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.

325 stories

Three students write exercises in french class at sainte rose church in montreal

Rebuilding a Life through Language in Québec

Migration and Refugees

Québec

11/04/2025

Story

Rebuilding a Life through Language in Québec

Family picture in front of Christmas tree

A decade later: The lasting impact of IVEP on my life and faith

Peace

Kansas

10/31/2025

Story

A decade later: The lasting impact of IVEP on my life and faith

Three women and a man stand in front of a banner with the words Montreal on it, smiling at the camera.

The power of lived experience - and the call to care

Support for people to stay housed

Poverty Reduction

Ontario

10/31/2025

Story

The power of lived experience - and the call to care

four men standing in a row pose for selfie with metal equipment in the background

MCC meat canners start season with memories from Malawi

Food

United States + 1 more

10/23/2025

Story

MCC meat canners start season with memories from Malawi

man stands and tends to green plants growing in a vertical tower

Feeding neighbors, building leadership

Great Lakes + 1 more

10/21/2025

Story

Feeding neighbors, building leadership

Woman teaching in a classroom

Cultivating global citizens

Peace

Pennsylvania

10/20/2025

Story

Cultivating global citizens

A huge mural on the side of a building depicting a blue Kingfisher and heron

From heavy lessons to hopeful steps

Indigenous Neighbors

Ontario

10/03/2025

Story

From heavy lessons to hopeful steps

Max Bennett, Dane Yoder and Roslyn Shenk, members of the youth group at Toledo (Ohio) Mennonite Church, gather for a photo.

The gift of giving together

United States

10/01/2025

Story

The gift of giving together

Strawberries from Puja’s farm in Kerabari Rural Municipality-3 in Morang, Nepal on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Puja sells strawberries in the nearby market

Puja’s plentiful patch

Food

Nepal

10/01/2025

Story

Puja’s plentiful patch

MCC Northeast Asia leads a Peace Games simulation focused on Women Peace and Security with students in South Korea.

Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula: Healing the Wounds of Intergenerational Trauma

Republic of Korea (South Korea) + 1 more

09/24/2025

Story

Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula: Healing the Wounds of Intergenerational Trauma

woman wearing hijab sitting at a desk

Sharing peace with neighbors in Gaza amid devastation

Peace

Palestine and Israel

09/19/2025

Story

Sharing peace with neighbors in Gaza amid devastation

A young man and a middle-aged man stand next to a stone monument with the words MCC carved into it. The older man’s hand is resting on a stone circle on top of the monument.

A monument of gratitude

Migration and Refugees

Ontario

09/03/2025

Story

A monument of gratitude

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