An indispensable reference with detailed information on the Mennonite Church.In delegate sessions held July 23-27, 1999, in St. Louis, Missouri, the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, Mennonite Church General Assembly, and General Conference Mennonite Church took steps to create the new, integrated Mennonite Church, a binational entity comprised of two national bodies -- Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA.The sections of the Mennonite Directory 2000 reflect these changes.Canadian delegates established Mennonite Church Canada. Section 1 lists the organization of Mennonite Church Canada. Area conferences and congregations affiliated with Mennonite Church Canada are found in Section 2.U.S. delegates established a Mennonite Church USA Executive Board and approved a plan to create Mennonite Church USA. Section 3 lists current programs. Current area conferences and congregations are found in section 4.Canadian as well as U.S. delegates gave authority to the U.S. board to oversee binational programs until 2001. These binational organizations are listed section 7.Two new sections are North American Mennonite Bodies (section 13) and Independent Mennonite Area Conferences (section 15).The Mennonite Directory 2000 continues to provide detailed information that users have come to expect, including a listing of name, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail of Mennonite bodies, churchwide and conference boards, agencies, area conferences, and associate group offices.