Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship

Federal court protects woman who took sanctuary in a church from deportation

By Yonat Shimron — February 28, 2020
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (RNS) — A woman who fled Honduras after her partner stabbed her multiple times and has lived in church sanctuary for nearly two years is entitled to stay in the United States, a panel of federal judges ruled.

In the Mennonite Church USA, congregations realign on sexuality

By Yonat Shimron — September 25, 2018
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (RNS) — Realignments around LGBTQ inclusion cut both ways: Conservative as well as liberal congregations are breaking away and coming together in new ways.

A Mennonite pastor is suspended and a denomination is splintered (COMMENTARY)

By guest — May 27, 2016
(RNS) What a waste of effort, to put a good pastor on trial. What an absurd tragedy that a historic peace church would reprimand those who want to bless loving, committed relationships.
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