Witness & Outreach
The Congregation of Hope Mennonite Church strives to follow Christ’s call to be a people of peace, service and reconciliation.
Craft Bazaar & Peppernut Sale
This annual fund-raising event includes the sale of crafts and food items. Peppernuts, the small, crunchy, spiced cookies, are a tradition in German Mennonite culture and a perennial favorite. Other food for sale includes bierocks, chicken noodle soup, and cinnamon rolls and other baked goods. The Festival is held the second Saturday in November every year.
Community Involvement
Activities throughout the year give people at Hope the opportunity to serve others such as CROP Walk to relieve hunger, gathering items for MCC relief kits, and other activities as they come up during the year.
Mennonite Disaster Service
When disaster strikes, MDS is there to clean up, repair and rebuild. Through this work we touch lives and help people regain faith and wholeness. MDS volunteers serve without pay and work in cooperation with the various government agencies and other volunteer disaster service organizations. Besides providing relief for local disasters, Hope members have taken MDS assignments around the U.S. Special emphasis is placed on helping those least able to help themselves, such as the elderly, impoverished and disabled.
Representation in Mennonite Organizations
- Camp Mennoscah https://www.campmennoscah.org/
- Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) mcc.org
- MCC Relief Sale https://mcc.org/events/kansas-mennonite-relief-sale
- Mennonite Disaster Service https://mds.org/
- Mennonite Mutual Aid https://www.mennonitemutual.com/
- Mennonite Voluntary Service Committee https://www.mennonitemission.net/serve/mennonite-voluntary-service/
- Western District Conference https://mennowdc.org/
Hope at work in other community organizations:
- Family Promise https://familypromisewichita.org/
- Hope Home-transitional housing for families graduating from Family Promise.
- Jeremiah House https://www.workingmenofchristinc.org/house-of-jeremiah
- Justice Together-community outreach which Wichita is working with local churches to help with many aspects of life. https://dojusticetogether.org/
- Working Men of Christ-leading Tuesday bible study. https://www.workingmenofchristinc.org/house-of-jeremiah