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Birth announcements

Congregational representatives are invited to use this form to submit information about births in their congregation to The Mennonite for use on our website. Items will be published as they are listed here. Please double-check spelling of entries prior to submitting them.

 Birth Announcements online form
 Birth, Marriage and Death Announcement Form (PDF): Download, print, fill out and mail to the below address or you may scan and email the completed form to Rebecca.  

3145 Benham Avenue, Suite 4 
Elkhart, IN 46517 
Phone: 800-790-2498 

Child's name

First*

Middle*

Last*

Date of birth

mm-dd-yy

Date of adoption

mm-dd-yy

Additional comments

Please note multiple births or other additional information here.

Mother's name

First*

Last*

Maiden name

Father's name

First*

Last*

Location

City*

State / province*

Country*

Reporting congregation

Congregation*

City*

State / province*

Country*

Email*

Marriage announcements

Congregational representatives are invited to use this form to submit information about marriages in their congregation to The Mennonite for use on our website. Items will be published as they are listed here. Please double-check spelling of entries prior to submitting them. 

Marriage Announcement Form in PDF:
Download, print, and mail to the below address or you may also scan and email the completed form to Rebecca.

3145 Benham Avenue, Suite 4
 Elkhart, IN 46517 
Phone: 800-790-2498

Bride

First name*

Last name*

Hometown*

State / province*

Country*

Groom

First name*

Last name*

Hometown*

State / province*

Country*

Date of wedding*

mm-dd-yy

Ceremony

Congregation / location*

City*

State / province*

Country*

Reporting congregation

Congregation*

City*

State / province*

Country*

Email*

Death announcements

By providing the following information you supply an accurate record for both The Mennonite and the MennObits project which is located on the Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee's Web site (link to: http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/index.html) 

You may choose one of the following options (online form or PDF) to submit the obituary information:

*Items in italics will be listed in MennObits your space for memorial and historical records. 

If you are having trouble using our online form for obituary submissions, please email your announcements to Rebecca.

Death Notices Form in PDF:
Print and fill out this Birth, Marriage and Death Announcement Form (PDF)

Then submit in your preferred method:
Email the information to Rebecca 
Fax a copy to 574-535-6050
Mail to Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee, 1700 S. Main Street, Goshen, IN 46526  

First name

Middle name

Last name

Maiden name

Age at death

Home city

Date of birth

MM-DD-YYYY

Born at

City/County/State

Date of death

MM-DD-YYYY

Died at

City/County/State

Cause of death

Is a member of Mennonite Church USA

No
Yes

Spouse

Living
Deceased
None

Spouse's first name

Spouse's middle name

Spouse's last name

Spouse's maiden name

Spouse's date of birth

MM-DD-YYYY

Spouse's date of death

MM-DD-YYYY

Date of marriage

MM-DD-YYYY

Married at

City/County/State

Mother

Living
Deceased

Mother's first name

Mother's middle name

Mother's last name

Mother's maiden name

Mother's date of birth

MM-DD-YYYY

Mother's date of death

MM-DD-YYYY

Father

Living
Deceased

Father's first name

Father's middle name

Father's last name

Father's date of birth

MM-DD-YYYY

Father's date of death

MM-DD-YYYY

Surviving children

including spouses

Number of grandchildren

Number of great-grandchildren

Number of great-great-grandchildren

Additional marriage information

Deceased children

Deceased grandchildren

Surviving siblings

include spouses

Deceased siblings

Date of funeral

MM-DD-YYYY

Funeral/Memorial Service location

name of church or funeral home

Funeral City/County

Funeral state

Burial cemetery

Burial location

city/county, state

Significant events or activities

Contact name*

Contact email*

Contact phone

Contact mailing address

please include city, state, and zip

Pastoral changes announcements

Congregational representatives are invited to use this form to submit information about pastoral changes, installations, licensings, ordinations in their congregation to The Mennonite for use in the For the Record section of the magazine. Items will be published as they are listed here. Please double-check spelling of entries prior to submitting them.

Pastoral Changes Form in PDF:
Print, fill out and mail the form to the below address. You may also scan and email this PDF form to Rebecca.

  3145 Benham Avenue, Suite 4
 Elkhart, IN 46517

For pastoral changes

First*

Last*

Begins

mm-dd-yyyy

Ends

mm-dd-yyyy

Position*

Church Name*

City*

State / province*

Workers announcements

Congregational representatives are invited to use this form to submit information about worker changes in their congregation to The Mennonite for use in For the Record. Items will be published as they are listed here. Please double-check spelling of entries prior to submitting them.

Workers Changes Form in PDF:
Print, fill out and mail the form to the below address. You may also scan and email this PDF form to Rebecca.

3145 Benham Avenue, Suite 4 
Elkhart, IN 46517

For installation, licensing, ordination

First*

Last*

Maiden Name*

Installed

mm-dd-yyyy

Licensed

mm-dd-yyyy

Ordained

mm-dd-yyyy

Position*

Church Name*

City*

State / province*

Home Address*

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