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 ... read more about DN-R: Lincoln Homestead puts spotlight on enslaved African Americans during Black History Month
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 ... read more about Eastern Mennonite Seminary earns 10-year accreditation
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 ... read more about Grant funds collaborative project on visual forms of Anabaptist worship
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 ... read more about Community leader Stan Maclin connected EMU to local activism
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. ... read more about Seminary professor to give colloquium on race relations activism
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 ... read more about School for Leadership Training examines theology and church leadership amidst the pandemic
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 ... read more about What are you thankful for?
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. ... read more about Seminary student, alumni earn Everence Regional Journey Award
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 ... read more about Eastern Mennonite Missions appoints new president
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 ... read more about In Memoriam: Chester Lehman Wenger ‘36