Allegheny Mennonite Conference (AMC) delegates met March 7 at Springs (Pa.) Mennonite Church and voted 72-70 to reinstate Hyattsville (Md.) Mennonite Church as voting members
The student was sexually abused by a teacher, Matthew David Yoder, who pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree sex abuse in March 2014. He was sentenced to 32 months in prison.
LMS superintendent Richard Thomas said the opportunity came as a surprise.