•Oral history Mennonite project to collect interviews of young people
Deb Barry
This year, Mennonite Church USA Archives launched an oral history project to collect interviews of young people between the ages of 24-40 within MC USA. Participants answered questions about their religious background, racial/ethnic identity and hopes for the future of MC USA. Excerpts from these interviews will be regularly featured in the Menno Snapshots blog: http://mennoniteusa.org/tag/oral-history-project/ […]
•Give a school kit for Christmas!
Deb Barry
Give a kit for Christmas! From hurricanes and flooding to conflict and drought, MCC is responding to many disasters around the world. This Christmas, why not gather your family and pack a school kit as a gift to other families whose lives have been disrupted by war or disaster? For more information about school kit contents […]
•Mitten tree
Deb Barry
Mitten Tree: Each year we decorate a tree with hats, scarves and mittens for children and adults in need of warmth through the winter months. Please consider buying an item for the tree. We will decorate it with as many as it will hold! Council will take suggestions as to whom these items be given […]
•Ohioans for Gun Safety petition
Deb Barry
Ohioans for Gun Safety is circulating petitions that would close loopholes in current background check laws. Currently, sales of guns at auctions or gun shows do NOT require a background check. Almost 90% of registered voters in Ohio support expanded background checks. If you would like to sign the petition, email info@ohioansforgunsafety.com, and they will […]
•Comforter knotting event
Deb Barry
Save the date: Make plans to join MCC for The Great Winter Warm-up! Mennonite Central Committee will kick off our centennial celebration year by hosting a comforter knotting event in Kidron, Ohio, on January 17-18, 2020. People of all ages are invited to Salem Mennonite Church (3363 Zuercher Road in Kidron) as we join people across […]
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