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DN-R: Lincoln Homestead puts spotlight on enslaved African Americans during Black History Month

February 15, 2021Last updated February 15, 2021 by Jessica Wetzler/Daily News-Record

This article was published Feb. 13, 2021, in the Daily News-Record. Sarah and Benjamin Bixler, co-owners of the Lincoln Homestead north of Harrisonburg, are EMU alumni and faculty. Sarah, a

Eastern Mennonite Seminary earns 10-year accreditation

February 11, 2021Last updated February 15, 2021 by EMU communications

Eastern Mennonite Seminary announces a successful reaccreditation process through The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). ATS has reaffirmed accreditation for 10 years, the maximum

Grant funds collaborative project on visual forms of Anabaptist worship

February 1, 2021Last updated February 8, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

Jerry Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts at Eastern Mennonite University, was recently awarded a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He and co-applicant Rebecca

Community leader Stan Maclin connected EMU to local activism

January 17, 2021Last updated January 22, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi and Lauren Jefferson

Stan Maclin GC ’01 (ministry studies), the community organizer, pastor, educator, and tireless advocate for racial and social justice in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and beyond, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2021, at

Seminary professor to give colloquium on race relations activism

January 6, 2021Last updated January 19, 2021 by EMU Communications

Professor David Evans, who is director of cross-cultural programs and teaches history and intercultural studies at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will present a virtual colloquium on January 20 at 4:15 p.m.

School for Leadership Training examines theology and church leadership amidst the pandemic

December 31, 2020Last updated January 18, 2021 by EMU Communications

The 2021 School for Leadership Training (SLT) at Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) will be held virtually on January 11-15. This year’s theme “from surviving to thriving … God breathes fresh

What are you thankful for?

November 23, 2020Last updated December 1, 2020 by EMU communications

Psalm 107:1 O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good; for God’s steadfast love endures for ever. As we move into the Thanksgiving season in the United States, we

Seminary student, alumni earn Everence Regional Journey Award

November 11, 2020Last updated July 26, 2021 by EMU communications

MaryBeth Heatwole Moore, a current graduate student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, and her husband Chris were named the recipients of the Regional Journey Award from the Everence office in Harrisonburg.

Eastern Mennonite Missions appoints new president

October 21, 2020Last updated October 26, 2020 by EMM Communications

The Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM) Board of Directors announces the appointment of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) and Easterm Mennonite Seminary (EMS) alumnus Marvin Lorenzana as the organization’s ninth president. Lorenzana

In Memoriam: Chester Lehman Wenger ‘36

October 15, 2020Last updated February 2, 2021 by Lauren Jefferson

Chester Lehman Wenger ‘36, who with his late wife Sara Jane Weaver ’42, shared a special Centennial Award at Eastern Mennonite University in 2017, died Oct. 1, 2020, at his

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