About MCC Great Lakes

MCC’s Great Lakes region includes Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin, and parts of Missouri, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Our main office is in Goshen, Indiana, with staff in Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and West Virginia.

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More about MCC Great Lakes

We’re responding to human needs at home and abroad in the name of Christ. There are many ways you can get involved!

Connect with us through relief sales, thrift shops, the SWAP program in Appalachia, making kits and comforters and other volunteer opportunities.

Join us at an upcoming event

Make kits and comforters

Volunteer

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Volunteer with SWAP

Participate in this home repair ministry in Appalachia. As part of our Sharing With Appalachian People (SWAP) program, you’ll work to make homes safe, warm and dry while learning about Appalachia and developing relationships.

Learn more about SWAP

Stories from home

Check out the latest stories from our region.

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Leadership development through Summer Service

Learn about Summer Service

Great Lakes + 1 more

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Sep 2023

Story

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signage for the Potawatomi-Miami Trail marker at AMBS in Elkhart, Indiana, that will be unveiled on Sept. 29.

Bodéwadmi-Myaamia (Potawatomi-Miami) Trail in Elkhart County, Indiana

Indigenous Neighbors

Indiana + 1 more

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Sep 2023

News

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Beyond Trauma Care

Health

Kentucky + 1 more

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Jul 2023

Story

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Small scale with a big impact

United States + 1 more

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Jun 2023

Video story

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Walking with newcomers

Migration and Refugees

Indiana

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May 2023

Story

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Seeing wisdom reciprocated

Education

Indiana

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Apr 2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

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50 comforters project: From spreadsheets to works of art

Disaster response

Ohio + 1 more

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Jan 2023

Story

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Seasons, weather and feelings

Education,
Peace

Ohio

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Jan 2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

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IVEPer is helpful in a “helpful” kind of way

Education,
Peace

Indiana

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Jan 2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Learn more

Interested in learning more? Find out about upcoming events, resources and information from our region.

What we do in the Great Lakes

MCC Great Lakes leadership and board

Leadership Team

Eric Kurtz, Executive Director

Board of Directors

Daniel Grimes, Vice Chair | Member-at-large
Tracie Hunter | Member-at-large
Marcia Lehman | Member-at-large
Peter Martin | Central District Conference
Holly Miller-Eschlemen | Evana Network
Kate Nieuwsma | SALT alumni
Haroldo Sérgio Martins Nunes | Iglesia Menonita Hispana
Meghan Reha, Secretary | Illinois Mennonite Conference
Adriana Nicole Rodriguez Flores | Bluffton University (student rep.)
Caleb Shenk | Goshen College (student rep.)
David R. Swartz | Brethren in Christ
George Thompson, Treasurer | Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
Virgil Troyer, Chair | Ohio Mennonite Conference
Howard Yoder | Rosedale Network of Churches

MCC's leadership is committed to transparency. For security purposes, most names and all email addresses of leadership have been removed from our website. If you would like to contact someone on our leadership team, please contact us, and we will make sure your message reaches the appropriate person.