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.

Ryan Kopper, Associated Pastor for Youth and Families, coordinates programming for the first three groups. Check the events calendar on this site for monthly activities for MYF, JYF and Club 56--learning opportunities, service projects and social events

Freshman through Seniors (9th - 12th grade)
  7:00 pm every Wednesday night
  9:00 am Sunday mornings
The 4th Wednesday of each month is "small group" time.

The Youth Room is in the basement of the Fellowship Hall

Cindy and Tim Betts, Brett Dillon, Aaron Diller, Luke Mason, Lindsey Beck, Andy and Keli Wray serve as sponsors.


The 7th and 8th graders meet from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Youth Room the 2nd and 4th Saturdays in September and October and the 1st and 3rd Sundays the remainder of the year. Jared and Katelyn Boese and Megan Klassen serve as sponsors.

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.

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. The Young Adults will begin a Sunday morning meeting time during the Sunday school hour September 12. If you are interested, please join us at 9:00 a.m. in the classroom west of the Prayer Room [off the Education Hall foyer].  Childcare will be available during the Sunday School hour; please let Sara Kopper know if you will need that resource, so we know how many adults to have in the nursery.

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.

Circles

You are welcome to join the following Circles. Feel free to be in touch with the contact persons listed for answers to questions you may have.

Adoptive Family Circle – Julie Krehbiel (327-0597)
Periodic gatherings.

Antique Circle – Cheryl Hershberger (327-4885, ext. 109)
Periodic gatherings.
Sharing stories of the past surrounding antiques.

Book Reading Circle – (Needing a facilitator)
We’ll read one book a month and discuss the book at our meetings.

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

Childcare Circle – Amy Sharp (402-613-0685)
Second Saturday of the Month
9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. – Church Nursery
A gathering of persons who care for children 0-4 years for young families of HMC.

Congregational Health Circle - Bonnie Sowers (620-327-2570)
Monthly (Second Tuesday)
4:00 p.m. – Schowalter Villa Chapel

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

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

Food Intolerance Group – Gladys Voth (327-2334)
Monthly (Second or Third Tuesday) September-November; January-May
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.

Healing Circle – Mary Herr (316-283-7737)
Periodic and on call opportunities
An offering of prayer for healing of individual, community and world needs.

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.
A group committed to share stories, every day life and prayer.

Keep-in-Touch Circle – Cheryl Hershberger (327-4885, ext. 109)
No gathering times
A team of persons who communicate with our service workers around the world.

Men’s Fellowship Circle – Needing a facilitator
Monthly (time and location determined by planners)
Men of all ages are invited to participate as we deal with issues and concerns.

Motorcycle Circle – Gary Boese (327-2259) and Donnie Hostetler (327-2378)
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 – Sara and Ryan Kopper (316-288-0336)
Twice Monthly (Second Thursday, Fourth Saturday)
7:00 p.m. Second Thursday—in a home
8:00 a.m. Fourth Saturday—Breadbasket Restaurant

Prayer Shawl Circle – Carolyn Lichti (620-951-8122)
Monthly (Third Wednesday)
7:00 p.m. Church Library
Knitting and crocheting together

Primetimers - Janet Zook (327-4349) and other participants
Once Monthly (First Saturday)
9:00 a.m. – Breakfast at Water’s Edge
Other periodic gatherings in the evening

Story Telling Circles – Grace Brunner (327-2125)
Periodic six week sessions meeting weekly
Listening to another's story gives you new perspective of that person. You begin to understand their way of thinking and why they do things as they do. Sharing our stories with one another creates trust and intimacy. Telling your own story validates the meanings of your life as you share it with supportive listeners.

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 Bible Study Circle
Dates and time to be determined.

Women’s Journey Circle – Clara King (327-5135)
Friday (Every two weeks)
1-2:00 p.m. in the church library
A gathering for fellowship and prayer.

Writer's Circle – Needing a facilitator.
Dates and time to be determined.

Young Adult Journey Circle – Todd (620-951-4009) and Julie (620-217-9557) Lehman and Ryan and Sara Kopper (316-281-9545)
Sunday lunch (once a month)                       
Service or social event (once a month)
A gathering of young adults for lunch, service,social events and sharing.


Additional circles are in the process of forming. If you have suggestions and vision for other circles, contact Cheryl Hershberger (327-4885, ext. 109 or cherylh@hesstonmc.org).

 

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