Mennonite Disaster Service Explained

Mennonite Disaster Service
Founded Date:1950
Location:Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
Key People:Kevin King, Executive Director[1] [2]
Area Served:United States, Canada
Focus:Disaster Relief
Revenue:$2,870,251
Num Volunteers:3,000+
Num Employees:11
Homepage: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 cleanup, 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 Mennonite Central Committee.

A quarterly newsletter called Behind the Hammer is published.[10]

The volunteer amateur radio group Mennonet provides communication services for MDS.[11] [12] Radio equipment was first deployed by MDS in 1960.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charity Report - Mennonite Disaster Service - give.org. charityreports.bbb.org. 4 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Staff | Mennonite Disaster Service . 2009-05-29 . dead . https://archive.today/20080509135725/http://mds.mennonite.net/about_us/staff/ . 2008-05-09 .
  3. Web site: Home - Mennonite Disaster Service. Mennonite Disaster Service. 4 July 2018. 1 June 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070601115555/http://www.mds.mennonite.net/. dead.
  4. Web site: History | Mennonite Disaster Service . 2009-05-23 . dead . https://archive.today/20080509185153/http://mds.mennonite.net/about_us/history/ . 2008-05-09 .
  5. Book: Kraybill, Donald. The Riddle of Amish Culture . Johns Hopkins University Press. 2001. 0-8018-6772-X . 157–158.
  6. Book: Wittlinger, Carlton. Quest for Piety and Obedience: The Story of the Brethren in Christ. Evangel Press. 1978. 0-916035-05-0. 529.
  7. Web site: Mennonite Disaster Service . 2018-07-04.
  8. Web site: Mennonite Disaster Service — GAMEO . 2009-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604010509/http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M46656.html/?searchterm=mennonite%20disaster%20service . 2011-06-04 . dead .
  9. https://www.crossnet.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_300_,00.html{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  10. Web site: Newsletter | Mennonite Disaster Service . 2009-05-27 . dead . https://archive.today/20120711201659/http://mds.mennonite.net/news/newsletter . 2012-07-11 .
  11. Web site: News Releases Archives - Hesston College. Hesston College. 4 July 2018.
  12. Book: Detweiler, Lowell. The Hammer Rings Hope: Photos and Stories from Fifty Years of Mennonite Disaster Service . Herald Press. 2000. 0-8361-9110-2. 63.

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