The Royals baseball team finished their play at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational with a bang on Friday, winning three games in less than the span of 12 hours. Eastern ... read more about Royals grab three wins in one day in Florida
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CJP leader Daryl Byler nurtures Iran-EMU relationship
J. Daryl Byler’s 11th trip to Iran marks the culmination of nearly a quarter-century of bridge-building efforts between North American Mennonites and Iranians. Byler, who is executive director of EMU’s ... read more about CJP leader Daryl Byler nurtures Iran-EMU relationship
“Bridge of Hope” serves single mothers and their children
Ann Yoder, class of 1961, has tapped her real-estate career experience to locate housing for the single mothers and their children assisted by Bridge of Hope Harrisonburg-Rockingham. For those families, ... read more about “Bridge of Hope” serves single mothers and their children
New Bridges – Meeting the needs of the residents from foreign lands
Consider a few statistics: In 1990, just 2.4% of Harrisonburg’s population was foreign born. That figure rose substantially over the following decade to 9.2%, and now sits, per the latest ... read more about New Bridges – Meeting the needs of the residents from foreign lands
Devon C. Anders ’88 named Business Person of the Year in January 2014
When Devon C. Anders ’88 was finishing his bachelor’s degree at EMU and heading into a career as a certified public accountant with a well-established firm, he probably would have ... read more about Devon C. Anders ’88 named Business Person of the Year in January 2014
Goes around, comes around: EMU and Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community
In the first decades of the 20th century, simultaneous efforts arose with the Virginia Mennonite Conference to establish institutions that might sit like bookends at either end of our lives: ... read more about Goes around, comes around: EMU and Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community
Collins Center: In support of abused children
The way things used to work here went something like this: A child might mention something suggesting sexual abuse to a parent or a teacher. The child might be asked ... read more about Collins Center: In support of abused children
Former president Mumaw was “father” of Pleasant View
In the late 1960s, not long after John R. Mumaw had completed nearly two decades as EMU’s fourth president (1948-1965), he began to devote more attention to his concern for ... read more about Former president Mumaw was “father” of Pleasant View
Extravagant love – from the Little Grill to Our Community Place
Let’s begin in 1992 , when the Free Food For All Soup Kitchen opened to the world, every Monday at noon, at The Little Grill restaurant in downtown Harrisonburg. Ron ... read more about Extravagant love – from the Little Grill to Our Community Place
It’s their home – helping inmates live outside walls
The twisting corridors and ad-hoc floor plan suggest a history of repeated additions and expansions to the Gemeinschaft Home, which once again is bursting at the seams. In late 2013, ... read more about It’s their home – helping inmates live outside walls