A Message from the Shalom New Editors We would like to express our gratitude to Sandra Granthon Roman for her unwavering dedication in serving as the Contributing Editor of Shalom News for the past few years. Her boundless creativity, commitment to LMC, and deep appreciation for God’s beauty have been a great source of inspiration in this role. We wish her and her husband, Alexis, all the best as they continue to… Read More
Aquí estoy Por Adalberto Santiago Recientemente, comencé a orar fervientemente debido a la presión de tener demasiados deberes y responsabilidades, la enfermedad de mi esposa Jenny y la sensación de que Dios quería que nuestra congregación pasara de tener un solo líder a tener un equipo de liderazgo compuesto por varias personas. Mientras oraba, otros se unieron a mí y Dios comenzó a movernos. Se llamó a… Read More
Here I am By Adalberto Santiago Recently, I began to pray earnestly due to the pressure of too many duties and responsibilities, my wife Jenny’s illness, and a sense that God wanted to transition our congregation from a single leader to a multi-person leadership team. As I prayed, others joined me, and God started to move us. The entire congregation was called to a season of prayer and… Read More
Celebración de la Cena del Señor en la comunidad de Iglesias de LMC Escrito por Al Stoltzfus “Esto es mi cuerpo“, dijo Jesús a sus discípulos el día de la fiesta de los panes ázimos, cuando se sacrificaba el cordero pascual. Jesús estaba a punto de entregarse para ser el cordero del sacrificio. Mateo, Marcos y Lucas contienen una narración de la Última Cena (Mt 26:17-30; Mc 14:12-26; Lc 22:7-23) en la que Jesús, en el contexto de… Read More
Celebrating the Lord’s Supper in LMC’s Fellowship of Churches By Al Stoltzfus “This is my body,” Jesus said to his disciples on the day of the festival of unleavened bread when the Passover lamb was sacrificed. Jesus was about to give himself to be the sacrificial lamb. Mathew, Mark and Luke all contain a Last Supper narrative (Mt 26:17-30; Mk 14:12-26; Lk 22:7-23) in which Jesus, in the context of the Passover meal, took… Read More
Did your wallet get baptized? by LMC Stewardship Team The story is told of Sam Houston, a hero of Texas history, who gave his life to the Lord in the later years of life and asked to be baptized. He was taken down to a little country stream, and the pastor said, “General Houston, you should take your glasses off because I am going to immerse you in water.” There… Read More
Bautismo en la Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Manantial de Vida Por Pastor Hugo Garcia Dios les bendiga, soy el pastor Hugo García y junto a mi esposa Ivania, hemos pastoreado la Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Manantial de Vida en la ciudad de Camden en el sur de New Jersey. Recientemente estuvimos celebrando treinta años en el ministerio pastoral, junto a toda la congregación y puedo decir que desde que respondimos al llamado de Dios a este… Read More
Baptism at … Manantial de Vida Evangelical Mennonite Church By Pastor Hugo Garcia God bless you. My name is Pastor Hugo García, and with my wife Ivania, we lead the Manantial de Vida Evangelical Mennonite Church in Camden in southern New Jersey. Recently, we celebrated thirty years of ministry. As pastors, my wife Ivania and I, along with the entire congregation, can say that since we responded to God’s call to this beautiful ministry,… Read More
Baptism at… Yorks Corners Mennonite Church By Pastor Sarah Lehman Demster By Pastor Sarah Lehman Demster For our rural congregation, baptism is both unique to us, and carries a worldwide thread seen among Anabaptists. It begins when someone has demonstrated their walk with God and voices an interest in being baptized. From there, we have a multi-week class that defines the importance of salvation, discipleship, and what baptism means both personally… Read More