Current Eastern Mennonite Seminary graduate student Becky Degan is named as worship coordinator for MennoCon23, joined in worship planning by Derek King ’03, MDiv ’13, and Danilo Sanchez ’10, MDiv ’13, among others.
Elizabeth Garman Nissley MDiv ’02, the first woman ordained in Lancaster Mennonite Conference, died Sept. 25 after a 21-month journey with breast cancer.
African American Mennonite Association and Eastern Mennonite Seminary offer scholarships for grad certificate in faith-based peacebuilding
Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) and the African American Mennonite Association (AAMA) have teamed up to provide scholarships for Black ministry leaders interested in completing EMS’ new graduate certificate in faith-based peacebuilding, beginning this fall. AAMA, a recognized racial ethnic group of Mennonite Church USA, is providing support through a matching grant.
Dan Ott begins new role as dean of 91´óÉñ’s School of Theology, Humanities, and Performing Arts
To have a dean who is a peace theologian and scholar, and well-versed in ecumenical contexts, positions the seminary to deepen our Anabaptist Mennonite values while also expanding our reach. We’re living in a societal moment when the theology and practice of peace and justice are sorely needed.
$1M Lilly Endowment grant supports Eastern Mennonite Seminary launch of conflict transformation programming for pastoral leaders
91´óÉñ has been awarded a grant of $998,606 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s development of a new interdisciplinary pastoral leadership institute that will offer workshops, courses and trainings on conflict transformation. The institute opens this fall.
New graduate certificate in faith-based peacebuilding to launch in fall 2022
Eastern Mennonite Seminary announces a new 18-credit Graduate Certificate in Faith-Based Peacebuilding. A collaboration with 91´óÉñ’s world-renowned Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), the program is designed to upskill faith community leaders to more effectively respond to social conflicts and resource faith-informed social engagement in the complex justice issues of their communities.