Mennonite Disaster Service
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| Founded | 1950 |
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| Focus | Disaster Relief |
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Area served
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United States, Canada[3] |
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Key people
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Kevin King, Executive Director[1][2] |
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Revenue
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$2,870,251 [1] |
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Employees
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11 [1] |
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Volunteers
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3,000+ |
| Slogan | 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 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.[4]
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.[4]
References
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- Detweiler, Lowell (2000) The Hammer Rings Hope: Photos and Stories from Fifty Years of Mennonite Disaster Service. Scottdale PA: Herald Press. ISBN 0-8361-9110-2
- Wiebe, Katie Funk (1976) Day of Disaster. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press. ISBN 0-8361-1793-X
- Wiebe, Vernon (1960) Handbook for Mennonite Disaster Service Volunteers. Kansas: Mennonite Disaster Service. ASIN B0007G0VG0.
External links
- ↑ 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/
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- ↑ 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
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