Articles : Aug. 9, 2010
Congregations
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Group sent to Haiti
We had a successful vacation Bible school with 153 enrolled.
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New leadership
On May 9 we had an ordination service for Thomas Dunn and a licensing service for Lydell Steiner.
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Mission connections
We hosted a potluck May 9 to welcome guests from all over the world who began studies at Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peace Building Institute.
Editorial
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Fair exchange for blueberries
It can sometimes seem cliché to hear participants in service and mission trips report that they received more than they gave.
Feature
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Construction underway at EMU
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Eastern Mennonite University’s campus is undergoing several building projects starting this summer and continuing through the year.
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MCC Burundi, partners support peaceful elections by monitoring
AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee and its local partners in Burundi are supporting efforts to monitor voting and election conflicts, hoping to minimize violence during a tense series of elections.
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Payoff for castoffs
AKRON, Pa. — What comes to mind when you see the words “thrift shop”? Possibly: Bargains. Hidden treasures. A place to take things no longer needed.
Letters
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Unresolved issues
The Lutheran World Federation’s adoption of the statement “On the Legacy of Lutheran Persecution of ‘Anabaptists’ ” is the ritual culmination of an ecumenical dialogue that has been going on for more than a decade.
News
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MC Canada faces legacy of schools’ abuse of aboriginal people
CALGARY, Alta. — Delegates to Mennonite Church Canada’s annual assembly unanimously passed a resolution July 2 confronting the legacy of mistreatment of aboriginal people at residential schools in their nation.
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Hesston event to ‘discover the whole story of Jesus’
HESSTON, Kan. — Hesston College will host its annual Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series conference Oct. 29-31. The theme will be “3-D Jesus.”
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