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.

672 stories

Six people sit around a table set with various plates of Korean food.

Expanding global friendship through IVEP

Pennsylvania

11/15/2024

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Expanding global friendship through IVEP

Seven people sit together on a boat in a like with green hills in the distance.

Welcoming an IVEPer: A journey of learning, growth and connection

Pennsylvania

11/15/2024

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Welcoming an IVEPer: A journey of learning, growth and connection

Sangita Sarkar Nodi (9.5) is a daughter of a female farmer who uses MPUS “Smart House” techniques at her riverside home. She enjoys the animals her mother raises, especially the goat.

Christmas gift ideas for book lovers, gardeners and more

Canada + 1 more

11/15/2024

Story

Christmas gift ideas for book lovers, gardeners and more

MCC joined a multi-faith COP 29 Prayer Vigil. The vigil lamented the destruction of Creation and prayed that leaders attending COP 29 be empowered to be stewards of all creation.

Good news and climate treaties

Climate Change

Canada + 1 more

11/12/2024

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Good news and climate treaties

From left to right, Puerto Rican pastors and lay leaders Francisco Rodríguez, Vanessa Rodríguez, Gabriela Vargas, José Luis Vargas, Deborah Montalvo, Jenny Serrano Lugo, Jean Carlos Arce (MCC staff

Crossing seas, planting seeds

Education, Peace

Colombia

11/11/2024

Crossing seas, planting seeds

A hand holds up a pink model of a house from a row of black home models.

How cities are trying to prevent homelessness

Poverty Reduction

Ontario

11/06/2024

Story

How cities are trying to prevent homelessness

A novena is a Colombian Christmas tradition. Every night during the nine days before Christmas, family and friends gather to sing and pray together.

Threads – Bringing Domestic Violence in Faith Communities to Light

Domestic Violence: Deep Cultural Norms that Affect the Church event

Manitoba

11/02/2024

Podcast/audio

Threads – Bringing Domestic Violence in Faith Communities to Light

A group of people stand in an airport with a Canadian flag and signs that read "Welcome to Canada"

Undercurrents - Ep 28 - Welcoming the stranger

Migration and Refugees

Ontario

11/01/2024

Podcast/audio

Undercurrents - Ep 28 - Welcoming the stranger

Andy Arthur with Sam Eibu Okiror

Notes from Uganda

Volunteer with MCC Thrift

Peace, Education +1 more

Uganda + 2 more

11/01/2024

Story

Notes from Uganda

Young woman jumping into the air

'They just want me to learn'

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Bolivia

10/31/2024

Story

'They just want me to learn'

The photograph features five young individuals standing together, smiling and posing in a casual setting, with a festive decoration visible in the background, suggesting a celebratory atmosphere. Their expressions convey warmth and camaraderie.

Giving back through Christmas giving

Canada

10/29/2024

Story

Giving back through Christmas giving

Speech winner calls us to heal the human spirit

Peace

United States

10/24/2024

Story

Speech winner calls us to heal the human spirit

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