Amish and Old Order Mennonites gathered March 28-29 in Shipshewana, Ind., for encouragement, teaching, singing and fellowship. Held at the Shipshewana auction, the event drew about 1,600 people from 15 U.S. states.
Eastern Mennonite University announced on April 11 the selection of Shannon W. Dycus as interim president.
Garden Spot Communities in New Holland, Pa., received the Koinonia Award from Mennonite Health Services Association March 18 at the MHS Assembly in Pittsburgh.
A federal judge declined a request on April 11 to block immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations at places of worship while a lawsuit filed by religious groups works its way through the court system.
A second unvaccinated Mennonite child has died from measles complications as the viral outbreak continues to grow in Texas and spreads to surrounding states.