Mennonite Weekly Review

Articles : Oct. 1, 2007

Editorial

• Going opposite directions?

  Twenty-five percent of Mennonite Church USA members support the war in Iraq, according to a survey released this year.

News

• Youth mission teams challenged

  MOUNT JOY, Pa. — As an audience of 600 watched, 36 short-term mission workers — the largest group in recent years — were commissioned Sept. 9 at Mount Joy Mennonite Church and challenged to be true servants.

• Pastor’s death leads to online prayers, grieving

  ALDERGROVE, B.C. — The death of a young pastor in July generated a wave of online prayers and support for his family, according to the September issue of the Mennonite Brethren Herald.

• MC USA names director for health-care project

  NEWTON, Kan. — Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership has appointed Keith Harder of Hillsboro as project director for the denomination’s initiative on health access for church workers.

• MCC aids Nicaraguan areas hit by hurricane

  AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is helping to provide food and other aid in seven indigenous communities in northeastern Nicaragua that were devastated by Hurricane Felix.

• Landis’s mother believes cyclist is innocent of doping

  FARMERSVILLE, Pa. — Only God knows for sure whether cycling champion Floyd Landis is guilty of the doping charges that cost him the 2006 Tour de France title.

• Hesston congregation dedicates sanctuary

  HESSTON, Kan. — Nearly 700 people were on hand for the dedication of a new sanctuary Sept. 23 at Hesston Mennonite Church during Hesston College’s homecoming weekend.

• Hesston alumni tell of family business growth

  HESSTON, Kan. — Two Hess­ton College alumni recently described how they grew a small corporation with only 15 employees 40 years ago into the third-largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles in North America.

• MPN retires $5.1 million debt

  Six years after a nearly crippling $5.1 million debt became widely known, Mennonite Publishing Network retired the debt with a final payment to creditors Aug. 2.

• Father, son celebrate 50 years of art at Bluffton

  BLUFFTON, Ohio — Father-and-son artists Darvin and Gregg Luginbuhl are celebrating a half-century of service to Bluffton University.

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