Mennonite Arts Weekend draws 225By Everett J. Thomas
Every other ye ar since 1992, the Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship has sponsored a weekend devoted to Mennonite artists. The 2012 event, held Feb 3-5 at the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, drew some 225 artists and participants ...
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Photographer Jim Bowman examines the work of painter, sculptor and photographer Phil Epp. Photo by Everett J. Thomas. |
$92,901 margin from Pittsburgh 2011
By Anna Groff
Declining income for Mennonite Church USA's Executive Board was a major concern when the board convened through a two-hour conference call on Feb. 13. However, included in the discussion was the financial margin generated by the 2011 Pittsburgh convention.
While one of the objectives for the Mennonite Church USA churchwide conventions is to generate small margins, the board wrestled with how such margins should be communicated ...
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MC USA launches new e-newsletter for members
By Mennonite Church USA
On Feb. 10, Mennonite Church USA released the first issue of a new online newsletter called On the Way. Through the newsletter, Mennonite Church USA leaders hope to start conversations about how the church is living out its vision and mission, with the goal that these conversations will help all parts of the church to learn from each other ...
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College Corner: Hesston education majors learn lessons of inequalityBy Rachel Schlegel of Hesston College  Hesston (Kan.) College students saw how different education can be from one place to another after spending a day in a Tulsa, Okla., high school. Marissa King, Hesston education professor, took a group of 24 education majors to Central Junior High and High School on Feb. 14 ...
Read more ...The Hesston College group poses outside Tulsa Central Junior High and High School after their day of observing and working with students. Photo by Larry Bartel.
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