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.

293 stories

A group of people walk with a pail of water and an eagle staff alongside a river

"You're a small part of something wonderful"

Indigenous Neighbors

Canada

12/01/2023

Story

"You're a small part of something wonderful"

Three young girls smiling and hugging

Five special Christmas gifts you can't pull from a shelf

Canada

12/01/2023

Story

Five special Christmas gifts you can't pull from a shelf

a series of bunk beds with MCC quilts as their bedding

Comforters, Corrections and Compassion

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Peace

Zambia + 1 more

11/29/2023

Story

Comforters, Corrections and Compassion

Intricate root systems of trees planted along the Pechelín Creek protect the creek bed from erosion.

What to watch at COP28

Climate Change

Middle East

11/29/2023

Story

What to watch at COP28

A display with art, a lamp, candles and flowers. The art is a picture of a mother holding a baby.

Breaking the cycle

British Columbia

11/28/2023

Story

Breaking the cycle

People who survived Hurricanes Eta and Iota and recived supplies to rebuild their houses from CASM, Comisión de Acción Social Menonita, an MCC partner.

Loss and damages is a climate justice response

Climate Change

Canada + 5 more

11/24/2023

Story

Loss and damages is a climate justice response

sunshine shimmering through trees

Why Christians make good climate actors

Climate Change

United States + 1 more

11/14/2023

Story

Why Christians make good climate actors

Group of IVEPers

Stories of cultural exploration in the U.S.

United States

11/14/2023

Story

Stories of cultural exploration in the U.S.

Adonis Kodjihiti engages with students during break at Esperanza Center.

A valuable addition of an IVEP participant to an educational service program

Migration and Refugees, Education

Maryland

11/13/2023

Story

A valuable addition of an IVEP participant to an educational service program

Jason Schmidt (IVEP Supervisor 2022-23) at his farm, Grazing Plains Farm, in Whitewater, Kansas.

Cultivating friendship and community

Food

Kansas

11/13/2023

Story

Cultivating friendship and community

Daisy Toews, Cadence Miller, Keilana Miller, Rod Miller and Melanie Miller visit Niagara Falls

A journey of mutual enrichment and community support

Peace

Ohio

11/13/2023

Story

A journey of mutual enrichment and community support

Sign in window that says FOR RENT

Six ways to solve homelessness (and a few ways to make it worse).

Canada

11/10/2023

Story

Six ways to solve homelessness (and a few ways to make it worse).

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