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Rich Preheim and John Sharp

MCC ‘grieves and repents’ of Nazi ‘entanglements’

The majority of the feedback was positive, he said, but there were some who felt MCC should leave the past alone.

June 9, 2022

A win-win in wartime

With a draft looming in 1940, the peace churches were eager to avoid the persecution their young men experienced in World War I.

Rich Preheim

November 30, 2020

History: Living in community, together and apart

It was an unlikely union. One party was an Anabaptist group dating back to the early 16th century, full of tradition and belief forged by

Rich Preheim

July 27, 2020

History: Inventors improved the harvest

Summer is here and with it farmers’ annual hopes for plentiful yields of wheat, oats and other crops. The equipment to harvest those crops has

Rich Preheim

June 15, 2020

History: Fleeing the Russian catastrophe

In 1920, Mennonites in Russia were in the middle of a catastrophe. Political and social upheaval, including a devastating famine, had left them dying of

Rich Preheim

May 4, 2020

History: A rural people? Not at first

Mennonites have long lauded rural settings as the ideal locations for faithful life and practice, nestled in the hard-working, simple- living communities away from the

Rich Preheim

March 23, 2020

History: For periodicals, change is normal

Last year ended with the news that two Mennonite magazines — Mennonite Brethren Herald of the Canadian MB Conference and Beacon of the CMC, formerly

Rich Preheim

February 10, 2020

History: From Dirk Willems to Hurricane Camille

Another year is about to pass into history. But before it does, let’s recognize some of the anniversaries of 2019 that commemorated special events and

Rich Preheim

December 23, 2019

History: Mennonite sisterhood of service

In 1890, American Mennonite women had few opportunities to serve the church in a formal capacity. Pastoral ministry was reserved for men, and Mennonite mission

Rich Preheim

November 11, 2019

History: How Congo became a Mennonite stronghold

Aaron Janzen believed passionately in missions. A member of the Mennonite Brethren from Mountain Lake, Minn., he wrote of the value of leaving “homeland, kin

Rich Preheim

September 30, 2019

History: Enduring witness of the ‘Bloody Theater’

The 17th century has been called the Dutch Golden Age, when the Nether-lands rose to international prominence in commerce, art and science. It was a

Rich Preheim

August 19, 2019

History: Big family begat bigger church

Christian (1788-1846) and Christiana Buzzard Holdeman (1788-1865) had Mennonite church leaders in their family tree. Christian’s father had been a minister, while Christiana’s great-grandfather was

Rich Preheim

July 8, 2019

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