Today, as a campus community committed to extending the peace of Jesus Christ, we stand in sympathy and in solidarity with our brothers and sisters caught up in the ugly, ... read more about EMU President Susan Schultz Huxman responds to aftermath of events in Charlottesville, Virginia
Seminary
‘Expanding the Legacy, Enlarging the Tent’: Annual faculty-staff conference draws community to Centennial themes
Eastern Mennonite University faculty and staff dipped their hands into bowls of water as they received a blessing on their work for the coming year. The sacred ritual concluded the ... read more about ‘Expanding the Legacy, Enlarging the Tent’: Annual faculty-staff conference draws community to Centennial themes
EMS alumna leads clergy protest in Charlottesville; EMU community members join activism
As news of the Aug. 12 Unite the Right rally reverberated out of Charlottesville, Eastern Mennonite University — located 60 miles over Afton Mountain in the Shenandoah Valley — and ... read more about EMS alumna leads clergy protest in Charlottesville; EMU community members join activism
New seminary degree trains leaders for ever-broadening spectrum of roles and contexts
“Ministry” can take many forms and happen in many contexts: preaching and pastoral care in a church, yes, but also serving firefighters, pursuing restorative justice, leading music and offering spiritual ... read more about New seminary degree trains leaders for ever-broadening spectrum of roles and contexts
Devotionals written for Clinton during campaign to be published
Devotions for Hillary Clinton, including those of former professor Emily Peck McClain, will be published in a new book edited by a United Methodist pastor. ... read more about Devotionals written for Clinton during campaign to be published from http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/politics/clinton-daily-devotional/index.html
Centennial Award recipients Chester and Sara Jane Wenger honored for ‘rich lives of service, leadership and faith’
When Chester Wenger ’36 became acquainted with Sara Jane Weaver ’42, he found her “so beautiful and loveable I couldn’t resist,” he said with a twinkle in his eye. Something ... read more about Centennial Award recipients Chester and Sara Jane Wenger honored for ‘rich lives of service, leadership and faith’
European cross-cultural experience examines women’s Reformation history
Madalynn Payne didn’t bring to the cradle of Anabaptism this past summer the same lineage as some of her Eastern Mennonite University peers. The daughter of parents who joined the ... read more about European cross-cultural experience examines women’s Reformation history
Evan Knappenberger ’15 among veterans who oppose VA bill, which fails in House
On Monday, July 24 the U.S. House of Representatives voted down S. 114, a bill that many veterans opposed. One veteran from Harrisonburg spoke to reporters Monday against the House bill, as WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports. ... read more about Evan Knappenberger ’15 among veterans who oppose VA bill, which fails in House from WMRA
Leonard Dow ’87 to be honored with EMU’s Distinguished Service Award
On a fall morning in 1978, Leonard Dow left his home in working class Philadelphia and arrived at the expansive, picturesque campus of Christopher Dock Mennonite High School in Lansdale, ... read more about Leonard Dow ’87 to be honored with EMU’s Distinguished Service Award
Future Church Summit, facilitated by EMU professor, deliberates on guide for discernment
Facilitator Catherine Barnes, a professor at Eastern Mennonite University, aided in discussions with more than 500 delegates and 100 others around the future of the church at the July 6-8 MC USA convention. ... read more about Future Church Summit, facilitated by EMU professor, deliberates on guide for discernment from Mennonite World Review