Personal papers of a Mennonite Church USA pastor and employee of Mennonite Church USA from 2009 through 2014. Shenk was a member of the denominational communications team with additional duties in interchurch relations and the women in leadership project. Sermons in this collection were delivered at a variety of Mennonite conference events and congregational worship settings.
Shenk, Joanna
The collection consists primarily of correspondence concerning "A Crisis Among Mennonites: in Education: in Publication" by George R. Brunk II (1983), political and social issues, and his work with Goshen College and the Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries. Also included in the collection is a diary of his experiences in 2008 as Interim Lead Pastor at First Mennonite Church in Berne, Ind. and sound recordings of a six sermon series preached at College Mennonite Church (Goshen, Ind.) in 1986.
Blosser, Don
Personal papers of Martha Smith Good, a female minister in the Mennonite Church. The collection consists primarily of sermons given throughout her career serving in as Goshen College's campus pastor as well as at Guelph Mennonite Church (Guelph, Ont.), Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.), Stirling Ave Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ont.), Warden Woods Mennonite Church (Scarborough, Ont.), Oak Grove Mennonite Church (Smithville, OH), and Lombard Mennonite Church (Lombard, IL). Recurring themes in the sermons emphasize church roles in accepting and supporting members who are single, divorced, widowed, and homosexual. Some notes and correspondence related to her work in organizing the Women in Ministry Conferences in 1982 and 2000 are also included.
Good, Martha Smith, 1940-
Box 1: mostly Faith Mennonite Church sermons
Box 2-4: files from his service on the board of Kidron-Bethel
Esau, John A., 1937-
The Emma Richards papers are divided into two series: Series 1, Correspondence and Subject Files, and Series 2, Sermons. The first series contains substantial information on Emma Richard's ordination process.
Richards, Emma
The personal papers of Ross Thomas Bender (1929-2011), a Mennonite pastor, educator, and Mennonite World Conference President. The papers consist of a variety of sermons and lectures given by Bender, as well as his correspondence, records from his time as leader of Mennonite World Conference, congregational records, and audio recordings.
(1) Sermons and Writings, 1959-1998
(2) Correspondence, 1960-1997
(3) Mennonite World Conference, 1978-1990
(4) Subject Files and Miscellaneous, 1958-1997
(5) Audio Recordings, 1958-1996
Bender, Ross Thomas, 1929-
This fonds consists of four series: 1) Lectures; 2) Sermons; 3) Theme Sermons (with five subseries on German and English Radio, Conversion, Decalogue, and Stewardship); 4) Study Notes on Biblical Books. These series contain both handwritten and typed notes, and some research using outside sources, for lectures and sermons that Neufeld gave over the course of his lifetime as a minister and professor, as well as for presentations he gave after his retirement. Also included are Neufeld’s reading notes from his own examination of many of the books of the Bible. The material is in both English and German.
Neufeld, John H., 1933-2021
The collection consists of sermon notes on a variety of topics.
Dayton, Robert P., 1874-1953
This collection consists of publicity materials for speaking engagements, subject files, incoming correspondence, files relating to workshops Detweiler taught, Detweiler's preaching schedule, article manuscripts, and Detweiler's Bible.
Detweiler, Bill, 1929-
Personal papers of a Mennonite pastor and church planter who worked primarily in the development of African American Mennonite congregations.
The papers are divided into three series:
(1) Correspondence, 1950-2009
(2) Sermons, circa 1970-2000
(3) Miscellaneous, 1980-1992
Bechler, Le Roy, 1925-2023
Collection includes a documented sermon by former Reverend and Pastor Harold Zehr for the East Bend Mennonite Church in Fisher, Illinois. At this time of this sermon, the East Bend congregation was navigating a painful split (between the years 1951-1952).
Harold Zehr
These papers consist primarily of incoming professional, pastoral, and personal correspondence. Of particular note are the two folders of incoming and outgoing correspondence between basketball coach Bobby Knight and Bob Detweiler (1971-1987). Additional materials in the collection include sermon notes and outlines and dairies from Detweiler's college and seminary years.
Detweiler, Bob, 1929-1989
Pastoral and professional papers of a Mennonite clergyman. Materials include sermons, correspondence, and assembled materials from churches he served.
Steiner, Elno Willis, 1924-2009
Paul M. and Ann (Keener) Gingrich Papers
The collection includes biographical information, trip diaries, presentation notes, and sermon materials of Paul M. and Ann Keener Gingrich. The Gingerichs served as missionaries in Ethiopia, and Paul Gingerich later provided leadership for the Mennonite Board of Missions.
Gingrich, Paul M., 1929-
The bulk of the collection consists of sermons Alvin preached at the various congregations he served. While some are typed and some handwritten, almost all are verbatim manuscripts, not outlines or notes. Almost all clearly identify when and where the sermon was preached. He also saved some of his class notes from Hartford and Harvard, but very little from Bluffton and nothing from Messiah.
The collection contains no family or personal materials other than a couple folders of correspondence, mostly related to the Vietnam War. Nothing was found related to his experience growing up Old Order Amish or the family’s transition to Beachy Amish; unless he mentions this during oral history interviews in box 8.
Beachy, Alvin J., 1913-1986