# Mennonite Disaster Service

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Network for disaster relief in North America

Mennonite Disaster Service Formation 1950 Founded 1950 Focus Disaster Relief Location Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA Region served United States, Canada[3] Key people Kevin King, Executive Director[1][2] Revenue $2,870,251 [1] Employees 11 [1] Volunteers 3,000+ Website https://mds.org

The **Mennonite Disaster Service** (MDS) is a volunteer network through which various groups within the [Anabaptist](/source/Anabaptist) tradition assist people affected by [disasters](/source/Natural_disaster) in [North America](/source/North_America).[3] The organization was founded in 1950 and was incorporated as a [501(c)(3)](/source/501(c)(3)) non-profit organization in 1993.

The MDS currently involves more than 3,000 members of the [Mennonite](/source/Mennonite), [Amish](/source/Amish) and [Brethren in Christ](/source/Brethren_in_Christ) churches (BIC).[4][5][6] The primary focus of the service is cleanup, repair, and the rebuilding of homes.[7] The work of the group supplements the [disaster relief](/source/Disaster_relief) provided by the [Red Cross](/source/Red_Cross).[8][9] The Mennonite Disaster Service also works closely with [Mennonite Central Committee](/source/Mennonite_Central_Committee).[\[4\]](#endnote_reference4)

A quarterly newsletter called *Behind the Hammer* is published.[10]

The volunteer [amateur radio](/source/Amateur_radio) group Mennonet provides communication services for MDS.[11][12] [Radio](/source/Transceiver) equipment was first deployed by MDS in 1960.[\[4\]](#endnote_reference4)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Charity Report - Mennonite Disaster Service - give.org"](http://charityreports.bbb.org/public/report.aspx?charityid=2043). *charityreports.bbb.org*. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Staff | Mennonite Disaster Service"](http://mds.mennonite.net/about_us/staff/). Retrieved 2009-05-29.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Home - Mennonite Disaster Service"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070601115555/http://www.mds.mennonite.net/). *Mennonite Disaster Service*. Archived from [the original](http://www.mds.mennonite.net/) on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["History | Mennonite Disaster Service"](http://mds.mennonite.net/about_us/history/). Retrieved 2009-05-23.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Kraybill, Donald (2001). *The Riddle of Amish Culture*. [Johns Hopkins University Press](/source/Johns_Hopkins_University_Press). pp. 157–158. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8018-6772-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8018-6772-X).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wittlinger, Carlton (1978). *Quest for Piety and Obedience: The Story of the Brethren in Christ*. Evangel Press. p. 529. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-916035-05-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-916035-05-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Mennonite Disaster Service"](http://www.kyham.net/downloads/library/training/mennonite.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved 2018-07-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Mennonite Disaster Service — GAMEO"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110604010509/http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M46656.html/?searchterm=mennonite%20disaster%20service). Archived from [the original](http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M46656.html/?searchterm=mennonite%20disaster%20service) on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-05-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [https://www.crossnet.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_300_,00.html](https://www.crossnet.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_300_,00.html)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Newsletter | Mennonite Disaster Service"](http://mds.mennonite.net/news/newsletter). Retrieved 2009-05-27.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["News Releases Archives - Hesston College"](http://www.hesston.edu/newsport/archives/fall2007/070920ham.htm). *Hesston College*. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Detweiler, Lowell (2000). *The Hammer Rings Hope: Photos and Stories from Fifty Years of Mennonite Disaster Service*. Herald Press. p. 63. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8361-9110-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8361-9110-2).

## Further reading

- Detweiler, Lowell (2000) *The Hammer Rings Hope: Photos and Stories from Fifty Years of Mennonite Disaster Service*. Scottdale PA: Herald Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8361-9110-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8361-9110-2)

- Wiebe, Katie Funk (1976) *Day of Disaster*. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8361-1793-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8361-1793-X)

- Wiebe, Vernon (1960) *Handbook for Mennonite Disaster Service Volunteers*. Kansas: Mennonite Disaster Service. [ASIN](/source/ASIN) B0007G0VG0.

## External links

- [MDS Sowing Seeds of Service](https://web.archive.org/web/20090525165758/http://mdsmennonite.blip.tv/)

- [MDS on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/user/MDSMennonite)

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