Joel Nofziger served with BMC from 2002–2003 as administrative assistant and head of Kaleidoscope, BMC’s young adult programming arm, and has remained connected with BMC in the years since. Joel is our accessibility coordinator for Rooting Our Stories , BMC’s 50th Anniversary Gathering. I’m [an atheist] Mennonite by upbringing—and I think religion can function for some of us in helpful ways. Our social nature is reflected in our neurology. We are social creatures wired for co

[USA, June 24, 2025] — On the morning of June 18th, 2025, the Supreme Court upheld the state of Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care...

Nearly 80 lgbtqia+ Anabaptists gathered in Philadelphia, PA May 2-4, 2025 for a Fabulous Fierce and Sacred retreat that lived up to its...

bless the body that changes. bless the body that changes  reflecting divinity who changes,  the god who is change.* bless the medical...

February 15, 2025* Photo credit: Boulder Mennonite Church. There is more love somewhere… These words, sung in quiet defiance and deep...

by Shana Green As a Black, queer, gender-expansive pastor within Mennonite Church USA, I carry both the weight and the wonder of holding...

Helplines Trans Lifeline: operates  M-F, 877 565 8860 (US), 877 330 6366 (Canada), https://translifeline.org/ Thrive Lifeline: mental...

On May 1st, 2024 BMC donated its nearly 50-year archive to the Tretter Collection for GLBT Studies at the University of Minnesota...