Gray skies sputtered rain into the muggy Ohio afternoon as friends and family gathered for the memorial service for Alfred Geiser on Aug. 5. The organist played "When Peace Like a River" as more than 500 people filled the pews at Kidron (Ohio) Mennonite Church ...   

  

Read more ...

The table at Geiser's memorial service on
Aug. 5. Photo by Sherah-Leigh Gerber.  

 

Native Assembly 2012 met on the campus of Choctaw (Miss.) Central High School July 23-26. The three Gulf States Native Mennonite churches hosted the meeting, and Jubilee Mennonite Church in Meridian, Miss., helped provide snacks for the children's program. Approximately 170 people registered ...

   

Read more ...

Photo: Brander McDonald, a Cree recording artist, leads worship with Quinten Willis and Jared Cotton from Choctaw Christian. Photo by Carol Roth. 

College Corner: Bluffton names spaces in new Sommer Center Two public spaces in Bluffton (Ohio) University's soon-to-be-completed Sommer Center for Health and Fitness Education will be named for two couples who provided substantial financial support and volunteer leadership for "Extending Our Reach-The Campaign for Bluffton," which funded the new building ...

Tim's blog: Jesus and the Samaritans: Towards a Christian response to the Sikh temple shooting

It's been less than 24 hours since the tragic shooting in Wisconsin. We grieve for all the victims, their family and their communities. The LA Times is reporting that the gunman had tattoos and biographical details that lead officials to conclude he had a "political agenda." While we don't know for sure what that is, the attack does fit a pattern in which Sikhs have been targeted by anti-Muslim bigots since the 9/11 attacks ...