Phil Helmuth sees no contradiction between his two longtime professions: ordained Mennonite minister and fundraiser for Mennonite-backed causes. Both roles are relationship-based and mission-oriented, he says. Phil grew up in ... read more about Helmuth Named Valley Fundraiser of the Year
Article courtesy Bluffton University BLUFFTON, Ohio—The necessity of World War II isn’t as clear-cut as widely believed, Bluffton University’s Keeney Peace Lecturer told a campus audience Oct. 25. The reasons ... read more about Peace Lecturer Questions Need of World War II
Being humble in the face of adversity and joy intertwined two alumni honored for their devotion to peace and relief of suffering on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Humility Links Nobel Winner and Alum Who Was Killed
One of the three women receiving the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, Leymah Gbowee, is closely connected with the “peace-church tradition” of the Mennonites. Gbowee, who shares the prize with Liberian ... read more about Nobel Prize Winner Connected to Peace-Church Tradition
An Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) economics professor is a major player in an impassioned debate among malaria experts around the world about the best way to reduce the incidence of ... read more about What Answer to Malaria?
Seven Eastern Mennonite University students raised their voices in a call for practical peacemaking Mar. 25, 2011, in the annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratory contest. Each speaker applied the ... read more about Students Issue Calls for Peace in Oratorical Contest
Ed Martin of Akron, Pa., has been named director of the Center for Interfaith Engagement at Eastern Mennonite University. The Center – earlier referred to as “Abraham’s Tent” – provides ... read more about EMU Program Changes Name, Appoints Director
An Eastern Mennonite University honors student took second place in an international peace oratory contest. Jessica Sarriot, a senior development and peacebuilding major with minors in pre-law, political studies, history ... read more about EMU Senior Cited for Peace Oratory
1991 EMU graduate Glen Lapp (photo from Lancaster Online) About 150 friends and family members turned out Saturday night, Aug. 14, to honor the memory of Glen Lapp, the aid ... read more about A Wanderer for Peace: Glen Lapp Mourned in Lancaster
EMU leaders speak of the life and lessons of an alumnus, Glen D. Lapp ’91, whose body was found in Afghanistan on August 6, 2010. He was an unarmed health ... read more about EMU’s Homage to Glen D. Lapp ’91, Health Worker Killed in Afghanistan