Records of (old) Mennonite Church commission charged with supporting the peace witness in Mennonite congregations. Records include correspondence, reports, event files, grant applications, reports, and other records dealing with conscription, alternative service, racial and gender discrimination, veterans' ministries, and capital punishment.
Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries. Commission on Peace and Social Concerns
Correspondence and subject files of the governing body of the (old) Mennonite Church between 1971 and the 2002 merger with the General Conference Mennonite Church that resulted in the formation of the Mennonite Church USA. Files are organized by topic and reflect the work and concerns of the national church.
Correspondence and subject files of the governing body of the (old) Mennonite Church between 1971 and the 2002 merger with the General Conference Mennonite Church that resulted in the formation of the Mennonite Church USA. Files are organized by topic and reflect the work and concerns of the national church.
A hodgepodge of phonographic albums created by Mennonite Media, featuring content from several radio shows, including the Mennonite Hour, as well as independent radio advertising spots and documentaries. Most Mennonite Media broadcasts were recorded to audio tape and may be found in Series IV-13-004.
A small set of papers created by a board member of the Youngstown Mennonite Mission (Youngstown, Ohio) and deacon of North Lima Mennonite Church (North Lima, Ohio). Materials include an early record book of the Youngstown Mennonite Mission, clippings and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the mission, a record book documenting deaths, marriages, and events in the North Lima, Ohio Mennonite community, and miscellaneous materials.
A small set of personal and pastoral papers created by a pastor and bishop associated with the Oak Grove Mennonite Church (Smithville, Ohio), an (old) Mennonite congregation in Wayne County, Ohio. Materials include information on the Young People's Conference, a record book of the Ohio Mennonite Relief Commission, materials pertaining to Orrville Mennonite Church (Orrville, Ohio) and Walnut Creek Mennonite Church (Holmes County, Ohio), correspondence with Bishop O. N. (Otis Nathan) Johns, and miscellaneous materials.
Personal papers documenting the early life and education of an (old) Mennonite pastor's wife. Materials include a diary, correspondence, essays apparently written while studying at the Elkhart Institute and Goshen College, and miscellaneous materials. The essays represent the richest source of information in this collection, as they provide insight into Johns's thoughts on a variety of subjects -- motherhood, marriage, temperance, modest dress, mission and evangelistic work, prayer, suffering, and so forth. Some of the essays are brief fiction pieces, and researchers will also find original poetry among the essays.
Records include minutes, correspondence, subject files, and student census cards of the (old) Mennonite Church committee concerned with the spiritual formation of college and university students, both undergraduate and graduate. The college student census cards are organized by year, conference, and congregation.
Mennonite Board of Missions. Student and Young Adult Services Committee
Personal papers of a radio evangelist and missionary affiliated with the (old) Mennonite Church. Hostsetter's papers include sermons (circa 1970 - 1997), records of sermons preached and speaking engagements, documents pertaining to the Church of the Lord (Aladura) in Nigeria, photographs, and personal, professional, and pastoral correspondence.
Small set of personal papers created by a Mennonite Sunday school curriculum writer. Materials include correspondence he received from Mennonite writer and editor Clayton F. (Clayton Franklin) Yake, various collected materials, and a large framed set of photographs of World War II Mennonite alternative service workers.
A small and fragmented set of papers associated with Jacob Zook, a Mennonite or Amish Mennonite who resided in Smithville, Ohio. Materials include a notebook, two letters from Gideon and Mary Zook of Ligonier, Ind. Hochstetler family notes, transcriptions of the final agreements of the Strasbourg Conference (1630) and Zofingen Disputation (1757), and miscellaneous materials.
Photographs associated with a regional conference of the (old) Mennonite Church. Comprises images of conference leaders, conference events, ministers credentialed by the conference, and church buildings of congregations belonging to the conference. Materials include photographic prints, slides, and negatives. Researchers should note that the collection contains the prints of images published in the conference newsletterThe Gospel Evangel.
Personal papers of an (old) Mennonite Church missionary who served in Argentina (1928-1947) and Puerto Rico (1953-1964). Snyder also served as a pastor to (old) Mennonite Church congregations in Texas and Wisconsin. Snyder's papers include correspondence, programs and ephemera pertaining to Mennonite religious life and institutions in Argentina and Puerto Rico. A small amount of correspondence and miscellaneous records pertain to his pastorate in Texas.