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Mennonite Church USA Archives Mennonite Board of Missions
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Mennonite Board of Missions Mission Committee Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/06/001.1
  • Collection
  • 1906-1947

Records for the entity within the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities responsible for screening and assigning personnel to staff the various home and foreign missions.  These records consist primarily of the various publications issued by the committee and the board (Mission Letter, Mission News Bulletin, Weekly Mission News, ), but aso includes meeting minutes, policies, reports, and other administrative documents.  Most missionary applications submitted to the committee may be found in series IV-06-01.2.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Mission Committee

Paul M. and Ann (Keener) Gingrich Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/722
  • Collection
  • 1948-2010

The collection includes biographical information, trip diaries, presentation notes, and sermon materials of Paul M. and Ann Keener Gingrich.  The Gingerichs served as missionaries in Ethiopia, and Paul Gingerich later provided leadership for the Mennonite Board of Missions.

Gingrich, Paul M., 1929-

Mennonite Board of Missions Treasurer's Correspondence

  • US MCUSAA IV/08/011
  • Collection
  • 1895-1946

General correspondence pertaining to Mennonite Board of Missions mission stations in North America, including Canada.  Correspondence is organized by state and alphabetically thereunder.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Treasurer

Nelson and Ada Ramseyer Litwiller Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/105
  • Collection
  • 1921-1999

Personal papers of a pastor, missionary, and administrator who served in Argentina and Uruguay from 1925 to 1967 and cofounded Mennonite Renewal Services in 1975. Researchers should note that the volume of materials documenting the life of Ada Ramseyer Litwiller is quite small. The collection is divided into the following series:

1) Correspondence

2) Manuscripts and Publications

3) Data Files

4) Sermon Notes

5) Seminary and Teaching Materials

6) Personal and Biographical Materials

7) Miscellaneous Oversized Materials

Litwiller, Nelson, 1898-1986

Mennonite Board of Missions Evangelism and Church Development Data Files Part 4

  • US MCUSAA IV/16/021.4
  • Collection
  • 1970-1980

Correspondence and subject files of the division of the Mennonite Board of Missions responsible for church planting and mission work in the United States and Canada.  Includes information about African American, Native American, and Latino / a ministries.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Evangelism and Church Development.

Mennonite Media Choice Books Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/009
  • Collection
  • 1953-1997

This collection contains the organizational records of Choice Books, formerly Life Line Books. Materials include annual reports, minutes, correspondence, subject files, and various other materials documenting the organization's work in distributing books ("bookrack evangelism").

Mennonite Media

Mennonite Board of Missions Executive Office Correspondence, Part 1

  • US MCUSAA IV/07/001
  • Collection
  • 1900-1945

Primarily incoming correspondence regarding both home and overseas mission work.  Researchers will find materials in this series that document the work of early Mennonite missionaries and mission programs.  Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Executive Office

Mennonite Youth Fellowship Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/19/017
  • Collection
  • 1948-1968

The collection includes minutes, correspondence, and activity booklets of the Mennonite Youth Fellowship.

Mennonite Youth Fellowship

Wilbert R. Shenk Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/1009
  • Collection
  • 1969-2007

This collection includes materials on the Global Mennonite History Project, Mennonite Board of Missions documents, a transcript of an interview with Roy and Florence Kreider, correspondence, and an annotated survey of inter-Mennonite relations in 1974 and 1987.

Wilbert R. Shenk, 1969-2007

Benevolent Organization of Mennonites (Chicago, Ill.) Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/003
  • Collection
  • 1894

A small set of governing documents and minutes from a predecessor organization to the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.  This organization appears to have been managed from the Chicago Home Mission by M. S. Steiner.

Benevolent Board of Mennonites (Chicago, Ill.)

Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board (Elkhart, Ind.) Records 1897-1906

  • US MCUSAA IV/004
  • Collection
  • 1897-1906

Records of a predecessor Mennonite mission agency to the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, including incorporation documents, financial and insurance records, minutes (incomplete), correspondence, and a foreign missions manual.

Researchers should consult the series IV-001 and IV-002 for records regarding the previous incarnations of the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board.  Series IV-001 contains the complete minutes of the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board and its predecessor organizations.

Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board (Elkhart, Ind.) Records

Mennonite Board of Missions Evangelism and Church Development Data Files Part 5

  • US MCUSAA IV/16/021.5
  • Collection
  • 1970-1989

Correspondence and subject files of the division of the Mennonite Board of Missions responsible for church planting and mission work in the United States and Canada.  Includes information about African American, Native American, and Latino / a ministries.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Evangelism and Church Development.

Clarence J. Ramer Papers 1918-1981

  • US MCUSAA HM1/170
  • Collection
  • 1908-1981

The Clarence J. Ramer papers are divided into the following series:

(1) Organizational Materials

(2) Business and Finance

(3) Family Records

(4) Notes

(5) Correspondence

(6) Miscellaneous Clippings and Photographs

Clarence J. Ramer, 1905-1987

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