MCC Washington office

West Coast Mennonite Central Committee’s Global Anabaptist Institute, to be held June 13-21 in Fresno, Calif., is now accepting applications from young adults who want to be challenged by the diverse opinions and backgrounds of other participants, spiritual concepts and study of peace and justice.

In Kabul, Afghanistan, MCC’s partner Le Pelican gives boys and girls who are Hazara, a marginalized ethnic group, the opportunity to learn vocational skills and supplement the education most get in school.

High school senior earns grand prize for her essay on immigration issues in the U.S.

Annual Days of Prayer and Action event calls on U.S. congregations to stand in solidarity with brothers and sisters in Colombia, including by calling on the U.S. government to turn military aid into initiatives for peace and development.

The MCC U.S. board took unanimous action to respond to a call from partners, including churches, by not knowingly supporting through its investments and purchases violence against Palestinians, Israelis and other people groups.

During the past two years, violent conflict in Syria has forced more than 400,000 refugees across the border into Jordan. Daryl Byler, MCC representative who lives in Amman, Jordan, explains why Jordan keeps its borders open even as the country struggles to meet basic needs of its Syrian “guests” and assimilate them into its schools, communities and economy. Nongovernmental organizations, including MCC, assist Jordan with meeting Biblical and cultural mandates to show hospitality to strangers.

MCC partners respond to needs in Gaza during and after November 2012 shelling.

MCC and long-time partner the Church of Christ in Congo continue efforts to ease suffering of displaced families.

MCC U.S. hears request from partners in Palestine and Israel to examine how its investments tie into this region.

Increasing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo forces more than 200,000 people from their villages in search of safety.