History
MCC was founded in Chicago, Illinois, and held its first meeting on September 27, 1920. Its original goal was to provide food for Mennonites starving in Ukraine. MCC soon realized that it could not help only their Mennonite brothers and sisters and began to help anyone in need. MCC (Canada) was founded in 1963.
The initial work of MCC focused on:
- 1920-1925: famine work in Ukraine.
- 1925-1930: inactive
- 1930-1937: colonization of Russian Mennonite and Bruderhof refugees in Paraguay and Brazil.
- 1939-present: relief work; initially in Poland, then (1940) England and France.
- 1941-1947: administration of Civilian Public Service (CPS) as part of National Service Board for Religious Objectors.
- 1950s: administration of 1-W service, the replacement of CPS, for draftees classified as conscientious objectors.
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