MC USA Executive Board releases statement on LBGTQ inclusion
By Anna GroffThe Mennonite Church USA Executive Board (EB) spent many hours in executive session working on a statement regarding the inclusion of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in Mennonite Church USA. The EB met Feb. 13-15 at Park View Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, Va. ... Read more ...
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Mennonite Arts Weekend connects artists
By Kate Yoder, intern for The Mennonite This year's Mennonite Arts Weekend (MAW), held Feb. 7-9 in Cincinnati, brought together 244 Mennonite artists and participants and addressed the theme "Touching Mystery." The event, supported by the members of Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship, began in 1992 with the purpose of gathering together Mennonite artists to reclaim their identities as artists and their relationship with the church ...  Read more ...Photo: Mennonite Arts Weekend, held Feb. 7-9 in Cincinnati, featured Steel Wheels, a bluegrass band from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Photo by J. Daniel Hess.
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Executive Board releases statement on Mountain States decision, approves resolution on immigration
From Mennonite Church USAIn the midst of a winter storm, members of the Executive Board (EB) of Mennonite Church USA met Feb. 13-15 in Harrisonburg, Va., to prayerfully discern a way forward on a number of issues facing the broader church ... Read more ...
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College Corner: Local baseball product thriving at Hesston College
By Andrew Sharp of Hesston CollegeThis was not the path Hesston (Kan.) College Baseball's Dustin King envisioned for himself following his graduation from Clearwater (Kan.) High School. Having left home and enrolled at a four-year Kansas private school, the ambitious right-handed pitcher envisioned immediate success as a student athlete ...
Read more ...  Photo: After a rough start to his college career, Dustin King found Hesston College where he is thriving and accomplishing his goals. Photo provided.
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