Mennonite Disaster Service

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

Mennonite Disaster Service

Formation	1950
Focus	Disaster Relief
Location	Lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
Area 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 MDS currently involves more than 3,000 members of the Mennonite, Amish and 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 provided by the Red Cross.^[8][9] The Mennonite Disaster Service also works closely with Mennonite Central Committee.^[4]

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

The volunteer amateur radio group Mennonet provides communication services for MDS.^[11][12] Radio equipment was first deployed by MDS in 1960.^[4]