News And Media Releases

Who writes the songs we sing?

Posted on: February 2nd, 2022 by Voices Together Hymnal

This article is part originally appeared as a part of the Mennonite Church USA MennoSnapshots series on Voices Together. Katie Graber is an ethnomusicologist who studies race and ethnicity in a variety of contexts, including Mennonite music, American music and European opera. She teaches classes on Western music history and world music at the Ohio State University, […]

Carol singing from Voices Together

Posted on: December 14th, 2021 by Voices Together Hymnal

This article is part originally appeared as a part of the Mennonite Church USA MennoSnapshots series on Voices Together. Anneli Loepp Thiessen is a Ph.D. student in Interdisciplinary Music Research at the University of Ottawa, where she studies diversity and equity in the contemporary worship music industry. She is a co-director of Anabaptist Worship Network and director of Ontario […]

We offer thanksgiving to our Creator

Posted on: December 3rd, 2021 by Voices Together Hymnal

The following responsive reading comes from MennoMedia‘s Voices Together #864. Reprinted with permission.   Leader: We offer thanksgiving to our Creator, recalling that Christ is the center of creation and our lives as Christians. As we face east, the direction of the rising sun, we offer thanks for the gifts of the tree world and for new beginnings. […]

All Saints’ Day, Memorial Sunday, Eternity Sunday songs and worship resources in Voices Together

Posted on: November 10th, 2021 by Voices Together Hymnal

This article is part originally appeared as a part of the Mennonite Church USA MennoSnapshots series on Voices Together. Katie Graber is an ethnomusicologist, who studies race and ethnicity in a variety of contexts, including Mennonite music, American music and European opera. She has taught classes on Western music history and world music, and she accompanies Suzuki […]

Thanksgiving songs and resources in Voices Together

Posted on: October 8th, 2021 by Voices Together Hymnal

This article is part originally appeared as a part of the Mennonite Church USA MennoSnapshots series on Voices Together. Katie Graber is an ethnomusicologist, who studies race and ethnicity in a variety of contexts, including Mennonite music, American music and European opera. She has taught classes on Western music history and world music, and she accompanies Suzuki […]

Voices Together shipping costs explained

Posted on: January 7th, 2021 by Voices Together Hymnal

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Several congregations have expressed concern over the shipping charges for Voices Together products. MennoMedia takes these concerns very seriously and wants congregations to know that great care was taken to keep distribution and shipping costs as low as possible. Voices Together books were printed in the United States, and getting them to […]

Voices Together Committee Releases Statement on Language for God

Posted on: October 27th, 2020 by Voices Together Hymnal

HARRISONBURG, Va. — When worshipers flip through the pages of Voices Together, or swipe through songs in the app, they will discover many different images of God. Images like Rock, Breath, and Creator appear alongside Father, Mother, Womb, and King. Pronouns including he/him and she/her are used to refer to God. Some familiar hymn texts […]

MennoMedia responds to news of sexual misconduct

Posted on: October 21st, 2020 by Voices Together Hymnal

HARRISONBURG, Va. — MennoMedia has recently learned that John Rempel’s ministerial credentials have been terminated by Mennonite Church Eastern Canada after an investigation into multiple complaints of ministerial sexual misconduct that stem from Rempel’s time serving as chaplain, residence director, and adjunct professor at Conrad Grebel University College from 1973 until 1989. “We are taking […]

MennoMedia releasing digital Voices Together products in October

Posted on: September 23rd, 2020 by Voices Together Hymnal

HARRISONBURG, Va. — As the release of Voices Together approaches, MennoMedia is making several adjustments to have products available as soon as possible. Print products will begin shipping in November and most digital products will be available in mid-October 2020. On October 19, the app versions of the pew edition, the accompaniment edition, and the […]

Voices Together snapshot of songs and resources

Posted on: September 18th, 2020 by Voices Together Hymnal

This article is part originally appeared as a part of the Mennonite Church USA MennoSnapshots series on Voices Together. By Anneli Loepp Thiessen and Katie Graber   Early on Saturday morning, August 22, a highly anticipated 20-page PDF was uploaded to the Voices Together website: lists of the songs and resources in the new Mennonite hymnal. The information […]