"She is more than a singer-songwriter. She’s a poet, storyteller, snake-charmer, good neighbor, friend and lover, minister of the wide-eyed gospel of hope and grace. That’s how Barbara Kingsolver, best-selling ... read more about EMU Hosting ‘Artist in Residence’
Campus ministries
Mission-Service Days Coming Soon
Eastern Mennonite University is holding its spring mission and service days Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 14-16. Representatives of 10 service organizations will have displays set up in the Campus Center ... read more about Mission-Service Days Coming Soon
Urban Mission Worker to Give Lecture Series
Mary Thiessen Nation A veteran urban mission worker will present the annual Augsburger Lecture Series Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 14-15, at Eastern Mennonite University. Mary Thiessen Nation, currently of Harrisonburg, ... read more about Urban Mission Worker to Give Lecture Series
Peachey Licensed for EMU Campus Ministry Role
L. to r.: George R. Brunk III, Loren Swartzendruber, Earl Zimmerman and Owen Burkholder lead prayers of commissioning for Byron Peachey (at podium) as part of a licensing service for ... read more about Peachey Licensed for EMU Campus Ministry Role
EMU Holds ‘King Day’ Observance
Part of a group on a prayer walk that preceded Monday’s King Day chapel service carry a cross to the platform in Lehman Auditorium (Wendy Lorisme, Joe Hackman, Beth Risser, ... read more about EMU Holds ‘King Day’ Observance
EMU to Combine Spiritual Life/King Week Programs
The campus ministries department at Eastern Mennonite University is joining hands with the multicultural services office for a combined spring Spiritual Life/Martin Luther King week. Activities on the program theme, ... read more about EMU to Combine Spiritual Life/King Week Programs
EMU Staff Collaborate on Worship Guide
Worship guide planning group (standing, l. to r.): Kris Shank Zehr, Lucinda Swartzendruber, Kevin Clark, Brian Martin Burkholder. Middle: Edie Bontrager, Marlene Kropf. Front: Gloria Diener, Jill Landis, Shirley Yoder ... read more about EMU Staff Collaborate on Worship Guide
‘Take Back the Night’ Rally and Events Planned
“Take Back the Night,” a rally uniting men and women against sexual violence, will be held on campus Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 4-6. The seventh annual program “will seek to ... read more about ‘Take Back the Night’ Rally and Events Planned
For Whom the Bell Tolls . . .
On the third anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the United States, EMU will offer a ringing reminder of that fateful day’s events. The electronic chimes on the roof ... read more about For Whom the Bell Tolls . . .
Campus Pastor Publishes Book on ‘Jesus, Our Spiritual Director’
Wendy J. MillerPhoto by Jim Bishop By Laura Lehman Amstutz Wendy J. Miller, campus pastor and assistant professor of spiritual formation at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, has released her third book. ... read more about Campus Pastor Publishes Book on ‘Jesus, Our Spiritual Director’