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Greensburg Mennonite Church is the westernmost SCC church in Kansas, located in the northwest part of the town of Greensburg.  The average attendance is approximately 70, with highs around 100. Nearly half of the participants are new in the past 10 years.  Pastor Jeff Blackburn has been serving this congregation for 23 years and is […]

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“Joyfully Chosen, Joyfully Appointed” was the sermon title and the spirit of Jill Schmidt Weaver’s ordination service on April 15 at Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston, KS. Jill and her father, retired pastor Steve Schmidt, shared the sermon reflecting on ways that God calls persons to ministry in the Bible and today. After years of teaching […]

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“I was called, but never asked.” Dale Kauffman, one of the pastoral team of four at Journey Mennonite Church in Yoder, sensed a call to pastoral ministry as a youth but went on to become a farmer and college professor, at least in part, because nobody asked. Nobody asked him to consider or serve as […]

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As an extension of their work with Argentine Mennonite Church in Kansas City, Abe and Cheri Mateo have been making community connections by helping with Snack Shack KC, a hang out for youth about four blocks from where they live in the church parsonage.   Snack Shack opened in 2017 and developed from a youth […]

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The Summer Fellowship Program is a ministry of Whitestone Mennonite Church which reaches out to two low-income communities in Hesston, Kansas.  Every Wednesday over the summer months 3-4 volunteers bring a healthy, home-cooked meal prepared by members of Whitestone to the members of each of these communities.  The meals are shared together and we are able to […]

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Throughout this VBS experience there have been many things that have showed me the grace and power of God. From the kids we met, to the places we have gone, and the people who gave us lodging, I can see God’s hand at work. There are two people that stood out to me and have […]

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When I began these 8 weeks of VBS, I knew a little bit about leadership and had multiple experiences that had allowed me to grow in my ability as a leader.  I knew I would be challenged as VBS On the Road director, but I guess I didn’t expect it from the very start. When […]

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Research from multiple sources has shown that the parents actually have a greater impact on faith development than any other source (including church). After several attempts at planning different events or trainings, I realized that parents don’t exactly have an abundance of time to come to meetings. So, in order to assist in their journey […]

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​Mennonite Mission Network is sponsoring an event at the Arca de Salvacion church in Fort Myers, Florida, April 6-8.  With the title of SENT, the meeting will involve more than 100 Mennonite mission-minded, Jesus-following leaders in a church planting summit.  There will be church planters, groups and individuals testing the call, missional entrepreneurs, outreach experimenters, pastors, missiologists, and […]

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It was a dark and rainy evening on Feb. 19, when a good number of brave Herold Mennonite folks came out to assemble hygiene kits.  First, we enjoyed delicious finger goods so we would have the energy to work.  There were several work stations:  preparing the cords for the cloth bags, putting the cords in […]

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