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Fifteen graduates received three- or two-year degrees at Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s 56th annual commencement Apr. 24.<\/p>\n

Seminary dean Ervin R. Stutzman awarded 12 three-year master of divinity, two master of arts in religion degees and one master of arts in church leadership degrees on the class of 2004.<\/p>\n

The seminary graduates are (top row, l. to r.): Russell Henrich, Chad Herndon, Marty Doss, Dayve Graybill, Nate Barker, Shawn Gerber, Ken Landis, John Jacobs. (Second row, seated): Sheri Weaver, Mark Seymour, Willi Perez, Carl Kniss. (Front row, seated): Melissa Roth, Adam White, Ben Risser.<\/p>\n

Moses S. Sakuda<\/a>, a 2000 EMS graduate, gave a compelling commencement address in place of Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders<\/a>, senior pastor of Third Street Church of God in Washington, D.C. Sanders cancelled the day before graduation due to her mother’s sudden death of a heart attack. Sakuda, a member of the Masai tribe from a village in Ngong Hills, Kenya, is currently associate director with the mission relationships and witness team of Church World Service in New York City, working primarily with African development.<\/p>\n

About 20 members and extended family of the Sakuda family sang a traditional Masai music selection during the program. They also sang at the university baccalaureate service that evening. Sakuda’s younger brother, Geoffrey L. Sakuda, graduated from EMU Apr. 25 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration.<\/p>\n

The graduates plan to begin or continue in pastoral, youth ministry or other church-related assignments with Mennonite Church, Church of the Brethren, United Methodist and Church of the Nazarene congregations across the United States or in Central America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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