MCC annual meeting to be held in Akron, Pa., on June 15 and 16

Mennonite Central Committee
Friday, 6 April 2001

AKRON, Pa. --- The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) board will hold its annual meeting here June 15 and 16 -- the first major meeting taking place at the new Welcoming Place facilities due to be completed June 1. The theme of the meeting is "Walking With A Hurting World."

At these meetings, MCC board members discuss and approve program plans and budgets for the coming year.

The MCC board consists of 38 elected representatives from 15 Mennonite and Brethren In Christ conferences, MCC Canada, MCC U.S. and members at large. Also attending the meeting will be MCC workers from Palestine and Burkina Faso.

Program initiatives being brought to the MCC board include advocacy on Iraq sanctions, the incorporation of MCC U.S., joint ventures with Mennonite World Conference and developing a new personnel policy framework.

A dedication service for the Welcoming Place will be held Friday, June 15, at 7 p.m. The Welcoming Place is a new lodging and meeting facility with four "village" housing units offering lodging for 88 guests. The "village center" building has two large meeting rooms and conference rooms. It will be used primarily for MCC orientations.

Additionally, MCC U.S. will hold its annual meeting Wednesday and Thursday, June 13 and 14, at MCC headquarters.

For more information, or to contact Mennonite Central Committee, see their website at: www.mcc.org