Join us in supporting HCHS by serving as a volunteer or helping to prepare meals quarterly. Check the Events Calendar for volunteer training dates and times. Contact Kent Rychener for details or Krista Murray to volunteer with meals. See the link at the bottom of this page for more information about the Shelter.

Service Investment Fund

Hesston Mennonite Church participants who wish to be involved in short-term or longer-term service and meet the policy guidelines may apply for financial support. See the “Service Investment Fund Policy” PDF and the “Application” PDF.

Check the events calendar on this site for monthly activities--learning opportunities, service projects and social events--and locations for the high school and junior high fellowships and for SHINE!

Mennonite Youth Fellowship (MYF)
Freshman through Seniors (9th - 12th grade)
  7:00 pm every Wednesday night
  9:00 am Sunday mornings
The MYF Youth room is in the basement of the Fellowship Hall
Friends are always welcome!


Junior Youth Fellowship (JYF) - Grades 7 & 8

We celebrate life by playing and serving together with an emphasis on the words of Jesus in Matthew, chapter 25~
…just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.

Therefore, we are involved with:
•Mennonite Central Committee meat canning
•Boxing Christmas food at Wichita Rescue Mission
•Serving a meal at the Harvey County Homeless Shelter
•Serving barbecued chicken at the Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale
•The list goes on……….
We also participate in the Rocky Mountain Snow Camp and the “Know Jesus” event at Hesston College along with other fun and playful events along the way.

Bring your friends-they are always welcome!

Check the HMC Web calendar for specific dates and event details.

The Adult Sunday school classes at Hesston Mennonite welcome one-time guests, new members, or those who are just checking us out.

Builders -The Builders Sunday school class is a class of 19 members, ages ranging in 70s-90s. We study the Adult Bible Study. Every two months we have a class social, hosted by committees of class members. Most often we meet at Water’s Edge Restaurant for breakfast with an activity or short program. (Ladies meet for coffee each Wednesday afternoon at the Water’s Edge.) This past year our monthly offerings went for support to MCC, Resource Center, benevolent fund, meat canning and Meals on Wheels for class members with health problems. We welcome anyone wanting to be a part of a small church within a larger church.

faithjourney - faithjourney is a smaller class of about seven to twelve per Sunday. We have a teacher/facilitator, but class time involves everyone in open discussion of either a study book or a Bible study. We have socials and service projects every year. Come journey with us as we explore being faithful believers.

Hearts & Hands - Hearts & Hands has studied books such as The Shack this past year. We also met with two other classes to study the book Making Space for God. Examples of out- of-class activities include eating out, bowling, going to Dyck Arboretum, and Gaeddert’s Corn Maze. We welcome all ages to join our class of a mix of middle-aged and retired members.

Visions - The Visions Sunday school class welcomes guests and new members as we seek to grow in our Christian journey through Bible and book studies, service projects, and relationship-building social activities.

Unity - The Unity class is a class of older individuals, mostly in our 80’s. We have been studying the Uniform Series Adult Bible Study. The class meets once each month for a breakfast and class social at the Water’s Edge Restaurant. We extend a welcome to all new persons interested in joining our class.

Pathfinders -You are welcome at the Pathfinder Sunday school class. We enjoy studying the Bible and have two Bible teachers who rotate teaching the standard Sunday school lessons. We have wonderful discussions and fellowship. We begin each Sunday with class concerns, sing a song, and have prayer. We get together every other month for a social. The women of the class meet every Wednesday at 9am for coffee and fellowship at the Water’s Edge Restaurant.

Seekers - Our class mission statement: We exist to experience and practice the Safety, Respect, Fellowship, Support and Stimulation of intentional sharing and mutual accountability as seekers of Truth in order to be a healthy, life-giving, interactive spiritual organism, The Body of Christ.

Young Adults - We are an informal group that gathers generally on the first and third Sundays of the month for lunch and fellowship. For those interested in more intentional study, conversation and prayer, we are beginning a 9am gathering in a local home. We look for service projects to participate in throughout the year, and have a bake sale in the spring to raise funds for local organizations. We welcome anyone to join us, and if you are in your 20s or 30s, married or single, with or without children, then you will find someone else like you in our group!

Genesis - We’re a small informal class who gather weekly to share our life experiences and some theme discussions/studies. We welcome new members, both young and older and embrace diversity.

Lifestyles - We are a small group with a great age span that particularly enjoys book studies and projects. We would welcome new members to add to our diversity.

New Beginnings - The New Beginnings Sunday school class welcomes you to come and join us on Sunday mornings as we learn to know God better through studying the Bible and Christian books and supporting each other through sharing time and prayer. We are interested in a wide variety of topics. We enjoy meeting together outside of church also and try to get together for a social activity monthly. We also enjoy doing service projects together as a group and often include our children, ranging in age from birth through high school.

Open Circle - Open Circle, as the name suggests, welcomes participants who wish to practice God’s love across the street and around the world. We seek to provide a smaller caring group within the larger church.

Hesston Mennonite Church Circles come in a variety of forms and sizes for the purpose of developing relationships and serving the congregation in Hesston and far away as well as the stranger and friend in the Harvey County area. If you see a Circle in this list that interests you please call the individual listed.

Antique Circle – Cheryl Hershberger (327-4885)
  Periodic gatherings.
  Sharing stories of the past surrounding antiques.

Book Reading Circle – Gladys Voth (327-2334)
  Monthly (Second Wednesday)
  1:00 p.m. – Schowalter Villa, Heritage Hall Lounge
  We’ll read one book a month and discuss the book at our meetings. Willard Conrad is
  discussion facilitator.

Cancer Support Circle – Elaine Unruh (951-8008) and Donna Diller (327-4484)
  Monthly (First Tuesday—does not meet June, July and August)
  7-8:00 p.m. – Education Hall

Commuters Circle – Aaron Diller (316-729-8670)
  Monthly meeting locations in Wichita (as determined by participants)

Congregational Health Circle - Bonnie Sowers, (620-327-2570)
  Monthly (First Thursday)
  4:00 p.m. – lobby outside of Schowalter Villa Gift Shop

Dorcas Circle – Elaine Unruh (951-8008)
  Monthly – September - May (First Thursday)
  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Education Hall.
  A gathering of women for doing service projects.

Fantasy Sports Teams – Chris Ellison (327-2926) baseball
  Seasonal                       James Krehbiel (327-0597) football

Food Intolerance Group – Gladys Voth (327-2334)
  Monthly (Second Tuesday)
  7:00 p.m. – Education Hall

Garden Circle – Ruth Mason (327-4157)
  Friday mornings throughout the year - periodically.
  8:30 a.m. – location rotates
  Enjoyment of the out-of-doors.

Homeless Shelter Circle – Krista Murray (327-0786), Kent Rychener (327-4557), Lonnie
  Voth (327-4342)
  A group of persons committed to serving at the Harvey County Homeless Shelter in various 
  ways (meals, staffing…). Hesston Mennonite Church and Whitestone Mennonite Church
  share one week every quarter.

Journey Circles – Cheryl Hershberger (327-4885 ext. 109)
  Schedule arranged by participants.
  Cheryl will help organize your group, committed to share stories, every day life and prayer.

Motorcycle Circle – Bob Good (327-2290)
  Meetings randomly scheduled.
  Persons who enjoy riding motorcycles gather to ride together to a restaurant for a meal or 
  other enjoyment riding.

Newton Journey Circle – Rachel H. or Sarah K.
  Twice Monthly (Second Thursday, Fourth Saturday)
  7:00 p.m. Second Thursday—in a home
  8:00 a.m. Fourth Saturday—Breadbasket Restaurant

Sunday Lunch Circle – Cheryl Hershberger (327-4885 ext. 109)
   Provide “get-acquainted” lunches for new attenders at Hesston Mennonite Church.

Visitation Circles – Cheryl Hershberger (327-4885 ext. 109)
  Community - You are invited to visit persons from our congregation. You set the schedule.
  Contact Cheryl for names of persons to visit.

  Villa - You are invited to visit Villa residents. You set the schedule. Contact Cheryl for
  names of persons to visit.

  Hospital – You are invited to visit hospitalized persons coordinated with pastors.

Women’s Journey Circle – Clara King (327-5135)
   Friday (Every two weeks)
   3-4:00 p.m. in the church library
   A gathering for fellowship and prayer.

Young Adult Journey Circle – Todd (620-951-4009) and Julie (620-217-9557) Lehman and  
  Ryan and Sara Kopper (316-281-9545)
  Sunday (every other week)
  A gathering of young adults for lunch and sharing.

Local

Harvey County Homeless Shelter - hchs-ks.com
 

Regional

South Central Mennonite Conference - southcentral.mennonite.net

International

Mennonite Mission Network - mennonitemission.net

Mennonite Central Committee - mcc.org

Mennonite World Conference - mwc-cmm.org