- Mennonite Disaster Service
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Mennonite Disaster Service 
Founded 1950 Location Akron, Pennsylvania, USA Key people Kevin King, Executive Director[1][2] Area served United States, Canada[3] Focus Disaster Relief Revenue $2,870,251 [1] Volunteers 3,000+ Employees 11 [1] Motto Responding, Rebuilding, Restoring. Website http://www.mds.mennonite.net The Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) is a volunteer network through which various groups within the Anabaptist tradition assist people affected by disasters in North America.[3] The organization was founded in 1950 and was incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1993.
The MDS currently involves more than 3,000 members of the Mennonite, Amish and Brethren in Christ churches (BIC).[4][5][6] The primary focus of the service is clean up, repair, and the rebuilding of homes.[7] The work of the group supplements the disaster relief provided by the Red Cross.[8][9] The Mennonite Disaster Service also works closely with the Mennonite Central Committee.[4]
A quarterly newsletter is published called Behind the Hammer.[10]
The volunteer amateur radio group Mennonet provides communication services for MDS.[11][12] Radio equipment was first deployed by MDS in 1960.[4]
References
- ^ http://charityreports.bbb.org/public/report.aspx?charityid=2043
- ^ http://mds.mennonite.net/about_us/staff/
- ^ http://www.mds.mennonite.net/
- ^ http://mds.mennonite.net/about_us/history/
- ^ Kraybill, Donald (2001). The Riddle of Amish Culture. The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 157–158. ISBN 080186772X.
- ^ Wittlinger, Carlton (1978). Quest for Piety and Obedience: The Story of the Brethren in Christ. Evangel Press. p. 529. ISBN 0916035050.
- ^ http://www.kyham.net/downloads/library/training/mennonite.pdf
- ^ http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M46656.html/?searchterm=mennonite%20disaster%20service
- ^ https://www.crossnet.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_300_,00.html
- ^ http://mds.mennonite.net/news/newsletter
- ^ http://www.hesston.edu/newsport/archives/fall2007/070920ham.htm
- ^ Detweiler, Lowell (2000). The Hammer Rings Hope: Photos and Stories from Fifty Years of Mennonite Disaster Service. Herald Press. p. 63. ISBN 0836191102.
Further reading
- Detweiler, Lowell (2000) The Hammer Rings Hope: Photos and Stories from Fifty Years of Mennonite Disaster Service. Scottdale PA: Herald Press. ISBN 0836191102
- Wiebe, Katie Funk (1976) Day of Disaster. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press. ISBN 083611793X
- Wiebe, Vernon (1960) Handbook for Mennonite Disaster Service Volunteers. Kansas: Mennonite Disaster Service. ASIN B0007G0VG0.
External links
Categories:- Anabaptism
- Mennonitism
- Peace churches
- Emergency organisations
- Religious service organizations
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