About Shalom
Shalom Mennonite Fellowship is a worshipping community. Our worship propels us to seek out the way of Christ in the world, all week long. As people of the Anabaptist tradition, we are somewhat unique: Our allegiance lies foremost to God and God's Kingdom over all other allegiances. We understand God’s Kingdom as one of justice, peace, and hope for all people.
Shalom is a good word for this. It is the Hebrew word for peace, a true and complete “peace,” marked by right living, restoration, and wholeness. We seek to live out shalom in our community, as we humbly walk together in life and in worship. Anabaptists firmly believe that Jesus’ ethic in the Sermon on the Mount can be fully lived out in our world today – a real goal achievable with God’s help and grace - not just some unattainable ideal. We aspire to participate in all that God is already doing, in our city and in our lives, to bring about a world renewed by justice, peace, love, simplicity, and sustainable living. We want to nurture the fullest meaning of shalom in our world, and we want this for all people.
We come together regularly to worship, study, and seek God in all areas of our lives. We commit to discerning God's call together, studying Scripture and worshipping as brothers and sisters in Christ. We value our community as a sustaining force and a binding hope. Within this community, we value the fellowship of one another, because we are the body of Christ made real to one another. In our fellowship together, we sustain one another so that we can then serve. Currently, we are serving together in tangible ways through joint projects and outreach to the community, like Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona (CHRPA), and Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS), Zuni Avenue Peace Center, Zuni Bike Club, and the Community Gardens, in addition to our individual vocations.
The Church Campus
Our church grounds are designed to facilitate our primary mission of service to the community in the best way possible. We have a simple worship space, because we see God at work in each other, as much as in any grand sanctuary. We also house several community ministries on our campus. In this way, much of the Shalom campus is devoted to inviting people to fellowship, and supporting outreach programs, providing volunteers and organizations through which they can serve the community. Shalom exists as a place to empower us to do the work of God in the world. We welcome you to participate with us in this adventure.
Statement on Inclusion of all People
Shalom Mennonite Fellowship (Shalom) welcomes all children of God to worship, participate, serve, contribute their gifts, and join in church membership. Members are expected to subscribe to the covenant statement of the church. Shalom does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or socio-economic status.
