MC USA leaders stand against Indiana immigration bill
By Everett J. Thomas
Two Executive Board staff members and the chief executive officers of all Mennonite Church USA institutions with headquarters in Indiana held a press conference on March 7 to emphasize their opposition to a bill passed by the Indiana Senate that would bring Arizona-style immigration law enforcement to Indiana. Executive Board staff members Marty Lehman and Andre Gingerich Stoner led the press conference, held in the Mennonite Church USA offices in Elkhart, Ind. ...  Read more ...Marty Lehman, director of churchwide operations for Mennonite Church USA, speaks at the press conference on March 7. Photo by Everett J. Thomas.
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Mennonites gather at Madison demonstrations
Members of Madison (Wisc.) Mennonite Church joined the demonstrations on Feb. 26. Demonstrators gathered outside the Wisconsin capitol to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal that would limit collective bargaining and decrease public worker's health and pension plans.  From left: Annika Harley, Stephanie Ramer, Sam Ramer, Mona Jean Harley, Simon Weaver and Will Sandvold. An estimated 80,000 people joined the protest, according to J. Denny Weaver. Photo by Beverly Sandvold.
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Mennonite Disaster Service cuts budget
From MDS
Reflecting shifts in disaster response needs, budget challenges and a renewed emphasis on the organization's original vision, Mennonite Disaster Service announced Feb. 25 it is eliminating some staff positions as part of overall budget cuts. Alfred Yoder, board of directors chair, of Rosedale, Ohio, and Kevin King, executive director, said the number of staff members is being reduced from 18 to 14. Four positions are being eliminated in the Lititz bi-national headquarters. The four staff positions in Manitoba and one in British Columbia continue. The position of one staff person in Manitoba is not being filled while she is on a one-year maternity leave ... Read more ...
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College Corner: Goshen launches Sustainability Semester
By Jodi H. Beyeler of Goshen College Goshen College is announcing a new, unique opportunity for undergraduate students to earn a semester of college credit in a fairly unconventional way. Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College will offer-beginning in the fall of 2011-the Sustainability Semester in Residence for students to live and learn in Indiana's first platinum-rated LEEDŽ facility located on an 1,189-acre nature preserve ... Read more ... Goshen College students talk with faculty from Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center at Rieth Village. Photo provided.
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Tim's blog: Patterns of this world: Breakfast with Burkholder, Part 2
When we left the first part in this series, I promised that the second part would look specifically at Mennonite educational organizations and the case of Jim Brenneman and J. Lawrence Burkholder. However, I'd like to start with some background on J. Lawrence Burkholder and his influence with another Mennonite institution: the institution formerly known as Mennonite Mutual Aid, now Everence ... Read more ...
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