Wednesday at the Convention
Published: July 1, 2009
Author: Adriel Santiago (Goshen College)
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Maggie Maurer, age three, keeps entertained during the adult worship while sitting in Beth Maurer's lap Beth is her mother. The Maurer's attend Bethel Mennonite Church and are from West Liberty Ohio.
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Dustin Heppner, Salem, Ore., bass player with Blue Road Traveler, performs Tuesday in the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The bluegrass band is made up of Hesston College students and will also be performing at a Friday Late-night coffee house at the convention.
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From left, Eastern Mennonite University students, Steven Rittenhouse, Matthew Dean and Dustin Good, perform with an EMU men's vocal group Tuesday in the Greater Columbus Convention Center on the first day of the Mennonite Church USA 2009 Convention.
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Sheena Johnson, Willow Springs Mennonite Church, Tiskelwa, IL., and her daughter Lydia listen to a Eastern Mennonite University men's vocal group Tuesday on the opening day of the Mennonite Church USA 2009 Convention in Columbus, OH.
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Youth group members from Vincent Mennonite Church in Spring City, PA., get their bearings after registration Tuesday morning at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. From left are Olivia Salindong, 15, Emma Nafziger, 17 and Emily Roland, 15, who was viewing a photograph of herself taken by a friend. The group planned to participate in a Servant Project Tuesday afternoon, distributing information on food banks and medical clinics to low-income neighborhoods.
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Cameron Stultz, 17, Goessel, KS., checks out his new airbrush tattoo Wednesday. Students from Hesston College, Hesston, KS. were offering the free airbrushed tattoos.
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From left Maya Dula, 10, Lancaster, PA., Abigail Fellers, 10, Centerville, MI., Paul Krabill, 11, Elkhart, IN., Ryan Haggerty, 11, Freeman, S.D. and Levi Lehman, 11, Chesapeake, VA., collected money Wednesday part of their youth service project at the convention. The money will be used to assist immigrants settle in the U.S.
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Steven and Suzanne Marie Hitt, Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship, left and center, join in a hymn sing Wednesday during a morning adult worship service with music and leadership provided by members of the band Honeytown.
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Adriel Santiago - I am a Communications and Theatre double major, minoring in Spanish at Goshen College. The coming fall semester will launch me into my third year here. Currently I am serving as the web editor for mPress and have been continuing work with GC's school newspaper online: The Record.
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