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Elkhart building completion projected for December Elkhart building

Everett J. Thomas took this photo of the construction of the new Mennonite Church USA office building in Elkhart, Ind., on Aug. 3. The building is adjacent to the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary campus in Elkhart. Completion date is currently projected for December 2011 ... 

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Campaign for LGBTQ inclusion distributes over 2,000 stickers


By Anna Groffsticker


Amanda Gross and Cole Parke, students at EMU, launched the hymnal sticker campaign "Sing EVERY Story" on July 5 at an off-site  Pink Menno worship service during Pittsburgh 2011 ...

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200-plus youth connect through whitewater rafting

By Brian Paff of Laurelvillewhite water rafting

More than 200 Mennonite youth and their sponsors attended the Great Whitewater Connection at Laurelville Mennonite Church Center, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., this July. Due to popular demand, Laurelville announced that the retreat will be held again July 6-8, 2012 ..

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Youth from several Northeast Ohio churches (North Lima, Midway, and Lectonia) raft on the Lower Yough River in Western Pennsylvania. Photo by Brian Paff.



College Corner: Hesston develops leaders

 
By Rachel Schlege
lHesston College

The five men around the table at the back of Hesston College's Bontrager Student Center cafeteria on Thursdays during the spring 2011 semester may have been a bit of a motley crew ...

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From left, Jeron Baker, Tyler Jones, David Tedone, Kevin Wilder and Josiah Simpson enjoy each other's company during their weekly Thursday lunch meeting. The men met weekly during the spring semester. Photo by Larry Bartel.
 
 

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