Sharon Kniss Photo by Jim Bishop Sharon E. Kniss, a third-year Eastern Mennonite Student student from Harrisonburg, has won the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest held Mar. 18 on ... read more about EMU Student Wins Oratorical Contest
Mennonite Central Committee
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
SPI Adjunct Faculty Member to Head MCC
Dr. Robert William Davis Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), Akron, Pa., announced that Dr. Robert William Davis has been appointed the next executive director of the 85-year-old relief, development and peace ... read more about SPI Adjunct Faculty Member to Head MCC
Prof Tapped to Aid MCC in Indonesian Relief Efforts
MCC officials tapped Professor of Missiology Lawrence Yoder to assist relief workers in Indonesia, but Yoder, who served as pastor, teacher and missionary in Indonesia for 10 years, may defer ... read more about Prof Tapped to Aid MCC in Indonesian Relief Efforts
Students Bag School Kits for Needy Children
EMU students Valerie Showalter and Derrick Charles check the school kits that were brought forward during the chapel service Nov. 12. Photo by Jim Bishop They’re in the bag, drawstring ... read more about Students Bag School Kits for Needy Children
EMU Sets Fall Mission/Service Event
EMU is holding its fall mission and service days Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 11-13. Representatives of seven service organizations will have displays set up in the Campus Center Greeting Hall ... read more about EMU Sets Fall Mission/Service Event
Faith and Politics Intersect at Upcoming Conference
by Marla Pierson Lester AKRON, Pa.- Earl and Pat Hostetter Martin grew up in Mennonite homes where politics remained separate from their parents’ lives, where voting was not considered a ... read more about Faith and Politics Intersect at Upcoming Conference
Middle Eastern Christians Add to Diversity of SPI
By Rachel B. Miller Moreland The MCC-sponsored Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) participants from the Middle East, from left: Suzanne Dababne, Bassem Thabet, Rita Sawaya, Nabil Korieh (Father Daniel), and Rev. ... read more about Middle Eastern Christians Add to Diversity of SPI
Conference to Examine Christians’ Relationship to the State
How do Christians in the “Believers Church” tradition, living in a democracy that is the world ... read more about Conference to Examine Christians’ Relationship to the State
Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
A group from the Summer Peacebuilding Institute that includes several Iraqi citizens plants a Southern magnolia in front of the Hillside Suites residence at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop Reformation ... read more about Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU