College Hill

Mosaic Conference is pleased to announce the launch of the second cohort of the Vibrant Mosaic Program, bringing together a new group of congregations for a dynamic year of formation, growth, and intercultural learning. The 2026 cohort includes pastoral and lay leaders from:

• College Hill Mennonite (Tampa, FL)
• Indonesian Light Church (Philadelphia, PA)
• Jemaat Kristen Indonesian Anugerah/JKIA (Sierra Madre, CA)
• Zion Mennonite (Souderton, PA)

These congregations join the Vibrant Mosaic learning community in a journey grounded in Mosaic Conference’s formational, intercultural, and missional priorities with classes, shared experiences, and experiments designed to strengthen congregational health, deepen relationships, and expand capacity for ministry.

Cohort two will be offered in English and Indonesian, and congregations were selected for their geographic, historic, theological, and cultural diversity. They will gather in person for the first time in late January in Tampa, Florida as part of the Vibrant Relationships class, focused on intercultural transformation. In April, they will gather in the Philadelphia, PA area for the in-person portion of the Vibrant Identity class, focused on Anabaptist and Mosaic identity.

In the second half of 2026, the congregations, accompanied by their Leadership Minister, will each have an opportunity to discern and propose a congregational experiment that integrates learnings from those two courses and allows the entire congregation to experience and learn together.

In 2026, Danilo Sanchez, Leadership Minister for Intercultural Transformation, becomes Director of Vibrant Mosaic, and Jennifer Svetlik, Director of Community Engagement, becomes Associate Director. Other members of the team are Rose Bender Cook, Leadership Minister for Formation, as course administrator, and Jaye Lindo, Hospitality Coordinator.

Continuing Momentum: First Cohort Enters Second Year

The first Vibrant Mosaic cohort, launched in 2025, continues into its second year of the program. The inaugural congregations, Peña de Horeb (Philadelphia, PA); Ambler (PA) Mennonite; Blooming Glen (PA) Mennonite; Faith Chapel (Los Angeles, CA); and Iglesia Menonita Encuentro de Renovación (Miami, FL), all committed to the second year of Vibrant Mosaic.

Participants from that first cohort experienced meaningful growth through intentional friendship-building across cultures and stories shared in deep relational contexts—emphasizing that differences can enrich the shared journey of faith. Such experiences have helped lay a foundation for ongoing collaboration and discipleship.

In the second year, participants take the Vibrant Witness class, focused on missional transformation. The in-person time in this course will take place in California and Pennsylvania in March. The Vibrant Discipleship class, focused on formation, will offer in-person learning in Vermont in May.

“We are so excited to start the second year of Vibrant Mosaic,” shares Sanchez. “We continue to see the value and transformation these classes have on our congregations. Leaders are experiencing the different realities across the conference and building relationships that strengthen our Mosaic identity.”

What Vibrant Mosaic Offers

With generous support from a Thriving Congregations grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Vibrant Mosaic Program supports congregations and their leaders with:

• Learning Communities: A cohort model where leaders from each congregation take part in up to four immersive classes over a one-to-two-year period.
• Congregational Experiments: Congregationally rooted projects funded with micro-grants (up to $5,000 per year) to help put learning into practice.
• Support for Leaders of Color: Specialized gatherings and intentional space for leaders from diverse backgrounds to build networks, receive formation, and cast vision. The next Oasis retreat will be held in 2027.

For more information or to learn how your congregation can participate in a future Vibrant Mosaic cohort, visit the Vibrant Mosaic page or contact the program team.