Repair, Rebuild, and Revive the Age-Old Foundations By Sherri Martin As a third year STEP student I need to complete a year-long missional experiment. I am in the midst of my experiment in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. Foundational to my missional experiment are the words of Isaiah in chapter 58. The prophet had cried out and prophetically addressed the community who would return and make a new life in Jerusalem. Those people faced the… Read More
LMC Name Change Lancaster Mennonite Conference is in process of adapting its branding to begin using “LMC” as its official name. Although still operating legally as Lancaster Mennonite Conference, it will also be known as LMC.
Quemando el Aceite de Medianoche Por el Pastor Hugo Portillo, tal como lo relató a Joselyn Santiago Lo recuerdo como si hubiera sido ayer. Era un martes en la noche en el 2003, e iba a ir a la iglesia después del trabajo. Había llegado a los EEUU desde Guatemala en el 2001. Comencé a trabajar en el restaurante desde las 10 a.m. hasta las 10 p.m. habían pasado un… Read More
Burning the Midnight Oil By Pastor Hugo Portillo as told to Joselyn Santiago I remember it as though it were yesterday. It was a Tuesday evening in 2003, and I was going to church after work. I had come to the USA from Guatemala in 2001. I began working at a restaurant from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. It had been a couple of years since I went to… Read More
Dwelling in the Word for 2018 For the past fourteen years, LMC has chosen a Dwelling in the Word text. The practice has been to allow the text to form and shape us as individuals and as a conference. Isaiah 61 has been affirmed as the Dwelling in the Word text for 2018. Click on the links below to orient yourself about the practice of Dwelling in the Word and to… Read More
Maple Grove Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Belleville, Pa., recently affirmed by 97% the recommendation to join Lancaster Mennonite Conference. The pastor at Maple Grove is Alan Kauffman. The Board of Bishops took action in October to receive the congregation. They will be publicly recognized at the March Celebration of Church Life.
Franklin Conference Update Franklin Conference leaders passed a decision to join Lancaster Mennonite Conference on September 27 by a 92% vote. The congregations will be incorporated into LMC as Franklin District. The district has 14 congregations in Pa. and Md.
Constitutional Change Vote On September 21 at the Fall Leadership Assembly, credentialed leaders approved with a 100% vote a series of changes to the LMC constitution. The changes included stylistic, editorial, and substantive changes. The changes included the replacement of the prior Executive Committee with the new Conference Executive Council, which now serves as the governing body of the Conference between sessions of the Leadership Assembly.
Manheim Mennonite Church DISTRICT: Manheim LOCATION: 201 West High Street, Manheim, Pa. 17545 DATE OF FOUNDING: 1896 AVERAGE SUNDAY WORSHIP ATTENDANCE: 40 SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE: Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service – 10:30 a.m. PASTORS: Joseph A. Stahl – Lead Pastor, D. David Martin – Associate Pastor, pictured with his… Read More
Surprised by Jesus The perspective of someone willing to give church ‘another shot’ By Lillian Faith Ruark God must have given my parents a nudge when they named me. “Faith” has played a key role in my life as both my greatest struggle and my saving grace. Early on, I became aware of a powerful but peaceful energy I could connect with through nature: walking through the woods,… Read More