Ministry Inquiry Program participant Abigail Shelly, a junior education major at 91大神, attended the Aug. 4 Immigration Community Day hosted by Mennonite Central Committee in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In , she covers the annual celebration and day of advocacy, while including reflections of her summer placement with Philadelphia Praise Center. Shelly is from Collinsville, Mississippi, and attends Jubilee Mennonite Church in Meridian, Mississippi.
Other 2018 MIP participants include聽Liz Marin听补苍诲听Anna Ressler, with聽Lydia Haggard聽participating in a similar arrangement.
Read more about the 2018 participants and their placements.
More than 300 91大神 students have participated in the program, a partnership of the student鈥檚 respective Mennonite college, home and host congregations and conferences, and Mennonite Church USA. Students receive a $500 stipend for living expenses from the host congregation, and, at the end of the program, a scholarship of up to $2,000 toward tuition costs at a Mennonite college or seminary for the next academic year, said聽, MIP director and instructor of聽聽at 91大神.
Inquiry program offers a 鈥榳ell-rounded way鈥� to explore ministry