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MWC seeks vocalists for assembly ensemble

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Mennonite World Conference is seeking vocalists to join the International Vocal Ensemble for the Pennsylvania 2015 assembly in July. The ensemble will

Mennonite World Conference

December 22, 2014

Iowa steel wheels issues persist

An Old Order Mennonite group in Iowa is seeking meetings with Mitchell County officials to discuss the use of steel wheels as a lengthy legal

Mennonite World Review staff

December 22, 2014

108-year-old Burrton, Kan., congregation to close

BURRTON, Kan. — When Aoife Rose Compton was born Nov. 18 to Rachelle and Martin Compton, she was the last child to become part of

Laurie Oswald Robinson | For Western District Conference

December 22, 2014

Sunday school materials connect vets, peace churches

Developers of a new Sunday school curriculum say it goes down a seldom-walked path — where pacifists accompany veterans toward peace.

“Returning Veterans, Returning Hope: Seeking Peace Together” was created by Mennonite Central Committee and the Peace and Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Mission Network.

Released on Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11, the free six-week course focuses on biblical reflections and insights about trauma . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

December 15, 2014

Anabaptist museum plans for Swiss castle progressing

Plans to turn a Swiss fortress that imprisoned Anabaptists into a museum are still moving forward, despite a sluggish start to fundraising.

A projected 3.3 million francs are needed to make Trachselwald castle viable as a museum. (The franc and U.S. dollar are roughly equal.) The castle held Anabaptists — considered heretics at the time — between the 16th and . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

December 15, 2014

Christmas with drug users

JOS, Nigeria — Margaret Ahmed’s house in Jos was a few hundred yards from a former cotton-ginning warehouse where as many as 100 Christian and

David Klassen | Mennonite Central Committee

December 8, 2014

Seminary announces service to acknowledge harm from John Howard Yoder actions

ELKHART, Ind. — Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary is taking steps to acknowledge responsibility for the harm inflicted by theologian John Howard Yoder’s sexual exploitation of

Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

December 8, 2014

MVS to close almost half its units

Due to a declining number of participants, Mennonite Voluntary Service is closing about half of its units.

Starting in August, MVS will offer 11 community service options. To provide more meaningful service experiences in larger households, 10 units will close.

Kelsey Hochstetler

December 8, 2014

Goshen gives thanks for nearly $2 million gift

GOSHEN, Ind. — Milo Albrecht, 93, only attended Goshen College for three semesters, but his nearly $2 million gift will give many students the opportunity to stay longer.

A regular donor to Goshen College, last month Albrecht donated $1.98 million worth of stocks to the college. It is one of the largest one-time donations . . .

Goshen College

December 8, 2014

Faith shines amid Central America’s violence, poverty

Churches in Honduras and Guatemala are growing and thriving even in challenging contexts of violence and poverty, Eastern Mennonite Missions leaders observed Sept. 20-27.

At Project MAMA, a community development and education program in Honduras, one of the workers had been attacked by several gang members.

Yet as the worker interacted with EMM leaders, she began crying and lamenting that these gang members are now suffering in prison.

Chris Fretz | Eastern Mennonite Missions

December 8, 2014

Burkina Faso thankful as peace returns

Mennonite leaders in Burkina Faso are thanking God that peace returned quickly after violence led the West African nation’s president to resign.

On Oct. 30, protestors marched on the presidential palace and burned the parliament building. Their display of outrage blocked a vote to amend the constitution that would have allowed President Blaise Compaoré to extend his 27-year term of office.

Lynda Hollinger-Janzen | Mennonite Mission Network

December 8, 2014

Bluffton professor: Ferguson was years in the making

BLUFFTON, Ohio — The aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Mo., hasn’t surprised Walter Paquin, a Bluffton University faculty member.

“This is an event 20-plus years in the making,” the assistant professor of social work said.

Paquin lived and conducted research as a graduate student at Washington University in neighboring St. Louis, and revisited his study of black suburban neighborhoods this summer.

Bluffton University

December 8, 2014
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