Ministerial Activities The following men and women were licensed, ordained or installed in recent months: Bernardo Rodriguez (Linda) was ordained as co-pastor at Iglesia Cristiana Valle de Jesús. Brandon Dasilva was licensed for specific ministry as pastor of student ministries at Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community. Carlos Saravia (Emelva) was licensed toward ordination as lead pastor at Evangelical Garifuna Church de Houston.… Read More
New Staff at LMC Sherri Martin began work as an administrative assistant on March 25, 2019. As full-time staff, she will focus on support for the Credentialing Commission, Shalom News, and the Moderator. Sherri and her husband Mel are members of Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community. She serves on the Elder Team there. Felixa Valladares de Kunkle began work in a part-time administrative support role on March 25, 2019. Felixa,… Read More
North Lima Mennonite Church Congregation: North Lima Mennonite Church District: North Lima, OH Location: 90 Mennonite Drive Date of founding: 1948 Average Sunday worship attendance: 86 Time of Sunday worship service(s): 9:30 AM Pastor(s): Robert Wengerd pictured with wife Dianne. North Lima Mennonite Church envisions itself as a community of believers offering healing and hope to the world. The early months of 2019 presented a very difficult… Read More
Special Ordination Service On Sunday, July 21, a special ordination service was held at Glade Mennonite Church in the Maryland District of LMC. Bishop Earl Yoder ordained four pastors serving within the district churches: Jonathan Martin, Kevin Dodge, Mert Maust and Ronald Beiler. Approximately 200 persons were in attendance and together enjoyed the warm… Read More
Day by Day with God By: Crystal Nguyen In the 1980’s, the Vietnamese Mennonite Church in Philadelphia had about ten people. They met in a second floor room rented from the Second Mile Center every Sunday. The leader was pastor Quang Tran. Pastor Quang served as a missionary for Vietnamese people in Philadelphia and gradually more people joined the Sunday service. The Vietnamese congregation moved to a bigger space… Read More
Children’s Ministry Curriculum Meeting On April 27, Children’s MInistry leaders from around LMC met at the LMC offices for a morning of resourcing and fellowship. The topic for the event was “This Sacred Commission: Why do we do what we do?” The seminar emphasized the worth of investing our time and energy into children’s ministry. Significant time was spent on understanding and promoting the spiritual life and spiritual growth… Read More
MCUSA & LMC Leaders meet On March 29, leaders from Mennonite Church USA met with LMC leaders. This annual meeting was arranged several years ago as a way to maintain relationship with one another. Glen Guyton, Joy Sutter, and Michael Danner met with LMC officers and some staff who then gathered for a meal and sharing.
Human Sexuality Series Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community held a six-session sermon series on human sexuality in May and June. To listen to the sermon series press here. On June 2 and 16, as an extension of the six-week sermon series on human sexuality, Ken Nafziger, MD, presented two Sunday school sessions entitled “Making Sense of the Current Gender Debate.” Dr. Nafziger addressed the current cultural trends that are… Read More
Donations Now Can Be Made Online! LMC is now able to receive online donations through Vanco, a safe online giving portal. Donations by credit/debit card or automatic bank transfers can easily be set up as one-time or recurring giving through this online giving portal. We encourage you to consider this option for your personal or congregational giving to LMC. Click here to discover.
Krall’s Mennonite Church District: Lebanon Location: Lebanon, PA Date of founding: 1811 Average Sunday worship attendance: 341 Worship service: Sunday School – 9:00 am Worship Service – 10:00 am Pastor: David R Martin (pictured with wife Karen) One day about a year ago, one of the grandmothers from Krall’s Mennonite Church was on her way to visit her siblings in Lancaster County. She was carrying six loaves of… Read More