Weekly Word

I Corinthians 2:9 NIRV    It is written that  “no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has known.” (Isaiah 64:4)  God has prepared these things for those who love him. AnDena Collins could not have seen, heard, or known what God had prepared for her as He called her into […]

“Make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Adolphine Mateso was the first new believer baptized by Pastor Masemo Wakibogo in the Amani Community Church on Sunday, August 2. There was an outburst of joy in celebration as Adolphine rose out of the […]

Iglesia Menonita Rey de Gloria has been operating a summer daycare for many years and had been planning their summer programs when COVID-19 hit and School Districts closed in mid-April.  The daycare fills the supervision void left when schools close for the summer but parents must continue to work without means to pay for full-time […]

By Kevin B. Santiago on April 29, 2020 Change is difficult. Like cement, the older we get the more set in our ways we become. Serving as a pastor in a congregation that has a substantial older demographic comes with its challenges. Most of my congregants are over twice my age and some three times […]

The town of Greensburg, Kansas was devastated by an EF5 tornado on the evening of May 4, 2007.  Pastor Jeff Blackburn of Greensburg Mennonite Church published his reflections of that night and the following years in a book, Light at the end of the Funnel: A Journey Through Disaster and Trauma, on the 10th anniversary […]

Regional Conference Minister Howard Keim’s normal pattern had been to have a monthly hour-long conversation with the pastor of each congregation he serves.  When the pandemic crisis began to build he contacted each of them individually and noted that they were doing things a bit differently but all had ideas that might benefit others.  After […]

Eden Life Youth gather for discipleship (photo taken before COVID outbreak) Hanna Aganya, church planter in Kansas City, has expressed appreciation for the Bethel Mennonite Church Youth Group that visited two times over the last three years.  She said, “The first time that they visited, Eden Life was looking for a meeting place for our […]

Though it feels long ago and would be impossible in our current world, we would like to share with you Howard (Church Growth and Visioning Team Chair) and Cathy Wagler’s reflections on their visit to south Texas a few months ago to visit some SCC pastors and churches.  We delivered 36 detainee kits/backpacks from MCC […]

Zach Batson, Associate Pastor at Journey@McPherson was licensed towards ordination by Regional Conference Minister Clarence Rempel on January 26. It was also the 7th Anniversary of the beginning of the church. Zach came to a fullness of faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized in the early years of the church. He was mentored by […]

Since 2015 SCC has been supporting the IBA program from Mennonite Education Association with tuition assistance for students in Matamoros, Mexico.  The IBA program exists to provide biblical training to Hispanic leaders, increasing their theological and spiritual maturity.          SCC has supported four pastors in Matamoros for five years, from their first […]