Our Stories | Mennonite Central Committee

Meet the communities whose perspectives and experiences shape MCC’s work.

Hear how they’re adapting and innovating in the face of poverty, conflict and injustice.

See how we’re creating a brighter future, together.

A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

313 stories

man holding sign "Hope is the only thing stronger than fear" in front of bookshelf

Bringing hope in Gaza

Disaster response

Palestine and Israel

02/19/2024

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Bringing hope in Gaza

three people hold large check for $1 million while crowd looks on

Depot MCC Thrift Shops donates $1 million to MCC in 2023

Great Lakes + 1 more

02/15/2024

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Depot MCC Thrift Shops donates $1 million to MCC in 2023

Odhiambo puts his skills to use on the construction of a house in Iowa, Louisiana, that was badly damaged during hurricanes Delta and Laura. He has worked on several different houses in areas including Jennings, Welsh and Iowa, Louisiana.

Building homes, breaking boundaries

Disaster response

Louisiana + 1 more

02/06/2024

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Building homes, breaking boundaries

Ingrid Laan, Aline Wielenga and Sjoerd Huese, and Erik Husslage (front), IVEP participants 1986-87 from the Netherlands together in Munster, Germany, in October 2023.

IVEP reunion: A journey across continents, cultures and decades

Education

Europe

02/06/2024

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IVEP reunion: A journey across continents, cultures and decades

Dorcus Sibanda checks in guests at Skills Auction, a fundraising event for The Conflict Center.

Our journey with Dorcus

Justice and Equity

Colorado

02/06/2024

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Our journey with Dorcus

Charles, third from right, ice skates with the staff and children from Living Works’ after-school program.

Exciting, nerve-wracking, amazing, enriching

Illinois + 1 more

02/06/2024

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Exciting, nerve-wracking, amazing, enriching

From left: Eric Bendfeldt, Mary Bendfeldt and Hulda Sharon watch an NCAA college football game at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Old memories and new memories

Education

Virginia

02/06/2024

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Old memories and new memories

a water colour painting of a mother farming while carrying her child on her back

Prayerfully Hoping

MCC Alberta Relief Sale 2024

Food

Alberta

02/06/2024

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Prayerfully Hoping

Man holding two books

Men listening; men talking

Peace

Canada

02/01/2024

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Men listening; men talking

A woman speaking to a group of people seated in a conference room

Learning to help migrants with trauma

Migration and Refugees

United States

01/30/2024

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Learning to help migrants with trauma

group of people stand in front of house with new metal roof

Building a roof while breaking down walls

Learn about SWAP

Poverty Reduction

Great Lakes + 3 more

01/24/2024

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Building a roof while breaking down walls

Recipients* display their MCC comforters. MCC partner Association of Mennonite Brethren Churches of Ukraine (AMBCU) distributed MCC humanitarian assistance to socially and economically vulnerable peop

Kindness in every twist of thread

Conflict

Ukraine

01/23/2024

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Kindness in every twist of thread

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