Broader Church Connections
Lancaster Mennonite Conference
2160 Lincoln Highway East #5
Lancaster, PA 17602
www.lanmenconf.org
Keith Weaver is our Conference Moderator
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Lanchester District
Richard Buckwalter is our Bishop
There are four churches in our district
Hershey Mennonite church
Kinzers Mennonite Church
Meadville Mennonite church
Old Road Mennonite Church
Chester county churches
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The Executive Director's office serves the needs of
Mennonite Church USA in all its parts. It views the church holistically:
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articulating the values and goals of Mennonite
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Church USA
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mobilizing leadership throughout the church to
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fulfill the church's vision and mission
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encouraging the establishment of churchwide networks
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relating to other Christian churches
Jim Schrag
Executive Director
Great Plains Office:
722 Main St.
PO Box 347
Newton, KS 67114-0347
316-283-5100
Great Lakes Office:
1601 West Beardsley Ave
Elkhart, IN 46515
Phone: 574-294-7523
Fax: 574-293-1892
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
General inquiries
21 South 12th Street, PO Box 500
Akron, Pennsylvania, 17501-0500
(717) 859-1151
1-888-563-4676 www.mcc.org
About Mennonite Central Committee
MCC seeks to demonstrate God's love
by working among people suffering from
poverty, conflict, oppression and natural
disaster. MCC serves as a channel for
interchange by building mutually
transformative relationships. MCC
strives for peace, justice and the
dignity of all people by sharing our
experiences, resources
and faith in Jesus Christ.
- MCC sends people, food and material
- goods to communities recovering from
- war and natural disasters.
- MCC encourages and supports local churches and community
- groups in their efforts to provide food, health care,
- education, employment and social services.
- MCC helps people develop skills for creating peace in their families,
- neighborhoods, villages, towns and nations.
- MCC encourages exchanges of visits,
- gifts and prayers between supporters
- and those with whom we work around
- the world. These exchanges highlight
- for everyone the gifts, needs and wisdom of others.
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Mennonite Disaster service
MDS Binational Office
1018 Main St
Akron , PA 17501
Phone: (717) 859-2210
Fax: (717) 859-4910
http://www.mds.mennonite.net
mdsus@mds.mennonite.net
Our Mission
Mennonite Disaster Service is a volunteer
network through which various constituencies
of the Anabaptist church can respond to those
affected by disasters in Canada and the United
States. While our main focus is on clean up,
repair and rebuilding homes, this activity
becomes a means of touching lives and
helping people regain faith and wholeness.
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Mennonite Women USA
722 Main Street, P.O. Box 347
Newton, KS 67114-0347
(316) 283-5100 ext 227 (800) 794-5101 ext 227
Fax: (316) 283-0454
office@MennoniteWomenUSA.org
www.mennonitewomenusa.org
The mission of Mennonite Women USA is
to minister to the women of Mennonite
Church USA by resourcing women’s
groups and individual women as we
Nurture our life in Christ
Study the Bible,
Utilize our gifts,
Hear each other, and
Engage in mission and
Service.
Our vision is to promote women-to-women
links locally and globally, through mission
and fellowship within our diverse church,
embracing women of many backgrounds, and encouraging mutual support, discussion,
partnership, and worship
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Sharing Programs
2160 Lincoln Highway East
PO Box 10367
Lancaster, PA 17605-0367
(717) 293-7111 Fax (717) 293-7112
www.sharingprograms.com
Mission: It shall be the mission of
Sharing Programs of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference to assist the Anabaptist family
of churches in caring, sharing, and burden
bearing. All activities and programs shall
be planned with the goals of exemplifying
Christ and fostering spiritual sensitivity to
God and one another.
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Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
2215 Millstream Rd
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 393-45 Fax (717) 393-8751
www.lmhs.org
Hans Herr House & Museum
1849 Hans Herr Dr
Willow Street, PA 17584
(717) 464-4438
Mission: To provide an educational
program focused on the collection, preservation,
and interpretation of books, manuscripts,
and artifacts related to the historical
background, religious thought and expression,
culture, and family history of Mennonite
and Amish-related groups originating
in Pennsylvania.
Eastern Mennonite Missions
53 W Brandt Blvd
PO Box 458
Salunga, PA 17538-0458
(717) 898-2251 Fax (717) 898-8092
www.emm.org
Mission: EMM equips, sends, and supports
workers in global witness and service in
the way of Christ.
Beth Imchen is our representative
from District
Mennonite Mutual Aid
MMA
1110 North Main Street
P.O. Box 483
Goshen, IN 46527
www.mma-online.org
memberinfo@mma-online.org
MMA helps people manage resources
in ways that honor God through its
professional expertise
in insurance and financial services.
Rooted in theAnabaptist faith tradition,
MMA offers practical stewardship
education and tools to individuals,
congregations, and organizations.
Carol Gehman is our MMA Advocate
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Ten Thousand Villages
704 Main Street
PO Box 500
Akron, PA 17501-0500
(717) 859-8100
www.tenthousandvillages.com
Our Vision
One day all artisans in the developing countries will earn a fair wage, be treated with dignity and respect and be able to live a life of quality.
Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America.
Our Mission
Ten Thousand Villages works with artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed. This income artisans earn helps pay for food, education, health care and housing.
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Lancaster, PA office:
1821 Oregon Pike, Suite 201
Lancaster, PA 17601-6466 USA
T: (717) 560-6546 F: (717) 560-6549
http://www.meda.org/
Quick Facts
Founded: 1953 Number of members:
3,000
International involvements: Through
our
Microfinance, Production & Marketing
Linkages and Investment Fund
Development product lines,
we assist poor people in
places such as Afghanistan, Bolivia,
Egypt, Mozambique, Nicaragua,
Pakistan, Peru, Tajikistan,
Tanzania and Uganda.
North American involvements:
Through the Community Economic Development product line,
we provide ASSETS Plus, a model for
helping low income entrepreneurs
that can be used by community
and church groups in Canada,
the U.S. and Mexico.
Member Services: We also provide
information to help people
connect their faith and work
in a needy world through
The Marketplace magazine and
annual convention.
President: Allan Sauder
meda@meda.org / 1-800-665-7026
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Lancaster Mennonite School
2176 Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 299-0436 Fax (717) 299-0823
www.lancastermennonite.org
Mission: Lancaster Mennonite School
exists to
provide an excellent K-12 education in a
nurturing environment that prepares
students for lifelong
learning and invites them to
personal faith, Christlike witness,
peacemaking
and service in a global society.
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1001 East Oregon Rd.
Lititz, PA 17543-9206
(717) 569-3271 Fax (717) 569-5203
www.landishomes.org
Mission: "The ministry of Landis Homes
is to serve aging adults and their families
by honoring
and enriching their lives in a community of
Christ-like love."
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Mennonite Homes
mhash@mennonitehome.org
www.mennonitehome.org
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Welsh Mountain Home
567 Springville Rd
New Holland PA 17557
Ph: 717-355-9522
FAX: 717-354-7103
Email: wmhome@dejazzd.com
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