NYC LMC District
NYC LMC District is a regional oversight district of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference (LMC) served by assigned bishops that exists for the fellowship, accountability, and resourcing of spiritual leaders and their communities. It includes fourteen congregations in Bronx, Brooklyn, Flushing, Manhattan, New York, Queens, and Ridgewood NY; one congregation in New Haven, Connecticut; and twenty-five congregations in the Dominican Republic. Other leaders who are relationally connected are often invited to participate.
The churches of the NYC LMC District who participate in the NYC Mennonite Council are Owner Churches of Camp. Camp serves these churches according to our Mission and Values, specifically:
Camp Deerpark is a ministry of the New York City Mennonite Churches…
and core value #2:
2. Stay tightly connected to our original mission. Camp Deerpark is owned by the New York City Mennonite Churches and our mission is to serve those churches.
Bishops
- Bishop Moises Angustia: Spanish-speaking congregations
- Bishop Nicolas Angustia: Spanish-speaking congregations
- Bishop Hyacinth Stevens: English-speaking congregations
Bishop Omar Guzman who oversees the Evangelical Garifuna Mission is based in NYC and frequently participates with district churches, especially through the NYC Mennonite Council.
The LMC Mission
The District promotes the LMC mission and identity among the churches:
A Spirit-led movement to:
- Make disciples of Jesus,
- Mobilize every member as a missionary, and
- Multiply faith communities locally and beyond!
Participation
Camp participates with the District in a supportive role to extend and empower each leader’s ministry, in two key ways:
- providing hospitality and space for reflection, renewal, and fellowship for individuals and congregations through Personal Retreats and Church Retreats respectively
- fostering discipleship and leadership development among youth and adults for ministry effectiveness and missional movement
NYC LMC District Call Email Sign-up
Camp’s participation is tracked on the Smoke Signals Blog through posts tagged District.
The Discipleship Down-Low
Defining Discipleship 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me….
Building Belonging
At our February NYC LMC District meeting, we’re discussing the Belonging phase of The Journey Map. In this first phase…
What Does it Mean to be Spirit-Led with Pastor Mark Perri
One small contribution I can make is to share story with you. This could be valuable in several ways: First,…
2025 NYC LMC District Call Schedule
Mark these dates in your calendar if you’re part of the NYC LMC District and want to attend the English-language…
What is A Mission Statement?
On the LMC NYC District call this month, Dr. Tiffany shared critical information on what is and what is…
A Spirit-filled Christmas: The Joy in Judgement
The end of this week (Black Friday) marks the beginning of the Christmas season for many. (Though the big-box…
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What Are You Tapped Into?
Yesterday we began tapping maple trees, officially opening maple syrup making season at Camp Deerpark! Last year, the transition kept us from producing syrup, so it feels great to be back to it. Starting off, however, has been a bit of a challenge since things are pretty arctic around here. The entire ground is covered…
What Does it Mean to be Spirit-Led with Pastor Mark Perri
One small contribution I can make is to share story with you. This could be valuable in several ways: First, I’m coming to the Mennonites from the outside — from non-denominational GenX “simple/ organic/ emergent church“. Sometimes people coming from outside-in have a helpful perspective for those trying to move from inside-out. Second, as an…
2025 NYC LMC District Call Schedule
Mark these dates in your calendar if you’re part of the NYC LMC District and want to attend the English-language fellowship and resourcing calls led by Bishop Hyacinth Stevens: January 27th – 6:30 PM February 24th – 6:30 PM March 31st – 6:30 PM April 28th – 6:30 PM May 19th – 6:30 PM June 30th…
Winter: Life Under the Surface
On the surface, winter with its cracking and cold seems like the enemy of life. Everything sleeps as though dead, and Camp — quiet and empty — sits waiting. But under the surface, winter is revealed to be a friend to life, not an enemy. In the deep frost, God opens the soil for Spring’s…
Peace Making Presents
This is Session 4 of the Prince of Peace: Jesus and Peacebuilding from the Election to the Holidays webinar series. Advent celebrates the central fact that God began building peace with us by giving a Gift. Following this example, gifts are a powerful tool for peacebuilding in our lives, relationships, and organizations. We’ll explore how…
Pain and Need Aren’t Partisan
This is Session 3 of the Prince of Peace: Jesus and Peacebuilding from the Election to the Holidays webinar series. (Click here to sign up for session invites.) Sometimes people seem so different from us, we automatically assume we can’t connect. Or, we tried to connect on some level, but it quickly became way too…
What is A Mission Statement?
On the LMC NYC District call this month, Dr. Tiffany shared critical information on what is and what is not a mission statement. This is critical as we think about moving the congregations in our district forward towards mission, optimize the mission already underway, and align together on the LMC mission as district churches. In…
Advent Calendar
Count Down the Days to Christmas with Camp! Jesus is the center of our Camp community. Let’s celebrate together the coming of the One who brings peace and salvation and life everlasting to humanity. We’ll be posting each day to Facebook and Instagram stories, but you can get our daily post in your email inbox!…
A Spirit-filled Christmas: The Joy in Judgement
The end of this week (Black Friday) marks the beginning of the Christmas season for many. (Though the big-box retailers had stuff out before Halloween, can you believe it!?!) For our culture, this season is a time of Joy. We gather for feasting and presents and the delighting of children. And despite the growing chill…
From Inner Peace to the Holiday Table
This is Session 2 of the Prince of Peace: Jesus and Peacebuilding from the Election to the Holidays webinar series. (Click here to sign up for session invites.) This session is about what we do when the people around us challenge our peace. It requires us to draw on something deeper in order to continue…
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