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The Peruvian government is investigating Mennonite farmers in the Amazon who have been accused of largescale deforestation. Satellite imagery shows more than 5,000 acres of trees have been razed to [...]

Discusses what Christians could learn from Menno Simons and how he rescued the Anabaptist movement. Description of the career and thought of Simons.

Considers the future of Mennonites and other Anabaptist groups. Highlights of the recent Mennonite World Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Coping with new influences; Maintaining a separate identity; Moving toward a more conservative theology; Handling growth. INSET: A light on Capitol Hill (an urban Anabaptist fellowship), by T....

The article discusses the decision of two Mennonite members, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in Virginia and Goshen College in Indiana, to leave the Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), following their move early in 2015 to permit faculty and staff to be in same-sex marriages, which resulted to protests by other schools. Topics mentioned include what the departure means for CCCU, the various ways separation from the world are expressed, and what being a Christian university means.

Announces that two binational Mennonite denominations are integrating to form a single Mennonite Church. Reasons cited for the reorganization; Greatest challenge posed by the integration process; Concerns about the acceptance of noncelibate homosexuals as congregational members.

Reports on the merger of the General Conference Mennonite Church (GC) and the Mennonite Church (MC). Total number of members; Economic benefits of integration; Elimination of administrative tasks duplication; Fear of marginalization of Afro-American Mennonites.

Reports on the Smithsonian Institution's cancellation of its planned exhibit within a week of tragedies in Waco, Texas, and the New York's World Trade Center. Exhibit developed by a Kansas Mennonite group; As based on a series of panels depicting the imprisonment, torture, and murder of medieval Anabaptists; Thoughts from exhibit curator Robert Kreider; Pending review as a cause for the cancellation; Contact information.