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Articles : July 14, 2008

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Convenience stores are pastor’s mission field

SOUDERTON, Pa. — Victor L. Rampogu’s mission field is not in a distant country. His ministry starts at the local 7-Eleven.

“The Great Commission, ‘Go ye into the world and make disciples of all nations,’ has changed,” said Rampogu. “You don’t have to go all over the world. The world is around you now.”
The Great Trek from a Central Asian view

SEREBULAK, Uzbekistan — At a Muslim mosque in present-day Uzbekistan, Johann Jantzen baptized Jacob Klaassen in the winter of 1882.

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Believers church scholars explore challenges of denominationalism

WINNIPEG, Man. — Differences between denominations can be helpful, and when it comes to discussing these differences, the believers church tradition has a lot to offer the wider Christian community.
Youth meet Cheyenne peace chief, pastor

CLINTON, Okla. — He was an Air Force pilot who gave up his commission and became a Mennonite pastor. His tribe was victim to injustice and massacre, yet he was called to be a peace chief.
Two conferences caled to witness, share

HESSTON, Kan. — Mennonites from two conferences who met June 27-28 at Hesston Mennonite Church heard challenges to leave their comfort zones and become bold witnesses for Christ.
Six Goshen students explore ministry

GOSHEN, Ind. — Six Goshen College students are participating in the Ministry Inquiry Program this summer, working with pastors and exploring their interests in ministry.
Central District faces issues of relationship

WHEATON, Ill. — It is like a gathering of adult siblings. At least that’s how Gordon Oyer, president of Central District Conference of Mennonite Church USA, described the conference’s model for relationships, and many picked up on the idea.
Philadelphia MCCer works with Vietnamese in Alabama

AKRON, Pa. — When Thi Nguyen received a call from a friend saying Mennonite Central Committee East Coast was looking for someone to connect with the Vietnamese community in response to Hurricane Katrina, he did not hesitate to say “yes.”
EMU trustees approve building plans

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Oakwood residence hall at Eastern Mennonite University, beloved by many alumni as an enclave for male pranksters, will be demolished late August. A new 120-room residence hall will replace Oakwood with a projected budget of $6 million.
EMU grad drowns in Costa Rica

HARRISONBURG, Va. — The Eastern Mennonite University community gathered July 2 to mourn the death by drowning of recent graduate Matthew R. Garber in Costa Rica on July 1.