescher-Lehman share a prayer and a blessing, respectively, crying out for better stewardship of God's creation and beginning the Learn, Pray, Join: Climate Justice: Seeking... read more →
In September, several Mennonite churches from Northwest Ohio worked together to host a community event about gun safety. Several organizations, such as RAWtools and Mennonite Central Committee, also helped make... read more →
Michael George, a Palestinian-American, laments the recent attacks from Hamas and ongoing war in Israel/Palestine. This blog post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s ongoing Learn, Pray, Join: Cost of... read more →
Joel Shenk, pastor of Toledo Mennonite Church, describes how he learned blacksmithing as part of his personal peace witness and how his conference and congregation have joined him in this... read more →
To begin Mennonite Church USA's latest Learn, Pray, Join initiative, End Gun Violence, Jonny Rashid shares this prayer of lament about gun violence. This blog post is part of Mennonite Church... read more →
Bonita Croyle (she/her) is a transracial adoptee, speaker, writer and legal communications professional. She routinely engages with interfaith communities and individuals on topics regarding racial justice and transracial adoption, and... read more →
This post is part of Mennonite Church USA’s #BeTransformed series. Kevin Gasser is the pastor of Staunton Mennonite Church in Staunton, Virginia. He is currently studying comparative theological ethics at... read more →
Shannon W. Dycus is a member of the steering committee for MC USA's Women in Leadership and has given leadership to worship across MC USA. As an educator and pastor,... read more →
This prayer is part of Mennonite Church USA’s Cost of Poverty: Learn, Pray, Join initiative. Lane Miller is a theologian working at the intersection of faith, economics and ethics. He graduated from... read more →