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Jun 17 2025

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…

Jun 17 2025

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…

Jun 17 2025

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…

Jun 17 2025

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!…

Jun 11 2025

Explore the Brenda Srof Profile, highlighting her journey in nursing education and her passion for teaching at Goshen College.

Jun 10 2025

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…

Jun 10 2025

Explore the story of Harold S. Bender and his journey with Lasting Ties to academic research at Goshen College in 1924.

Jun 10 2025

Explore what it means to embrace Living True Evangelical Faith today through impactful stories and community engagement.

Jun 10 2025

Discover how the One Faithful Voice from various scholars shaped the Anabaptist Community Bible in commemorating 500 years of faith.

Jun 10 2025

Reflect on ways to "Awake, Our Souls!' emphasizing love and righteousness in faith practices from an Anabaptist perspective.

Jun 10 2025

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.

Jun 10 2025

Explore a contemporary vision for the Faith Formation at Goshen College, focused on Christ-centeredness and Anabaptist-Mennonite values.

Jun 05 2025

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.

Jun 03 2025

New Geraldine Y. Chan Nursing Scholarship established at Goshen College, enhancing opportunities for aspiring nursing professionals

Jun 03 2025

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

Jun 02 2025

Explore the significance of the Maple Leaf Awards as Goshen Employees earn recognition for their contributions to the college community.

Jun 02 2025

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.

Jun 01 2025

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…

May 28 2025

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…

May 27 2025

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!

May 26 2025

After a course spent in and around the Himalayas, we wrapped our time in the hills up with a full afternoon of student presentations. Each member of the class had researched an issue of their interest, ranging from utility provision…

May 23 2025

By Hillary Harder Leading the Environmental Disaster and Response with MDS course in Selma, Alabama this month has been nothing short of transformative. As I reflect back over the three weeks of our travel, living, learning, working, fellowshipping, and processing…

May 23 2025

By Aysia Adkins As we come back and re-enter our lives which we left on May 1st, I’m filled with many impactful memories that have accumulated in just 20 days. It sort of doesn’t feel right to jump back into…

May 23 2025

As evening rain fell with a cold May wind, we gathered our belongings, stepped off the bus, and exchanged warm hugs and sad goodbyes. Though our journey together has come to an end, the connections we formed through this shared…