May 5 2023 Issue Archives | Page 4 of 4

Lenape ask Pennsylvania Mennonites for land to bury their ancestors

The Mennonite Heritage Center in Harleysville, Pa., welcomed the Lenape (Delaware) tribe of Bartlesville, Okla., on April 12. After a potluck supper with local Mennonites, Chief Brad KillsCrow, tribal elder John Thomas, and tribal historic preservation officer Susan Bachor presented their request: land to bury their ancestors.

Eileen Kinch | Anabaptist World

April 20, 2023

Neta Faye Yoder

Neta Faye Yoder, 90, died April 22, 2023. She lived in Wellman, Iowa, for 24 years and in Japan for 35 years. She was a member

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Mary E. Herr

Mary E. Herr, 94, died April 19, 2023, in Hesston, Kan. She was born July 22, 1928, in Plain City, Ohio, to Eli and Ida

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Hesston College officials vow to ‘earn back trust’ after sexual violence report

Hesston College outlined areas in which it needs to improve its response to reports of sexual and gender-based harassment and violence following the April 14 release of a report by an external team of investigators.

Tim Huber | Anabaptist World

April 18, 2023

LeRoy Bechler

LeRoy Bechler, 97, died April 1, 2023, at Cottage Garden in Goshen, Ind. He was born Dec. 4, 1925, in Pigeon, Mich., to Edward and

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