About 40 Franconia Mennonite Conference leaders gathered March 14 to discuss the Mennonite Church USA survey of credentialed leaders on issues related to people in
The patriarch, Jacob Wall Friesen, was born Dec. 14, 1883, in Sagrodofka, South Russia. Sometime between 1883 and 1890, Jacob’s parents, Jacob (J.C.) . . .
The senior, who transferred to Bethel as a junior from Compton (Calif.) Community College, is completing a major in social work and finding that, as an African-American male, he is highly sought after in what turned out to be his chosen field.
For many, this is the hallmark of the Bethel tradition.
He read about it in sociologist James Loewen’s book, Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism. The book defines a sundown town as “any organized jurisdiction that for decades kept African Americans or other groups from living in it.”
Goshen is home to a large Anabaptist population and many Mennonite . . .
