MSMC Leadership Statement

A Statement from MSMC Leadership Board and Conference Ministry Team This week we watched in horror as Jacob Blake was shot 7 times in the back by a police officer.  Yet again, another Black body was not treated as the image of God.  Our prayers go to him and his...

Unmuted: Talking to Kids About Racism

By Holly Freeman This strange, new, complicated world just became more strange when thousands of people all over the country and even the world took to the streets to protest police brutality against people of color. I’ll admit the temptation was pretty strong to...

Why Now?

By Charlene Epp, Regional Conference Minister Conference Ministry Team This article title is a question all white people are faced with as protests and statements about racism are being widely engaged – at the moment. Racism is a bedrock of the formation of this...

New Way of Being/Doing Church

Conference Ministry Team By Barry Bartel, Conference Minister Team Coordinator “We need to find a new way of being/doing church!”  Many have proclaimed this over the past three or four years. Yes, I meant years, not weeks or months. Younger generations yearn for...

Planting Seeds of Interculturality

The official ministry of Fernando and Rebeca in Mountain States Mennonite Conference has concluded with their early departure due to the physical separation required in this time of COVID-19. Anyone who knows their personalities know that their ministry continues in...

APPRECIATION

AGRADECIMIENTOS Rebeca González Torres y Fernando Pérez Ventura Scroll down for English Translation Estamos en cuarentena y todo se ha paraliza la pregunta es ¿hasta cuándo? Nadie sabe y la incertidumbre se hace presente sobre el porvenir. Al igual que muchos hoy...