Amos Hershey Leaman was the first Mennonite at Chicago Theological Seminary. He graduated in 1915, smitten by the vision of good, white Protestants. They taught
“I needed to see the oppressive wall, hear the stories of the people, see the occupation of the land and get a grasp of the injustices of the everyday existence of the Palestinian people,” said Sutter, a member of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board.
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.
