Mennonite Women USA invites your partnership and encouragement for an upcoming Sister Care Enrichment training which will be held at Drift Creek Camp on September 28-30, 2018. 2018_SC Enrichment Brochure We are excited to be planning and preparing for this event when women will gather for training, healing and faith renewal. We anticipate that the women will return after the event with hearts and minds swelled with new insight and better tools for ministry among the churches of our conference. The Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference board approved funding grant support to help offset the costs for women’s attendance for the […]

On Monday evening, June 4, Portland Mennonite Church is hosting Glen Guyton, the new executive director of the Mennonite Church USA. The first person of color to be MC USA’s executive director, Glen has an amazing story of becoming a conscientious objector and withdrawing from the military after serving in the United States Air Force. As he begins his tenure, he is traveling to churches hoping to hear, especially from those of us under 40, about where we see God leading us in the years ahead. Those over 40 are welcome and wanted to come as well! This event is open to all […]

An incredible opportunity is coming soon to the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference! Women are invited to a SisterCare Enrichment weekend at Drift Creek Camp, September 28-30, 2018! (Registration information will be coming in June!) Mennonite Women USA is planning on having an incredible weekend of sharing, learning and personal growth led by Rhoda Keener and Carolyn Heggen. The planning team includes: Nelly Ascencio, Kathy Bilderback, Lavonne Blowers, Nancy Friesen and Pat Hershberger. Mark your calendars and look for more details coming soon!

Filer Mennonite Church, Filer, ID, will celebrate Pastor Tim Gascho’s ministry on Sunday, June 3, during the morning services followed with a noon fellowship meal.  More details coming soon.

“Come walk with us, the journey is long” are words from a South African hymn that many of us sing. It is also the calling of Mennonite Church USA and PNMC as we move into the Journey Forward process as a gathered church. The Journey Forward process is invitational – it’s about all of us sharing our stories, our experiences of God, our dreams for the future of the church. But it’s not just an invitation to gather together as a church, it’s also an invitation to move out into God’s future for the world as Christ’s witnesses. It’s an […]

Growing up a preacher’s kid, Melanie Springer Mock often felt the strain of expectations to be perfect. Even though her mother told her that she needed to grow into her own person, Mock says, “For much of my life, I never truly believed my mom.” Now a professor, author, and book reviewer, Mock takes on the cultural and religious messages that have formed her and many others in book just released from Herald Press, Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else.  By plumbing Scripture and critiquing the ten-billion-dollar-a-year self-improvement industry, Mock offers life-giving reminders that we are fearfully and wonderfully […]

After 94 years in the Newport, WA area, Spring Valley Mennonite Church will be disbanding. The congregation is grateful for God’s guidance in this difficult decision. They are very thankful for the many contributions made by past and present members and wish to celebrate the church’s long heritage. To honor that history, the church will be having a closing ceremony on June 30, 2018, at 10:30AM to come together in celebration of God’s faithfulness through the years. A catered lunch will follow the service. RSVP to Bobbie VandeVeer, (509) 447-5534.  

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The Mennonite, Inc., welcomes original submissions for the June 2018 issue focusing on Costly Discipleship.   When Jesus called people to follow him, he told them to “count the cost” (Luke 14:25-33), and when foretelling his death and resurrection, he told his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Mark 8:34). The term “costly” can have a different meaning for people from different contexts. Someone in a privileged position may choose to face a cost out of a commitment to their faith. A person who is oppressed […]

All are invited to hear Bryan Moyer Suderman, from AMBS, at Zion Mennonite Church for “Reading the Bible with Jesus”. Friday, April 20: 6:45-7:15PM  Registration and refreshments 7: 15-8:45PM Session 1 Saturday, April 21: 9-10:30 AM Session 2 10:30-11AM Coffee Break 11-12:30: Session 3 12:30-1:30 Lunch 1:30-3PM Session 4 Concert for all ages: 7PM Sunday, April 22 9:30-10:30 AM Combined Sunday School 10:45-12 Worship Offerings will be taken to help cover event costs. Lodging options are available nearby in Canby and Woodburn.