JZ spiritual

Although I consider myself a Mennonite, I am currently attending a different church. This has more to do with logistics than anything else. The nearest Mennonite Church is about a half an hour away (which is prohibitive due to gas prices) and has services really early in the morning for us. (I can not imagine why anybody thought it was appropriate to have such an early service) As a consequence, we started looking for a closer church. We found one that we really love. I am not sure I am ready to change my affiliation yet, but I do know that this church really fits us both very well and makes us excited to go to church instead of dreading the drive there.

One of the reasons this church fits us so well is that it is a major supporter of education. This is the denomination that started Harvard, and locally, Wichita State University (more accurately, they started Fairmont College which grew into WSU). The ministry and the congregation are both well educated and it makes for some of the most interesting sermons I have heard.

University Congregational Church - our current church

Mennonite Disaster Service - major relief oganization that responds to disasters in North America. Especially well known for being a force for recovery in times of disaster. The emphasis is on concrete help rather than prostelyzing.

Mennonite Central Committee - a relief, service, and peace organization. They work closely with Red Cross, and often are able to get into areas Red Cross is not, especially in tense international situations.