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Missions: Around the World

First Mennonite Church strives to be agents of healing and hope within the world through our…
  • Annual support of Mennonite Mission Network (http://www.mennonitemission.net/)
  • Global Mission Partner in Lithuania (Robin Gingerich, http://www.lcc.lt/)
  • Annual support for Corinthian Plan (Health Ins. for uninsured pastors) (http://www.mennoniteusa.org/executive-board/the-corinthian-plan/)
  • Central Plains Mennonite Conference Mission Partnership in Ecuador (http://www.centralplainsmc.org/story-of-the-ecuador-partnership.html)
  • Annual commitment to Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and the promotion of above budget requests for special assistance (http://www.mcc.org/)
  • Participation in the MCC International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) (https://mcc.org/get-involved/serve/volunteer/ivep
  • Work with ministries to migrant families near the southern U.S. border (http://borderhope.org/) (http://sacredheartchurch-mcallen.org/)
  • Sending young adults and others into service in the US and abroad, including Nepal, Lithuania, Ecuador, Laos, Vietnam, Egypt, Haiti, India, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Switzerland, Malaysia
  • Annual commitment to Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) (http://www.cpt.org/)
  • CPT active members/reservists, participants from our church
  • Annual support of Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale (http://iamccreliefsale.org/)
  • Annual support of Johnson County Crop Walk (http://www.crophungerwalk.org/iowacityia)
  • Special speakers on peace, mission and justice issues
  • Children’s Sunday School projects
  • Adult classes focusing on peace, mission, service
  • Worship – preaching, weekly prayers, selection of music and focus on mission 
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Serving Around the World
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First Mennonite Church of Iowa City
405 Myrtle Ave  Iowa City, Iowa  52246
319-338-0302  firstmenno@msn.com