May 14 issue
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Photo by Jon Styer/EMU
Colleges aim to hold grads’ debt in check
Amid rising concern about student debt, Mennonite colleges stress the power of financial aid to make their brand of higher education affordable.
“The majority of our students are coming [to Bethel] cheaper than [if they had gone] to a state school,” said Tony Graber, director of financial aid at Bethel College in North Newton, Kan.
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MWR wins 5 press association awards
CHICAGO — In its last year as Mennonite Weekly Review, MWR won five awards at the Associated Church Press annual convention May 2.
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Illinois Conference celebrates all of its ‘good Mennonite names’
Illinois Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA is home to a large number of “good Mennonite names.” To be exact, as of December there were 1,606.
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Religion study: In a few counties, Mennonites and Amish stand out
A new study of religion in the United States that lists congregational adherents by county shows that in at least six counties, a particular Mennonite or Amish group is the largest religious body.
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AMBS renamed
ELKHART, Ind. — Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary will continue to be “AMBS,” but a new name, redesigned programs and new faculty were announced May 4-5 at two celebration events.
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Beachy Amish kidnapping assistance trial moves forward
A judge has dismissed a motion by a Beachy Amish minister to throw out or move a trial regarding his alleged assistance in the international kidnapping of a young girl.
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War’s difficult days for all
On May 1, in a televised address from Afghanistan, President Obama said, “There will be difficult days ahead. The enormous sacrifices of our men and women are not over.”
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MCC meets Syrian refugees’ basic needs in Jordan
AKRON, Pa. — Until a year ago, Reham and her three young children lived a middle-class, economically secure life in Dir’a, Syria, supported by her husband, Jamal, who owned and operated a barber shop and beauty salon with several employees.
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Earth Day revival preaches ‘Consumption Sabbath’
WINNIPEG, Man. — The faithful and the curious gathered under a red-and-white tent, 300 strong, for an old-fashioned revival meeting with a newfangled “consumption sabbath” twist.
April 30 issue
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International students changing makeup of high schools
After a 12-year-old boy’s parents divorced, they argued over who should get custody of him. Unable to agree, they decided to rent an apartment for him near where they lived in Taiwan. So the boy lived alone, surviving on McDonald’s food and hungering for a better life.
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Upside-down kingdom down under
On a handful of islands separating the Indian and Pacific oceans, Anabaptism’s presence is as scattered as the points of land that crest the waves.
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Cookbook served family-style
EXTON, Pa. — Esther Rose Graber, 81, spent much of her Holy Week baking dozens of bread rolls for the 60 people she goes to church with in Aibonito, Puerto Rico.
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Mennonite Church USA Elkhart offices dedicated
ELKHART, Ind. — The new building for Mennonite Church USA’s Elkhart offices was dedicated April 14, with about 325 people in attendance. The building is located at 3145 Benham Ave., adjacent to the campus of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
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Events mark reconciliation among Lutherans and Mennonites
ELKHART, Ind. — A river birch tree with three trunks but one root system, standing in front of the Mennonite Church USA offices in Elkhart, became a mark of reconciliation among Lutherans and Mennonites at a dedication service April 10.
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Franconia, Eastern District discuss a future together
LANSDALE, Pa. — Members of Eastern District and Franconia conferences of Mennonite Church USA met March 29 at Christopher Dock Mennonite High School to continue conversations about a shared future.
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Kenyans respond to clashes with aid, peace projects
In the aftermath of border clashes between Luo and Kalenjin ethnic tribes in eastern Kenya, Kenya Mennonite Church is providing aid to displaced people and participating in peace initiatives.
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MCC control shifting north
Mennonite Central Committee’s four-year, $2.5-million review process is over, and the single most significant outcome is a power shift from MCC’s Akron, Pa., office to its Winnipeg, Man., office. MCC binational, the arm of MCC that administered international programming out of Akron, was dissolved on March 30, and its work handed to MCC U.S. (also in Akron) and MCC Canada, which had long wanted a role in overseas programs.
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