NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Two major sections of articles in the annual issue of Mennonite Life, now live, deal with the life and legacy of
Multiple members of the community were cited for not following the ordinance in January and demanded a jury trial when they refused to pay the $50 fine.
In what is likely the first Mennonite ministry of its kind, 3rd Way Collective and UMC campus minister Ben Wideman operate almost exclusively on the campus of a massive state university.
Pennsylvania State University is among of the biggest universities in the country, counting more than 46,000 students on its . . .
Twenty people from Switzerland, mostly from the Reformed Church tradition, gathered with a wide variety of U.S. Anabaptists for worship.
“During the next few weeks, we’ll be learning each other’s stories,” said Marcy Hostetler, leader of the group. “It’s so important to love and respect the people you work with.”
Conference leadership announced May 11 that Mennonite Brethren Herald will be replaced by a new, not-yet-named print publication focused on CCMBC’s goal to “multiply Christ-centered churches to see Canada transformed by the good news of Jesus Christ.”
CCMBC executive staff made the decision. Executive director Willy Reimer declined to comment for this story, saying he preferred to speak through CCMBC channels first.
Now, after 44 years of immersion in the Anabaptist worldview and more than two dozen books, some translated into nine languages, Kraybill is retiring from teaching at Elizabethtown College.
His retirement was celebrated April 9 as former students, family and colleagues shared stories of their journey with Kraybill.
Would they help him make sure that the students of Meserete Kristos College in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, each had an English Bible of their own?
Legesse, a member of Bethel Mennonite Church in Elora, Ont., was born and raised in Ethiopia. He and his wife, Dianne, previously served in Ethiopia with Mennonite Church Canada.
“Joel had an uncanny ability and gift to communicate simply and clearly deep theological truths and social realities,” said J Ron Byler, executive director of Mennonite Central Committee U.S., speaking at the memorial service May 11 at College Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., where Kauffmann was a member. “Pontius’ Puddle was only the tip of the iceberg.”
According Kauffmann’s wife, Nancy, a blood clot in a lung caused him to fall during a walk with her on May 2. He hit his head . . .
