Thrive Ministry
Bringing God's love to those who live at Thrive of Lake County and are unable to attend worship services.
Thrive is a rehab and longterm care facility in Mundelein. We are privileged to share the Gospel, music and conversation with residents there.
Creation Care
...a group on Zoom that studies and learns and laments together about environmental issues and actions...
...with the goal of lifestyle change for ourselves and for others. Contact us to access our resources for learning and action opportunities.We meet monthly on Zoom to share information and ways we can care for God's amazing creation, the earth and all her inhabitants.
Bible Study
...through the lens of Jesus Christ
Anabaptists welcome the Holy Spirit is in and through us as we open God's Word together. Every voice matters; any question is welcome. With careful listening to one another we collectively discern the meaning of God's Word for us in our times.
Locally...
We actively collaborate with local organizations
In addition to our mutual love and care for one another, we also support and collaborate with local organizations and agencies to serve together and help provide resources for basic living, shelter, safety, community, hope, and encouragement.
These include: PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter), Mano a Mano, Lake County Indivisible, Interfaith Alliance, Cool Learning Experience, Lake County United, The Haven, and Neighbor Churches
Mennonite Action
An active, nonviolent, public witness to stand with those caught up in violence and against violence locally and throughout the world.
Mennonite Action is Mennonite Action is a movement of Mennonites bonded by a common belief that we must be public about our peace values. We believe that Mennonites have a responsibility to use our voices as powerfully as possible for the cause of peace and justice. We are taking public action as Mennonites. We are mobilizing Mennonites across the US and Canada to demand a ceasefire, end the US and western funded occupation of Palestine, and build for lasting peace.
Anabaptist Mennonite Resources
Green title is a link to the organization.

Third Way Café

Information about Mennonite beliefs and customs, articles, dialogue on issues, commentary, photo gallery and more.

Mennonite Church USA

One of several national Mennonite umbrella organizations to which we belong.

Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective

The Statement of Faith for the Mennonite Church USA, shared with grace and flexibility.

Mennonite Mission Network

An agency of Mennonite Church USA that exists to lead, mobilize and equip the church to participate in holistic witness to Jesus Christ in a broken world.

Mennonite Central Committee

A relief, service, community development and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches.

Illinois Mennonite Conference

A regional conference of the Mennonite Church USA with which we are affiliated.

Peace and Justice Resources

Source for information and resources about the peacemaking and justice initiatives of the Mennonite Church.

Mennonite Creation Care 

An agency of Mennonite Church USA that encourages the church: to 1) claim its biblical and theological foundation regarding the care of God’s Creation; 2) discover the ties that link all created beings to each other and to God; 3) confess the harm we have caused the natural world and our neighbor; and 4) act faithfully to restore the earth.

Mennonite Disaster Service

An organization that responds to those affected by disasters in North America.

Community Peacemaker Teams

Organization committed to “getting in the way”—challenging systems of domination and exploitation as Jesus Christ did in the first century. Project of the Mennonite Churches, Church of the Brethren, and Friends United Meeting.

Ten Thousand Villages

Provides vital, fair income to Third World artisans by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America.

Lombard Mennonite Peace Center

Encourages the nonviolent resolution of conflict in relationships in home, workplaces, schools, churches, and throughout the world.

Mennonite World Conference

Mennonite World Conference is called to be a communion (Koinonia) of Anabaptist-related churches linked to one another in a worldwide community of faith for fellowship, worship, service, and witness. GAMEO (link below) is an Annabaptist Mennonite encyclopedia.

MWC GAMEO