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History: From ‘Tauferkammer’ to Burkina Faso

In 1743, 275 years ago, the Swiss city of Bern dissolved its Commission for Anabaptist Affairs, or Tauferkammer. It had been established in 1659 to

Rich Preheim

December 3, 2018

History: A grand adventure in Alaska

By the early 1870s, the young General Conference Mennonite Church was earnestly desiring to begin its own mission program. Since its creation in 1860, it

Rich Preheim

July 30, 2018

History: Alternative history — what if?

What if? It’s one of the great history games, speculating on alternative outcomes if events had happened differently. What if Abraham Lincoln had decided not

Rich Preheim

November 20, 2017

Nebraska university with Mennonite roots to close

Grace University in Omaha, Neb., founded by Mennonites in 1943 as Grace Bible Institute, announced Oct. 3 it will close at the end of the academic year.

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

October 12, 2017

Staying connected

Elwood Yoder recently joined The Mennonite online’s blogging team. He teaches history in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He has taught high school history and social studies courses for

Elwood Yoder

May 17, 2016

Hopi school dispute takes a legal turn

An impasse over finances, transparency, authority and land ownership between Hopi Mission School and Mennonite Church USA is moving from conversations to courtrooms.

On Sept. 14, MC USA filed a complaint with Navajo County (Ariz.) Superior Court asking that the school board be . . .

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

September 28, 2015

Diverse Ontario a leader in unity

The “promised lands” of Sam Steiner’s comprehensive history of Mennonites in Ontario are both geographical and spiritual destinations. Ontario was a land of opportunity for

James C. Juhnke

July 20, 2015

Confession, polity and ordination

In “Confessing Without Forcing,” Rich Preheim provides some historical background to the current situation in Mennonite Church USA. The 1995 Confession of Faith was already a

Darrin W. Snyder Belousek

July 15, 2015

Is Christ divided?

A July 13, 1995, editorial in this newspaper asked what kind of unity the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church might be able to

Paul Schrag

June 22, 2015

Confessing without forcing

Like so many other Christian groups, Mennonite Church USA has an LGBTQ issue. But more than that, MC USA has a history problem. Unfortunately, as

Rich Preheim

June 22, 2015