Publicity photograph of Vinay Samuel, pastor of a church in Bangalore, India. He was on a speaking tour of Mennonite colleges, including Conrad Grebel, in the fall of 1989. The speaking tour was sponsored by the Mennonite Board of Missions.
The Agora Church formed a special missions committee in 2008 under the leadership of Kate Dewhurst, that developed a relationship with a fledgling Christian school in Buwate, Uganda, called “Hope of Good Future Primary School.” Dr. Walter F. Schlech acted as the correspondent and agent between the church and their contacts, Elliot and Sarah, in Uganda. These photographs come from this mission relationship.
The St. Petersburg microfilming project grew out of the discovery of a rich collection of documents relating to Mennonites for the period 1789 to 1917 which were housed in the Russian State Historical Archives in St. Petersburg. These documents relate to the Russian Senate and later the Duma.
Silver Lake Mennonite Camp staff in their office at the Pandora Press building (formerly The Gun Room store) at the corner of Kent Avenue and Charles Street, Kitchener. Left to right: Reynold Friesen (director), Paul Janzen (computer consultant and former assistant director), Henry Pauls (administrator), Janelle Weber (assistant director), Mike Shantz (assistant director).
