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Bender, Harold Stauffer
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- Bender, H. S.
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1897-1962
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On January 18, 1930 Harold S. Bender attended an MCC Executive Committee meeting as a member of the Colonization Study Committee. MCC appointed Bender to a Study Committee to investigate and provide MCC with accurate reports of conditions in Russia and Germany. Bender reported back to the MCC Executive Committee with possibilities of providing relief (July 5, 1930 MCC Minutes). In 1936 he served on the Peace Problems Committee of the Mennonite Church and became the Chairman of the International Mennonite Peace Committee. In 1942 Harold became chairman of the MCC Peace Section. Dr. Bender continued to serve on the MCC Executive Committee and the MCC Peace Section until his passing in 1962.
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Goshen, Indiana
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On January 18, 1930 he attended an MCC Executive Committee meeting as a member of the Colonization Study Committee. MCC appointed Bender to a Study Committee to investigate and provide MCC with accurate reports of conditions in Russia and Germany. Bender reported back to the MCC Executive Committee with possibilities of providing relief (July 5, 1930 MCC Minutes). In 1936 he served on the Peace Problems Committee of the Mennonite Church and became the Chairman of the International Mennonite Peace Committee. In 1942 Harold became chairman of the MCC Peace Section. Dr. Bender continued to serve on the MCC Executive Committee and the MCC Peace Section until his passing in 1962.
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Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, PA
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March 3, 2021