New Ways of Worship – Giving By Bishop Tuyen Nguyen & Paul Pearce, LMC Development Team Every Sunday, or at least most Sundays, we take an offering (give money) as part of the Worship service. It may go towards missions, benevolence or just paying the bills. “The offering is an act of worship, an instance in which we are invited to give up something that we value – our money –… Read More
“A Foretaste of Revelation 7:9” As a member of the Bishop Elder Team, I had the privilege of being invited to speak at the annual assembly of the Southeast Mennonite Conference District of LMC. I was hosted by bishops Juanita & Eligio Nuñez and Lee Miller. Lee had written to me earlier with the following request. “Thanks so much for confirming your coming to SMC’s Annual Assembly. We would like… Read More
New Danville Mennonite Church Congregational Profile District: New Danville Location: 103 Marticville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603 Date of founding: 1717 Pastor(s): Bishop Robert Brody, Pastor of Worship and Discipleship Mike Dickert Average Sunday Worship Attendance: 139 Worship Service: Sundays 10:15 AM, Tuesdays 6:00 PM Pastor: Robert BrodyLead Pastor and currently serves as a Bishop in LMC encouraging new expressions church. New Danville Mennonite Church is known in our community as a… Read More
Iglesia Evangélica Camino al Cielo Congregational Profile District: CIES Location: Alpha, New Jersey Date of Founding: 2020 Average Sunday Worship Attendance:901 East Blvd, Alpha, New Jersey 08865 Worship Service:Sunday 3:00 pm Average Sunday Worship Attendance30 Pastor:Estanislao Guerra, “Tanis” as everyone calls him, is the pastor of Iglesia Evangélica Camino Al Cielo in Alpha, New Jersey. Estanislao is a young man passionate about God and His word. He also works as CIES Director of… Read More
Finding Home in Motley Church A Testimony of Connection, Acceptance, and Belonging by Felicia Cheng For years, I wandered in the wilderness of spiritual disconnect, longing for a sense of community that traditional churches failed to provide. It wasn’t until I discovered Motley Church, a “fresh expression” of faith, that I truly found my spiritual home. In this testimonial, I’ll delve into the profound differences, I have experienced, between traditional… Read More
Engaging the Mystery New Ways of Worship & Connection We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NLT) New Danville Mennonite Church has been on a journey to learn how to live out the Scriptures. In 1 Thessalonians 2:8, Paul writes to the church in Thessalonica to encourage them, as followers of Jesus,… Read More
New Bishop Orientation On Monday, February 12, 2024, LMC held a newly appointed Bishop Orientation. The all-day event focused on welcoming new bishops and reflecting on their experiences. LMC & EMM staff spoke about various topics, including the Bishop role, movement and APEST function, the vision of Intercultural Leadership Ministry, EMM and Karios, social trends Intersecting with Anabaptist Theology and credentialing.
Bishop Transition Stephen Weaver recently retired as Bishop of the LanChester, New Danville, Willow Street-Strasburg Districts, where he served from 2015-2023. Three new Bishops were appointed to serve as a team. They will primarily relate to the leaders and congregations: Bishop Mark Wenger, LanChester District; Bishop Mike Clemmer, New Danville District; and Bishop John Drouillard, Willow Street Strasburg District. Bishop J. Allen Lehman recently retired as Bishop… Read More
Many were blessed! Sunday, January 21, 2024, Village Chapel in New Holland, Pa. held a day of appreciation for Jeff Horst as he retired after 35 years of service as pastor. Jeff was licensed as a pastor in May of 1988 and had the longest tenure of pastoral service of any district leader since then. The Chapel members, his family, and others gathered to celebrate a man with… Read More
Pausing Celebration of Church Life 2024 God is moving and accomplishing much among us here at LMC – including growth in the number of congregations, ethnic diversity, and locations across the United States and beyond. To that end, the Conference Executive Council and the Board of Bishops decided that LMC will not hold a conference-wide CCL event in 2024. A team has been commissioned to review the purpose and goals of… Read More