Recent family news took Phil and Loretta Helmuth into the future and the past at the same time. Three more grandchildren are due to arrive in March, which led Phil and Loretta to talk about striking a new balance between work and family – and its financial imp ...More
A CNN blog explaining the call for an election-day communion, written by Mennonite pastor Mark Schloneger (a graduate of EMU’s seminary), has attracted over 3,000 comments and even more “likes.” Nearly 800 congregations, schools, a ...More
Bill Wellington, a nationally recognized children’s storyteller, folk musician, song writer and dance caller, will join the Woofers and members of the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) for a concert and sing-along on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m., in Park ...More
Carol and Paul R. Yoder Jr. trace their charitable impulses to their respective sets of parents. “My parents always tithed, plus,” says Paul, referring to giving more than the biblical standard of 10 percent of one’s income. “They were farmers when I was growing up… I remember them borrowing money to support the missionaries until their wheat check came in.” After Pa ...More
Phil Helmuth sees no contradiction between his two longtime professions: ordained Mennonite minister and fundraiser for Mennonite-backed causes. Both roles are relationship-based and mission-oriented, he says. Phil grew up in Arcola, Ill., where his father owned a farm-machinery business. He enrolled in Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) for 1972-73, married fellow undergraduate ...More
The early learning center at Eastern Mennonite University will host an open house on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 12 – 4 p.m. The center is a child-focused, developmentally appropriate preschool program for children ages 2 to 5. The pre-kindergarten program runs September through mid-May each school year. Drop in to experience the environ ...More
Greg Boyd, author of The Myth of the Christian Nation and other works, will speak at a community event Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. at Park View Mennonite Church. Admission to the Tuesday night event is free and open to the public. SLT keynot ...More
John Bell Eastern Mennonite University will hold a spiritual life week emphasis Monday through Friday, Jan. 9-13, on the theme, "Engaging Jesus." ...More
John W. Fast A music department faculty member will give an organ recital 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at Park View Mennonite Church, N. College Ave. in Harrisonburg. ...More
