Bishop Elders Team Weekly Email-Carta Semanal del Equipo de Obispos Ancianos Esta carta está traducida al Español después de la de Ingles “The Invitation . . . Just Follow . . . Always More” As I reflect back on the Celebration of Church Life – CCL weekend,March 31 – April 1 there is a warm stirring in my heart; a sense of God’s smile and God’s favor upon us as a fellowship of Anabaptist Churches. The truth is that anything… Read More
LMC – News Notes (April-June Shalom News) Evangelical Garifuna Mission Joins LMC Omar Guzman was recently called as Bishop of the Evangelical Garifuna Mission district. On June 24, 2022, the LMC Board of Bishops affirmed the EGM as a network of Garifuna congregations within LMC and as a district of LMC. Bishops gathered with joy around Omar Guzman for prayer and blessing. With approximately 1,200 members, Evangelical Garifuna Mission is now a… Read More
Unity By Janai Gibson “There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:4-6). Do you remember the statement, “there is no ‘I’ in team”? Maybe you have heard it from managers… Read More
A Prayer for Us By DaQuan Gibson Before Jesus’ crucifixion, He prays for Himself, His disciples, and us. This is a futuristic prayer. It is a prayer that focuses on unity, on all being one. Not uniformity but unity, true friends! I imagine that as the disciples gathered for their final meal with Jesus (even though they did not know it), they did not feel united. They had to… Read More
BISHOP ELDERS TEAM WEEKLY EMAIL – CARTA SEMANAL DEL EQUIPO DE ANCIANOS OBISPOS Esta carta está traducida al Español después de la de Ingles April 24, 2023 My heart rejoices every time Isaiah 55 is read and shared! It is like the water that coming down the mountain of God that replenishes my soul. I was rejoicing to be able to be part of Spring Leadership Assembly and Celebration of Church Life. It was a joy to hear… Read More
Bishop Elders Team Weekly Email Esta carta está traducida al Español después de la de Ingles Bishop Elders Team Weekly EmailMonday, April 17, 2023 I am surrounded by construction projects! The LMC offices are under construction as we work to create some enclosed offices. There are also construction projects at my home as our son and his family are building a house on some land nearby. Whether at the office… Read More
Bishop Elders Team Weekly Email – Carta Semanal del Equipo de Ancianos Obispos Weekly Email, March 27, 2023 Esta carta está traducida al Español después de la de Ingles I give thanks to the Lord Jesus Christ for all the ways the Spirit is moving across LMC. From Celebration of Church Life to engagement with congregations, I’m bumping into leaders asking questions about ideas they have for trying new things. It is also inspiring to see the Spirit at work… Read More
New York City District Bishop Moises Angustia, Bishop Nicolas Angustia, Bishop Hyacinth Stevens Fourteen congregations in Bronx, Brooklyn, Flushing, Manhattan, New York, Queens, and Ridgewood New York; one congregation in New Haven, Connecticut; and twenty-five congregations in the Dominican Republic. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and… Read More
Martindale District Bishop Daryl L Weaver Five congregations in Ephrata, Honey Brook, Martindale, Reading, and Reamstown, Pennsylvania. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.— II Timothy 2:2
LEBANON & MANHEIM DISTRICTS Bishop David Musser Thirteen congregations in Bethel, Lebanon, Manheim, Pine Grove, and Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” — Mark 16:15