Alumni and families of current students: Come back to campus for Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 2-4! See the schedule and register today
In Latin American culture, family is a core value rooted in one’s identity. Family is not limited to immediate family members, but also expands to extended families as well. One cannot include one without the other, as they are whole…
In the first week of June, Goshen College’s Center for Community Engagement hosted two summer camps: Read, Act, Create! and Board Game Creation. See photos of the campers here! Photos by Sarah Miller.
One major experience I had during my study term of SST was being a part of my host sister’s quinceañera. I was originally asked to be part of her quinceañera the first weekend that I spent with my host family.…
Every day is a good day to learn a little more about history. Today, Juneteenth, is an especially good day to listen to a story that has shaped our present day through a long and painful struggle for freedom. In the words of Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, the freedom we celebrate through the telling of this story is freedom not only for enslaved people, or Black people, or Texans, but for everyone.
This past weekend our host families celebrated Mother’s Day in style, with flowers, outings and cakes! Many of our students met extended family: grandmothers and aunts, as this is a grand celebration in Ecuador. We had our own little party…
This week was our first group excursion to Mindo, a town about 2 hours outside of Quito. The beauty of nature came alive in our visits to the Tarabita waterfalls and the Alambi hummingbird sanctuary. Klever Guevara, our Ecuador country…
It has been a week of new experiences in every aspect of our lives! Before the students joined their host families, there was a spontaneous, and very moving rendition of the hymn “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.” With…
Students visited the museum and home of Oswaldo Guayasamín, one of Ecuador’s famous artists. Then as part of the celebration for the end of the Study portion, students had a Salsa dance lesson, which is a typical dance in Ecuador!…
Explore the Brenda Srof Profile, highlighting her journey in nursing education and her passion for teaching at Goshen College.
There are always two sides to every story. On one hand, we enjoyed the beautiful views of the Amazon and the enormous Napo River, and got completely soaked by waterfalls! On the other hand, we visited an exotic animal refuge…
Explore the story of Harold S. Bender and his journey with Lasting Ties to academic research at Goshen College in 1924.
Explore what it means to embrace Living True Evangelical Faith today through impactful stories and community engagement.
Discover how the One Faithful Voice from various scholars shaped the Anabaptist Community Bible in commemorating 500 years of faith.
Reflect on ways to "Awake, Our Souls!' emphasizing love and righteousness in faith practices from an Anabaptist perspective.
In 2025, Mennonites and other Anabaptists celebrate 500 years since the first believers gathered in secret, launching a renewal movement grounded in adult baptism, pacifism, discipleship and church-state separation. This anniversary invites reflection on how “true evangelical faith” is lived out at Goshen today — on campus, through alumni contributions and in a renewed vision for faith formation.
Explore a contemporary vision for the Faith Formation at Goshen College, focused on Christ-centeredness and Anabaptist-Mennonite values.
When Kevin and I set out on a learning tour about Anabaptists in Switzerland and Germany, we were prepared to hear stories of persecution and cruel executions. What has surprised me are the stories of ecumenical reconciliation and active love that continue to spring forth from the Anabaptist movement 500 years later.
New Geraldine Y. Chan Nursing Scholarship established at Goshen College, enhancing opportunities for aspiring nursing professionals
With students gone from campus for the summer, enjoy some photos from the last month of the academic year! Photos by Daniel James and Mackenzie Miller
Explore the significance of the Maple Leaf Awards as Goshen Employees earn recognition for their contributions to the college community.
Last week I had the privilege to participate in the 100th anniversary celebration of the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. This 100th anniversary coincided with the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism, with the joint theme, The Courage to Love.
Delicious ceviche really isn’t that hard to make! Cut up onions, tomatoes, cilantro for the base, add your protein, and even sprinkle some popcorn on top! Our teachers spent the morning with us at the farmer’s market, and then Noemi…
Krysttal Ortega, a rising junior criminal justice and restorative justice major at Goshen College, will participate in the prestigious Roadmap Scholars Initiative at the University of Virginia this summer. The goal of Roadmap Scholars, a three-week summer prep program for…
Listening to Joe describe the lives of these earliest Anabaptist leaders, I was struck by the ways that passionate learning extends from Zurich 500 years ago to Goshen College today. Young thinkers of that day, including Grebel and Manz, gathered in the mornings to study and translate, and in the afternoons to discuss the emerging meanings of the texts. How exciting that must have been!
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