Joy Mennonite Church is a congregation affiliated with the Western District Conference of Mennonite Church USA. It meets at 504 NE 16th Street in Oklahoma City, on the site of the previous Oklahoma City MVS (Mennonite Voluntary Service) unit.

History[edit]

Oklahoma City Mennonite Voluntary Service House[edit]

Trinity United Presbyterian-Mennonite Church =[edit]

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Joy Mennonite Church[edit]

1980's[edit]

1990's[edit]

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2010's[edit]

2020's[edit]

Long-time member and retired co-pastor Sadie Mast died in 2020.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Areas of Ministry[edit]

Over the years, the congregation (and its predecessors - Trinity United Presbyterian Mennonite Church and the Oklahoma City MVS unit) has been engaged in a variety of engagement and activism on social-justice issues including:

Immigrant Rights ^[5]
Peace ^[6]^[7]
LGBTQ equality ^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Death Penalty ^[12]^[13]
Criminal Justice Reform ^[14]
Disability Rights ^[15]
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Creation Care (Environmentalism) ^[17]

References[edit]

^ Mize, Richard "Trinity Presbyterian Church, a second home, holy space, historical place in Oklahoma City" The Oklahoman (Oct. 12, 2019)
^ [https://www.thenews-ia.com/stories/sadie-mast,27576 "Sadie Mast" The News (Kalona, Iowa, Sept. 2, 2020)
^ Hinton, Carla "Friends and family will gather to say farewell to longtime peace activist Sadie Mast" The Oklahoman (Sept. 5, 2020)
^ Hinton, Carla "Column: Cornovirus came sweeping down the plain in 2020; Oklahoma faith community responded" The Oklahoman (Dec. 24, 2020)
^ Hinton, Carla "Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma City distributes 'Welcome Neighbor' signage" The Oklahoman (April 9, 2017)
^ Ward, Stephanie Francis "Mennonite minister finds calling in defending military dissenters" ABA Journal (Sept. 7, 2010)
^ "Mennonite Congregations participate in the Days of Prayer and Action for Peace in Columbia" Washington Memo : A blog of Mennonite Central Committtee U.S." (June 9, 2011)
^ "Resolution for Repentance and Transformation: Subitted to the MCUSA Resolutions Committee on Nov. 6, 2020" Breathern Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests (Nov. 6, 2020)
^ "A pastoral letter to MC USA" Inclusive Mennonite Pastors (June 14, 2016)
^ [www.pinkmenno.org/2014/01/150-mennonite-leaders-call-for-change-in-policies-toward-gay-christians/ "150 Mennonite Leaders Call for Change in Policies Toward Queer Christians" PinkMenno (Jan. 27, 2014)]
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Links[edit]

[1] Mize, Richard "Trinity Presbyterian Church, a second home, holy space, historical place in Oklahoma City" The Oklahoman (Oct. 12, 2019)

[2] [https://www.thenews-ia.com/stories/sadie-mast,27576 "Sadie Mast" The News (Kalona, Iowa, Sept. 2, 2020)

[3] Hinton, Carla "Friends and family will gather to say farewell to longtime peace activist Sadie Mast" The Oklahoman (Sept. 5, 2020)

[4] Hinton, Carla "Column: Cornovirus came sweeping down the plain in 2020; Oklahoma faith community responded" The Oklahoman (Dec. 24, 2020)

[5] Hinton, Carla "Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma City distributes 'Welcome Neighbor' signage" The Oklahoman (April 9, 2017)

[6] Ward, Stephanie Francis "Mennonite minister finds calling in defending military dissenters" ABA Journal (Sept. 7, 2010)

[7] "Mennonite Congregations participate in the Days of Prayer and Action for Peace in Columbia" Washington Memo : A blog of Mennonite Central Committtee U.S." (June 9, 2011)

[8] "Resolution for Repentance and Transformation: Subitted to the MCUSA Resolutions Committee on Nov. 6, 2020" Breathern Mennonite Council for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interests (Nov. 6, 2020)

[9] "A pastoral letter to MC USA" Inclusive Mennonite Pastors (June 14, 2016)

[10] [www.pinkmenno.org/2014/01/150-mennonite-leaders-call-for-change-in-policies-toward-gay-christians/ "150 Mennonite Leaders Call for Change in Policies Toward Queer Christians" PinkMenno (Jan. 27, 2014)]

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