The 4th Mennonite World Conference (MWC) was held in two locations. The first three days were at Goshen, Indiana, and the last three at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas. The conference presentations focused mainly on what had happened to the various Mennonite groups over the past twelve years. The delegates sought reconciliation between Mennonites who had been on opposite sides during the war. Several thousand North Americans participated at each conference location, but only twenty-seven Mennonites, seen in this slide, came from other countries. The first Third World Mennonites attended this world conference.

Negatives only, 2 similar ones. Negative #10 used in CM 4-49-5. Group photo of the GCMC conference exec. & 2 officers of each of the four boards, meeting in Newton, Kan. Present were: Walter Gering, sec.; I. I. Friesen, vice-pres.; Erland Waltner, pres.; P.K. Regier, exec. Sec.; P. A. Wedel & J. P. Suderman, B. of Missions; Carl Lehman & August Epp, B. of Business Administration; L. L. Ramseyer & E. J Miller, B. of Education & Publication; H. A. Fast & Albert Gaeddert, B. of Christian Service. Compare to 1998-14.69-71.

Used in CM 6-42-5. GCMC VS Alumni, informal discussion at picnic tables. l-r?: Fred Unruh, served in Paraguay; Carl Thiessen, Mexico; Mr.& Mrs. Erwen Graber, Philadelphia; Rev. John Thiessen, Mission B.; Peter Kehler, VS Com.

Used in CM 6-42-5. GCMC, VS Com. meeting in Kansas. Members l-r: John Bertsche; Leo Driediger, VS Dir.; Mr.& Mrs. Erwen Graber, volunteers; Albert Gaeddert, chair; Peter Kehler; Harry Martens; Harris Waltner, YPU.

Group of 28 men & women attending the VS Orientation, 1968, stand on the different levels of a stairway at the back of a building.

H. T. Klassen (left) & Henry Poettcker (right) are bending over to read information. They were attending the GC Council of Boards meeting in Newton, Kan. Members of the Board of Education & Publication? Part of series on these meetings in 1998-14.107-111.

Formal photo. Used in the CM 7-7-3 with art. about her new job as WCV promotional sec. On the back of the photo her Chr. name is written as "Hedwig." Her second name is Maria.

Used in the CM 6-25-6. Helene Klassen, Leamington, Ont. (right) was one of the first students in the School of Medical Technology which was opened at the Bethel Deaconess Hospital in 1957.

Negs only, 3 of hospital patients, some engaged in various activities (playing games?) in a lounge area and some doing handicrafts.

Two views of hospital staff members standing around a desk at which the (head?) nurse is seated. Negs for each pose and enlargement of one pose (16x11). See CM 4-43-3 where George and Dorothy Unger are mentioned and CM 10-47-12 where volunteer service workers are mentioned.

Good photo of H.T. Klassen, facing the camera, in conversation with another board member (from the US?) at the Council of Boards meeting held in Newton, Kan. Behind him is a good view of another man, possibly from the US & a younger board member.

Two photos & neg. for each, of the interior of the bookstore at the GCMC headquarters in Newton, Kan. And 2 women looking at some of the giftware. Neither photo was used in the CM. In one photo we see only one of the women, who could be the salesclerk. She also appears in 1998-14.9, 2nd from left, which shows staff members. These 2 photos are the last in the series on the GCMC offices; the series began with 1998-14.2