Sept. 8, 2008 issue
Christian education leader dies
Harder was first female faculty member at AMBS
By Mary E. Klassen Associated Mennonite Biblical SeminaryPage:
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Elkhart, Ind. — Bertha Fast Harder, the first female faculty member at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and the first woman elected to a major Mennonite denominational board, died Aug. 23 in Goessel, Kan. She was 94.
A leader in Christian education, Harder began a 25-year tenure at Bethel College, North Newton, Kan., in 1949, and a master of religious education degree from Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Chicago in 1951.
While studying at MBS, she met Leland Harder, whom she married on Aug. 8, 1951. They joined the faculty when MBS moved to Elkhart in 1958 and both taught there until 1983.
They also were active in the development of Hively Avenue Mennonite Church in Elkhart.
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