Emily Ralph, Salford, eralphservant@mosaicmennonites.org Unexpected hard places seem to be more common these days. No matter where we turn, we’re surrounded by hard stories—budget cuts, layoffs, natural disasters, school shootings, […]
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Allentown Mennonites gather for Tet worship celebration
[singlepic id=3001 w=320 h=240 float=right]The Mennonite Church USA congregations in Pennsylvania’s third largest city hadn’t to anyone’s recollection gathered for worship together until Sunday, January 29, at the Vietnamese Gospel […]
Christmas light, shining into the new year
by Emily Ralph, eralphservant@mosaicmennonites.org Ubaldo Rodriguez, pastor of New Hope, Baltimore, stood in the Walmart parking lot on Christmas afternoon, at a loss. Even in the midday light, there was […]
Communing with each other and the world
Whether wearing clothes from other countries or sharing a spaghetti dinner with the church down the street, Franconia Conference congregations spent October 2nd remembering their holy communion with the world-wide church.
Marked by a celebration of peace, a pole, and a neighborhood park: Urban Anabaptists make a commitment to work and hope in Allentown
Samantha Lioi, Whitehall samanthalioi@gmail.com In one corner of Franklin Park’s blacktop, Heidi Wert and her young friends sat drumming for peace, drawing in others to grab a pair of sticks […]
Formation class crosses into Allentown in considering the church and mission
Emily Ralph, eralphservant@mosaicmennonites.org Allentown, PA—New Franconia Conference pastors experienced life in the city on May 14 as their Formation Class took them into the heart of Allentown. The day included […]
Marked by a celebration of peace, a pole and a neighborhood park: Urban Anabaptists make a commitment to work and hope in Allentown
By Samantha Lioi Allentown, PA — In one corner of Franklin Park’s blacktop, Heidi Wert and her young friends sat drumming for peace, drawing in others to grab a pair […]
Enough to leaven the loaf: Gospel hope rises in Allentown
Samantha Lioi, Whitehall samanthalioi@gmail.com One story below our living room window, cars swish by on Hamilton Street, spraying the brown slush which fell as snow and sleet on the main […]
Casting out all fear: In God’s hands
Rose Bender, Whitehall rosebender87@gmail.com I was seven and afraid of hell. On the last night of a Billy Graham sponsored revival, in the gym of the public high school, I […]