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| − | Mennonite Central Peace Committee | + | Mennonite Central Peace Committee, the forerunner of the [[Mennonite Central Committee Peace Section|MCC Peace Section]], was organized on 30 September 1939, to represent the peace committees of seven Mennonite bodies in the [[United States of America|United States]] in preparing for threatening war. Officers were [[Hiebert, Peter C. (1878-1963)|P. C. Hiebert]] ([[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]]) chairman, E. L. Harshbarger ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]]) vice-chairman and treasurer, and [[Bender, Harold Stauffer (1897-1962)|H. S. Bende]]r ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) secretary. A preliminary organization had already been formed on 10 March 1939, with the same officers. The MCPC adopted a "Plan of Action for Mennonites in Case of War," which outlined a course of united action which was later followed. It also commissioned the [[Mennonite Central Committee (International)|Mennonite Central Committee]] to assume the administration of the [[Civilian Public Service|Civilian Public Service]] program, which it did on 21 December 1940. On 3 January 1942 as a result of an overture by the MCPC, the MCC created the Peace Section to take over the MCPC functions, and on 13 January 1942 the Peace Section was set up, and the MCPC dissolved. |
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| − | Unruh, J. D. <em>In the Name of Christ</em>. | + | Unruh, J. D. <em class="gameo_bibliography">In the Name of Christ: A History of the Mennonite Central Committee and Its Service 1920-1951</em>. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1952. |
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Mennonite Central Peace Committee, the forerunner of the MCC Peace Section, was organized on 30 September 1939, to represent the peace committees of seven Mennonite bodies in the United States in preparing for threatening war. Officers were P. C. Hiebert (Mennonite Brethren) chairman, E. L. Harshbarger (General Conference Mennonite) vice-chairman and treasurer, and H. S. Bender (Mennonite Church) secretary. A preliminary organization had already been formed on 10 March 1939, with the same officers. The MCPC adopted a "Plan of Action for Mennonites in Case of War," which outlined a course of united action which was later followed. It also commissioned the Mennonite Central Committee to assume the administration of the Civilian Public Service program, which it did on 21 December 1940. On 3 January 1942 as a result of an overture by the MCPC, the MCC created the Peace Section to take over the MCPC functions, and on 13 January 1942 the Peace Section was set up, and the MCPC dissolved.
Bibliography
Unruh, J. D. In the Name of Christ: A History of the Mennonite Central Committee and Its Service 1920-1951. Akron, PA: Mennonite Central Committee, 1952.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Mennonite Central Peace Committee." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Central_Peace_Committee&oldid=89688.
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Bender, Harold S. (1957). Mennonite Central Peace Committee. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mennonite_Central_Peace_Committee&oldid=89688.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, p. 1106. All rights reserved.
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