Announcements
New Conference Minister
With the retirement of Gene Miller as Conference Minister, New York Mennonite Conference Coordinating Council has selected Terry Zehr to be our new Conference Minister as of October 1, 2017. Gene Miller has agreed to continue his role as Outreach Coordinator. We are expecting a smooth transition and look forward to working with Terry on Conference matters. The Coordinating Council Terry Zehr comes to the Conference Minister position after many years of service in various capacities. He was pastor of Watertown Mennonite Church from 1998 - 2008, NYMC Moderator for six years, and District Minister from 2008 - present. He was owner/operator of a family owned business from 1991 - 2007 and spent four years working in industry in southern NY. Terry has been married to Lisa for 29 years and they are the parents of three sons, Brian, Jordan and Collin. Terry and Lisa live in Lowville, NY, the town where Terry was born and raised.  |
Read About How You Can Support Our Mission
Who are we?
- Fifteen congregations and seven emerging congregations /ministries
- Passionate followers of Jesus with a mission to make disciples
- Churches across upstate New York, from Buffalo to near Albany, Watertown to Wellsville (and even to Oxford, England)
- Anabaptists who believe that this is the time for the message of radical discipleship, peacemaking, and community building to form new and renewed communities of faith
- Believers who identify with the “Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective”
- Diverse ethnicities: African, Burmese, Caucasian, and Hispanic
- Gifted leaders unified in our mission
- Ministries in city, suburban, and rural contexts
- A member conference of Mennonite Church USA
What does NYMC offer you/your congregation?
- Your congregation will have help with pastoral leadership transitions
- Leadership training for pastors and congregational leaders
- Fellowship and support for one another
- Resources for many areas of church life
- Participation/networking with church agencies: Everence, Menno Media, Mennonite Central Committee, Missions, etc.
- Funding for church related education (Leadership Education Fund)
- Funding for outreach ministries/new plantings (Outreach and Church Planting Fund)
- Three annual events for fellowship, worship and training: Celebration, Leadership Seminar, and Minister’s Retreat
Why should you/your congregation support NYMC?
- You get to support your sister congregations
- We can engage in outreach and other ministry opportunities together
- Help to communicate Anabaptist values across our state
- We can accomplish more by pooling our finances and other resources
- You get a voice in the wider Mennonite church
- You receive many benefits/resources
We are better together!
| Attachments:
NYMC Bulletin insert- support the mission.pdf
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