Mennonite Central Committee
The
Mennonite Central Committee
(MCC) is a relief, service, and peace agency representing the
Mennonite
and
Brethren in Christ
churches of
North America
. The MCC was founded in
Elkhart, Indiana
,
USA
, and held its first meeting on
September 27
,
1920
. Its original goal was to provide food for the hungry in the
Soviet Union
. The
Mennonite Central Committee (Canada)
was founded in 1963.
Currently
the MCC represents 15 Mennonite bodies and the Brethren in Christ Church. The U.S. headquarters are in
Akron, Pennsylvania
, and its Canadian headquarters are in
Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
. MCC was an early proponent of
fair trade
through its
Ten Thousand Villages
program.
External link
Official Web Site
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