Israel-Hamas conflict: Mennonites march to White House for Gaza ceasefire
Outside the White House on Sunday, the core group of about 15 who had walked with Aidan Yoder every day from Harrisonburg, Virginia, had grown 10 times larger, all gathered in prayer for a ceasefire. ALEJA HERTZLER-MCCAIN, of Religion News Service, reports…
“Iron sharpens iron”: As Pennsylvania’s ‘Bible belt’ evolves, clergy look to one another for mutual support
ELIZABETH E EVANS, of Religion News Service, reports that after the difficulties of the pandemic and amid a widening gap between people of different political persuasions, the clergy of one small town in this historically religious region have found mutual support in a ‘ministerium’ dedicated to community unity…
God’s will or ecological disaster?: Mexico takes aim at Mennonite deforestation
CASSANDRA GARRISON, of Reuters, reports on growing calls for the Mexico’s Mennonite communities to adopt more sustainable farming practices…
Life in pictures: In Mexico, a decade of images shows Mennonites’ traditions frozen in time
Photographer JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ and CASSANDRA GARRISON, of Reuters, delve into an archive of images showing life within the Mennonite community in Chihuahua, Mexico…
Mexico tells Mennonites: stop cutting down jungle to plant
Mexico CityAP The Mexican Government said last week it has reached a preliminary agreement with Mennonites living in southern Mexico to stop cutting down low jungle to plant crops. The Environment Department said the agreement covered Mennonite communities in the state of Campeche, on the Yucatan peninsula. Mennonites have roots in northern Mexico dating back […]
Sight-Seeing: Praying with Mennonites
PATTON DODD, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on his time among the Mennonites…
HISTORY: MENNONITES SEEK TO COME TO TERMS WITH NAZI COLLABORATION
BEN GOOSSEN, in an article first published by Religion News Service, looks at how Mennonites in Paraguay and beyond are coming to terms with their past…