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A Place for Ruth; The True Story of Ruth Reimer Yoder Growing Up in Nazi Germany

by John Gingerich | Aug 30, 2019 | Blog, Library

This is the true story of Ruth Reimer Yoder, a German Mennonite girl, growing up in Nazi Germany. Near the end of World War II, she and her family became refugees in Denmark before being reunited with their father, who was a prisoner of war because he had been an SS...

Chasing the Amish Dream My Life as a Young Amish Bachelor by Loren Beachy

by John Gingerich | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog, Library

“Life in author Loren Beachy’s Amish community brims with old-fashioned box socials, smart-alecky students, and pranks involving pink duct tape and black pepper. Meet the young women who manage to be late for church twice in one day and the man who plans to...

In Pursuit of Faithfulness Conviction, Conflict, and Compromise in the Indiana-Michigan Conference by Rich Preheim

by John Gingerich | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog, Library

“In 1841, four Amish Mennonite families left their homes in southwestern Pennsylvania and traveled in horse-drawn wagons to Elkhart County, Indiana. Their journey was distinctly American, as they joined a wave of white settlers searching for new and cheaper...

Create Space for Peace; forty years of Peacemaking GENE STOLTZFUS

by John Gingerich | Aug 23, 2019 | Blog, Library

Create Space for Peace; forty years of Peacemaking GENE STOLTZFUS Gene Stoltzfus (February1, 1940-March 10, 2010) took out his beloved bike on a cloudless day in Fort Francis, Ontario, his home, and serenely rode into God’s embrace. His numerous letters,...

Recent Library Additions

by John Gingerich | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Library

Visit us on Wednesdays from 9am – 3pm and explore our 4000+ Library Collection including these recent additions.

Recent Blog Posts

  • Don’t skip the genealogies. Our lives flow into a big river, by Meghan Larissa Good
  • Finding Our Way Forward: When the Children We Love Become Adults by Melanie Springer Mock
  • Unexpected Conversions: John Roth’s Journey with Ecumenism and Global Anabaptism
  • The Brick and Tile Industry by Edward Kenagy
  • The Zion Community at Hubbard Oregon by Emma Sommers

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