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[By: Duane Stoltzfus | July 4, 2009 | 4 Comments ]
mPress Tracks Online Readership mPress averaged 736 visitors a day on its online site during Convention 2009, with readers spending an average of 8 minutes and 18 seconds following the news from Columbus. Among visits from the United States, Ohio led the way, numbering 995; Pennsylvania tallied 612 visits; Indiana, 567; and Kansas, 318. There were a total of 3,750 visits between Wednesday and Friday, Ju...
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[By: Micah Kulp | July 4, 2009 | No Comment ]
Iris de Leon-Hartshorn, director of intercultural relations for Mennonite Church USA, is excited about what immigrants have to offer to the church. “They have a lot of resources from their background experiences,” she said. However, she and others in the church realize more needs to be done to support leadership development. She is working on an initiative to c...
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[By: Laura Schlabach | July 4, 2009 | One Comment ]
Youth Respond to Claiborne, Dine with Homeless Five young Mennonites invited three guests who live under the railroad tracks to share Greek food with themĀ  on Friday night. After hearing Shane Claiborne’s call to seek out the “many Calcuttas” around them, youth from Waterford Mennonite Church, Assembly Mennonite Church and Sunnyside Mennonite Church, all in Indiana, visited the homeless people livin...
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[By: Annalisa Harder | July 4, 2009 | No Comment ]
Four Share Testimonies of Spirit-Led Turning Points The flashing and dancing colored lights used during the singing portion of the worship service on Saturday morning dimmed to darkness, leaving a glowing moon-like sphere and glistening cross illuminated on stage. Sitting on four chairs in front of the cross, Katie Boyts, Dustin Galyon, Cyneatha Millsaps and Hugo Saucedo shared their stories, an intertwining of vignettes a...
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[By: Alysha Landis and Chase Snyder | July 4, 2009 | No Comment ]
Delegates Adopt Resolutions on Health Care, Human Trafficking Church delegates on Saturday spoke out against “the evil of human trafficking” and urged Congress to support bipartisan legislation that would provide basic and affordable health care for all Americans. By a majority vote, delegates approved resolutions on human trafficking and health care. The statements had been presented by the resolutions committee of Menn...
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