Thank you for supporting IMMC through relationships, prayer, and financial gifts. As a token of our appreciation we would like to invite you to enjoy some fellowship and refreshments with us on Wednesday, December 20 from 1-3pm at our offices located in East Goshen Mennonite Church.

So that we can know how many refreshments to prepare, please click here to RSVP by December 15.

We are already looking forward to our Spring Summits. We will have worship, a guest speaker, and some energizing topics of discussion! The In-person version will be on March 9 will be hosted at Prairie Street Mennonite Church (Elkhart, IN) and the Virtual Option will take place the following weekend on March 17 via Zoom. Choose which ever works best for you and mark your calendar. More information to come in the New Year.

A learning tour for participants 18 years and older

Date: February 16-26, 2024; other dates TBD

In complex conflicts like we see in Israel-Palestine, it is encouraging to find signs of hope. How do people build peace when mistrust and hatred have dominated the headlines for decades?

On this trip, we will visit peace organizations, civil society actors, cooperatives, health care workers, Christian leaders, organizers of women´s groups, Jewish-Palestinian solidarity networks, and reconciliation practitioners. In Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and on three day trips to other areas we will hear and see how people move constructively and resiliently forward, hopeful in a sometimes-hopeless world. We will discover how we can help and how we can show solidarity.

We will be on rough paths and streets in the Middle East and sometimes walk for half an hour to an hour. Overnight stays with Christian partner organizations.

Locations: Nazareth, Jerusalem and Bethlehem

Leadership: David Lapp-Jost, German Mennonite Peace Committee

Cost: 850€, flight not included. Groups with 10+ participants may receive a 100€ per person discount Info and registration: david.stoltzfus.jost@gmail.com.

The 2023 Advent at Home worship guide is now available from Mennonite Education Agency (MEA). Taken from Leader magazine’s theme, “How will we know?” the worship guide accompanies individuals and families through the days and weeks of Advent through Epiphany with scriptures, prayers, worship rituals, suggested activities, and contextual information. It is intended for all ages and life stages to deepen the experience of the season.

The guide is available for free download in English and Spanish for all congregations, individuals, and families of Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada from the MEA website.