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EMS awarded nearly $1 million grant by Lilly Endowment to support pastors, build ‘thriving ministries’ program

January 5, 2018Last updated January 10, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) has received a five-year grant of $999,900 from Lilly Endowment Inc. in support of a national initiative to help clergy working in congregations thrive in their

Sharon Washington Risher to speak as part of EMU’s week of MLK remembrance

January 2, 2018Last updated January 15, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Rev. Sharon Washington Risher knows hate: Among the nine black worshippers killed by a white supremacist at a prayer meeting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston,

Grad School Q & A: Blair Wilner ’13, on studying theology at Duke Divinity School and UVa.

November 28, 2017Last updated March 7, 2018 by admin

Addison Blair Wilner, a 2013 Bible and religion graduate of Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in religious studies at the University of Virginia. He

EMU Centennial Christmas celebration offers concerts, ‘DoveTale’ play, and lessons and carols service

November 27, 2017Last updated December 3, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Thursday, Nov. 30: Jazz Ensemble Concert Come hear the 16-member ensemble under the direction of Robert Curry play swing, up-tempo funk, two Benny Carter pieces and more at Lehman Auditorium

‘Let us compete in doing good’: Turkish author’s explorations bridge religious differences with ‘The Islamic Jesus’

November 10, 2017Last updated November 10, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Why does the Qur’an praise Mary, the mother of Jesus, as a “woman above all women”? Why does it venerate Jesus as “the Messiah,” and even “the Word of God,”

An EMS scholarship beneficiary envisions the future church

November 7, 2017Last updated November 10, 2017 by admin

Valerie Showalter, a graduate student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, shared the following words at the Oct. 13 Donor Appreciation Banquet. She is pastor of youth and children’s ministries at Shalom Mennonite

Congregate Charlottesville co-founders to be honored by National Council of Churches

October 31, 2017Last updated November 1, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz and Lauren Jefferson

An Eastern Mennonite Seminary graduate and two other organizers of the clergy protest against the August “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be honored by the National Council

Centennial gala concert to highlight debut performance of Symphony No. 1

October 29, 2017Last updated November 7, 2017 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

At its gala concert this fall, the Eastern Mennonite University music department will showcase various ensembles and a commissioned symphony celebrating the university’s Centennial. The wind and jazz ensembles led

Alum’s new book leverages donations to Suter Science Center Phase II campaign

October 25, 2017Last updated October 25, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

For the second time, author Dr. Joseph Martin has made his alma mater the site of a book launch celebration. In 2011, he released “Alfalfa to Ivy: Memoir of a

From Ecuador to Los Angeles: Centennial Augsburger Lecture Series features alumni with diverse missions experience

October 20, 2017Last updated October 26, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

When James Krabill thinks about how his many years of global ministry work began, he thinks of “Rebirth,” a group of student-singers from Eastern Mennonite College who went on two

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