Phoebe Kilby Archives

Desire to address, heal, traumatic legacy of U.S. slavery sparks growth in Coming to the Table group

June 5, 2014Last updated June 25, 2014 by David Yoder

Sessions at Coming to the Table are rarely easy. Despite the time separating current Americans from the era of legal slavery in the United States, the wounds of racial injustice

Race Relations is Focus at Hyattsville Church

February 3, 2011Last updated February 15, 2011 by Jim Bishop

An event billed as “a frank discussion of race relations in the United States” will be held 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at Hyattsville Mennonite Church, 4217 East-West Highway, Hyattsville,

From CNN: When Kin of Slaves and Owner Meet

May 20, 2010 by Wayne Drash, CNN

Betty (left) and Phoebe Kilby, descendants of slaves and slave owners, connected in 2007 and are part of Coming to the Table, an EMU/CJP program devoted to healing the wounds

‘Hope For Peace Day’ Shares Vision

May 25, 2007Last updated January 6, 2012 by Chris Edwards

May 19 at EMU was set aside for hope. Nearly 200 people celebrated “Hope for Peace Day,” which brought 125 to campus to join Summer Peacebuilding Institute learners in Saturday

Special Event to Spotlight SPI at EMU

April 19, 2007 by Jim Bishop

An Eastern Mennonite University program that has gained a wide reputation for training persons for global peacemaking may be lesser known right in its own back yard. “Hope for Peace