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January 23, 2025
Goshen Anabaptists celebrate 500 years
On Tuesday evening, College Mennonite Church hosted “Looking Back, Living Forward: A Worship Service Celebrating 500 Years of Anabaptist Faith and the launch of the Anabaptist Community Bible.” Hundreds of Anabaptists from the Goshen area and beyond gathered to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first adult baptisms in Zurich, Switzerland. The service included a series of songs from Goshen College’s choirs, congregational hymns, reflections from members of the Anabaptist Community Bible publication team, and a homily from John Roth, the project director of Anabaptism at 500. They even had a life-sized cardboard cutout of Menno Simons. “500 years ago...
October 7, 2022
Community Engagement Day: First-years practice “Culture for Service”
First-year students and their professors branched out into the surrounding community last Wednesday for this year’s Community Engagement Day. As part of the requirement for the core class Identity, Culture and Community, each section of the class went to a different location where they volunteered their time in various ways. Suzanne Ehst, director of Core curriculum and education professor, explained the importance of this experience for first-year students, particularly as it connects to the material they review in ICC. “As we talk about community and civic engagement, this day gives us a chance to get out there and actually experience...