Discovery Course The Fall Discovery Course at Shiloh Mennonite Church in Reading completed January 22. Elizabethtown Mennonite Church and Goods Mennonite Church have courses planned for the Winter months. Alive Church Ephrata will offer the Discovery Course in the Spring, beginning in March. Discovery seeks to help Christians hear the voice of God, better know themselves, and plan for growth toward what each hears God calling them.… Read More
Desayuno para Pastores del Concilio Hispano Shalom El sábado 25 de enero, pastores y cónyuges de Concilio Iglesia Evangelica Shalom (CIES) se reunieron en la oficina de LMC para un almuerzo. Después de la comida, los líderes de CIES fueron presentados a una variedad de recursos disponibles para ellos. Un resultado notable de la reunión fue un plan para traducir el Curso Discovery al español para fin de año. Se ha formado… Read More
12 Considerations As You Prepare To Reopen Your Church Doors By Madalyn Metzger, Vice President of Marketing, Everence 12 considerations in PDF format As stay-at-home guidelines are eased and church doors and sanctuaries reopen, worship and church ministries will, undoubtedly, look different than before the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. And so it should – so that we continue to… Read More
Scenarios to Consider Moving Forward in the Pandemic (This document in PDF ) May 2020 Due to the geographic extent of LMC, a single guideline for opening up after “shelter-a- home” is not possible. Different parts of the country have different levels of impact by the virus. The Northeast, Illinois, and Florida, especially, are still having significant community-spread cases. Hence, know and abide by Local and State guidelines. An overview map of cases… Read More
Dwelling in the Word Text for 2020 LMC has chosen a Dwelling in the Word text for 2020. The practice has been to allow the text to form and shape LMC members as individuals and as a conference. Acts 1:1-14 in English and Español has been affirmed as the Dwelling in the Word text for this year. Acts 1:7-8 7He said to them: “It is not for you to know the… Read More
Franklin District of LMC by: Allen Lehman Franklin District of LMC is still getting used to its new name. We were Franklin Conference for many years, but now we have joined forces with LMC, hoping that together we can do a lot more damage to the dominion of darkness. We still have much of the organizational apparatus in place. We have an annual meeting for inspiration and encouragement, a… Read More
Neglectful and Needy Author: Sherri M. Scripture/song/image: 1 Corinthians 12:21 NIV Reflections: Confession – social distancing is easy for me. Truth be told, I’m quite happy alone for long periods of time. Content in my rich inner world. So much so, that I can neglect people and things close to me. It is a weakness I need to guard against. Take my orchid plants. Both gifts, given in love. For many months,… Read More
Revelation, Prayer, Healing and Provision By Deacon Chantal Kabamba At the Evangelical Center for Revival, we believe in the power of prayer and the command given to us from our Lord in Colossians 4:2, “Devote yourselves in prayer, being watchful and thankful” (NIV). We have two intercession teams within the church that meet twice a week on a prayer chain. These two prayer groups intercede for the needs of the… Read More
Prier dans la Vision (French) Par Ancienne Fernande Mbenza-Ngoma Le prophète Élie illustre l’histoire de notre église avec la révélation de la prophétie selon laquelle la pluie allait arriver après 2 ans et demi de sécheresse (1 Rois 18 : 1). Une graine de l’église a été plantée en 1999, mais ce n’est que 20 ans plus tard, que la foi s’est matérialisée afin que beaucoup puissent témoigner que le… Read More
Praying in the Vision A vibrant French-speaking congregation takes root in Central Pennsylvania by Elder Fernande Mbenza-Ngoma The Prophet Elijah illustrates our church’s story with the revelation of the prophecy that rain was about to come after 2½ years of drought (1 Kings 18:1). A seed of the church was planted in 1999, but only 20 years later did faith materialize so that many can testify that the Lord… Read More