Circles of Sisterhood A History of Mission, Service, and Fellowship in Mennonite Women's Organizations

Circles of Sisterhood

A History of Mission, Service, and Fellowship in Mennonite Women's Organizations

The saga of Mennonite women’s organizations is a story of struggle and triumph, productivity and misgivings, questions and celebrations. During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, women’s groups have offered Mennonite women a means of serving others by sewing clothing, laboring over quilts, rolling bandages, and packing school kits. Women’s groups have also provided Mennonite women the opportunity to test their skills as leaders and give voice to callings they felt in a church that has not always valued their gifts for ministry. In this vibrant portrait of Mennonite Women USA, Anita Hooley Yoder paints with both broad and subtle strokes the one-hundred-year history of an organization that nurtures local church women’s groups and connects Mennonite women across the world.

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Anita Hooley Yoder

Anita Hooley Yoder is a writer and editor and graduate of Bethany Theological Seminary and Goshen College. Her work has appeared in the Center for Mennonite Writing journal, The Mennonite, and other venues. She and her husband live in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

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