Articles : July 11, 2005
Editorial
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Interfaith foundation for making peace
A recent visit by a group of Mennonites to a predominantly Muslim region of the Philippines may be a sign of changing priorities for the church and for all Christians.
Feature
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Unexpected call led to a church with an impact
BRYAN, Ohio — When Mike Kelly heard God telling him to leave his lucrative job as vice president of Elder-Beerman department stores to go into Christian ministry, he thought he might be losing his mind.
News
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Bluffton faculty projects funded
BLUFFTON, Ohio — Four Bluffton University faculty are using $3,000 grants from the Bluffton Study Center to pursue summer research projects.
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‘Malcolm, Martin and Mennonites’
GOSHEN, Ind. — Standing in front of a classroom of Goshen College students, Malinda Berry moved deftly between defining theological words, such as “atonement” and “theodicy,” to showing video clips of Martin Luther King Jr. at a civil rights march and asking opinions about interracial dating.
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Urban church celebrates new home
CHESTER, Pa. — After moving four times in 15 years, Way Thru Christ Community Fellowship at last has a home of its own.
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MCC, MWC respond to needs in Zimbabwe
Mennonites are sending relief supplies and seeking prayer for the people of Zimbabwe amid a government “cleanup” operation that has left hundreds of thousands homeless.
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International MB group names its first leader
OSAKA, Japan — Victor Wall, president of the Paraguay-German Mennonite Brethren Conference, has been named the first executive secretary of the International Committee of Mennonite Brethren, or ICOMB.
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Mission intern weeps with refugee women
ACCRA, Ghana — Human suffering overwhelmed Kate Brubacher on her first visit to Buduburam, a Liberian refugee camp 30 miles from Ghana’s capital.
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Nebraska youth raise funds for Hopi school
HENDERSON, Neb. — As more than 250 children and adults cheered June 10, Jeff Selzer, youth pastor at Bethesda Mennonite Church, prepared to shave his head.
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Speaking of politics
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Fostering productive discussions of hot political issues was the focus of a series of 12 gatherings this spring at Kern Road Mennonite Church.
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