... a free, weekly e-zine from The Mennonite. Iowa pastor, wife killed in car accident By Everett J. Thomas Mick and Julie Murray died as the result of a vehicle accident near Tiffin Iowa around noon on Feb. 4. Mick was the pastor of the Kalona (Iowa) Mennonite Church. The Murrays' daughter, Nicole, 18, was also injured in the accident and transferred to the University of Iowa Hospital ... Read more ...   Elkhart building office opens By Annette Brill Bergstresser of Mennonite Church USA The new Elkhart, Ind., office building of Mennonite Church USA is now open for business. Employees began moving into the building at 3145 Benham Avenue, adjacent to the campus of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, during the week before Christmas ... Read more ... The front entrance of the new Elkhart office building of Mennonite Church USA. Photo by Annette Brill Bergstresser. Cheryl Pauls new CMU president From Canadian Mennonite University Canadian Mennonite University's board of governors announces the appointment of Cheryl Pauls as the university's second president. Pauls, who is currently a faculty member of CMU, assumes her new duties Nov. 1. She follows President Gerald Gerbrandt, who retires June 30 ... Read more ... College Corner: Disney heir to speak at EMU commencement By Mike Zucconi of Eastern Mennonite University Her ties to the first family of entertainment are strong but this Disney focuses on brave women in peacebuilding rather than cartoons and children's films. Abigail Disney, a philanthropist, scholar and award-winning filmmaker, will give the annual commencement address at Eastern Mennonite University ... Read more ...