Central District Conference a member conference of Mennonite Church USA
Knowing Christ's love - Answering God's call
The purpose of Central District Conference, a member conference of Mennonite Church USA, is to, promote community among congregations, to serve as a resource for pastors and congregations, and to facilitate the reign of God by providing channels through which congregations and pastors may work.
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Safe Congregations
Posted on: December 7, 2023Safe Church, Mennonite Church USA’s newly formed abuse prevention ministry, now has a webpage available on the MC USA website. The webpage offers resources to help faith communities keep children, youth and vulnerable adults safe from all abuse. Among other materials, the webpage contains a major update to the Circle of Grace curriculum.
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Invitation to be heard
Posted on: July 10, 2023An Invitation to be Heard The CDC Leadership Council met at Camp Friedenswald on October 29.One agenda item included responding to the question, “How shall CDC live into the resolution on Repentance and Transformation?” which was passed by MC USA delegates in May. Many ideas were generated. One thing that was clear is that CDC […]
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Comforters Needed
Posted on: May 11, 2023Camp Friedenswald is in need of new double and queen size knotted comforters. If you are interested in sharing your gifts in this way, please contact Jess at Camp@Friedenswald.org. The comforters are provided on each bed in camp lodges, providing comfort, warmth and color! Thank you for helping us share hospitality with all who come to […]
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Queer Justice/Racial Justice: Fractures and Intersections in MCUSA
Posted on: May 8, 2023This year Raleigh Mennonite Church won a Vital Worship grant from the Calvin Institute for Worship to study anti-racist worship practices. A theme throughout our year of exploring anti-racist worship practices has been the tension, intersection, and division around queer justice and racial justice in the churches we met. We met a Black queer pastor […]
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Faith Formation Conversation
Posted on: May 1, 2023A facilitated conversation with Georgia Metz, Georgia Metz, pastor of Shalom Mennonite Congregation in Harrisonburg, Virginia, focusing on faith formation in the summer. See links to various resources
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Tending Healthy Pastor-Congregation Relations
Posted on: February 21, 2023A conversation led by David Brubaker, professor and Dean of the School of Scoial Sciences and Professions at Eastern Mennonite University, focusing on building and maintaining healthy relationships between pastors, congregational leaders, and others in the congregation. View the video Download the PowerPoint
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