Our Mennonite Brethren congregations are working to change their neighborhoods and communities with the good news of Jesus Christ. And local news papers are noticing our efforts! Check out the links below to read about local MB churches in the news!

Contact the editor if your congregation or one of your members has been featured in the local newspaper.

Mennonite music in Happy Valley

An annual singing convention in Darby, NC, brought together Mennonite Brethren church choirs from Lenoir, Ferguson, Boone, Bushtown and Newland for an afternoon of singing, food and fellowship. FYI, Happy Valley is the name given to a scenic 28-mile stretch of road in the Blue Ridge Mountains. —as reported in the North Carolina Arts Council newsletter; this story provides links to videos from the singing convention

Pastors go to bat for Fresno youth baseball

Eight Fresno, Calif., pastors, including Scott Holman of Butler Ave. MB Church,  have stepped to the plate to save a youth baseball program in southeast Fresno.—as reported by the Fresno Bee, July 17, 2009