About Shalom

Shalom is a progressive, Anabaptist, multicultural, Christian family of faith. You are welcome!

Whether we see you every Sunday, for a season, or on sweet rare occasions, you are welcome.

Whatever your identities, in age, race, abilities, sexual orientation, gender, immigration status, you are welcome.

You are welcome as member, worshipper, participant, observer, leader.

There are so many ways to be part of this community that no one can or should do them all.

You may roll through the doorway, dance up an aisle, slide quietly into a back seat, dive into fellowship, engage earnestly in meetings, feast at potluck, delight in learnings, or dig into work for immigration justice, peace and earth-care.

We invite you to find the niche that is right for you.

  • A: In warmer months 50-70 gather. In winter there can be closer to 100 who gather to sing, pray and worship.

  • A: We worship at 9:30 AM on Sundays. September through May second hour is a time of spiritual formation for children and adults. Nursery is available for young children during worship and second hour.

  • A: Some dress up. Others come in sandals and shorts.

  • A: Shalom is a Hebrew word and a Biblical aspiration. Shalom is a peace that includes well-being and right relationship. Shalom is an aspiration, a hope and a reality that we live into. We honor the Judaic roots of the Christian faith and seek to learn from both Hebrew and Greek testaments of scripture. “Fellowship” emphasizes our understanding of the church as a group of believers where hierarchy is countered and all have a voice.

  • A: Tasty, but no. A number of more conservative Mennonites who live in Chihuahua, Mexico have become known for their special brand of cheese. We do not have any direct connection to the colony Mennonites of Mexico or their delectable dairy products. On the other hand, we do serve and distribute Café Justo, a grower owned cooperative based in Chiapas and Agua Prieta, Mexico, formed to address poverty and migration due to need.

  • A: Other parts of the family of Mennonite churches use horses and buggies as their primary transportation. For us, we ride bikes or drive cars of many colors, makes, and models, each as our own conscience directs.

  • A: Community is an important value for Shalom, but, other than the MVS household, we are not a community that pools income or lives together. We do work hard on supporting each other and walking with each other in all of life.