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mPress averaged 736 visitors a day on its online site during Convention 2009, with readers spending an average of 8 minutes and 18 seconds following the news from Columbus.
Among visits from the United States, Ohio led the way, numbering 995; Pennsylvania tallied 612 visits; Indiana, 567; and Kansas, 318.
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Corrections »
An offering taken at the joint worship session on Thursday will be used for leadership development for racial/ethnic congregations. mPress erroneously reported that the funds would be distributed solely to one congregation, Iglesia Evangelica Menonita.
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mPress failed to credit several reporters in the second issue printed on Thursday. Tyler Falk contributed to the article on the greening of the convention; Anna Groff to the article on youth evening worship; and Abri Houser to the article on adult morning worship. The photo of Shane Hipps was taken by Brandon Long. In the article on the landscape display, the Gingerich named was Ken, not Ron, and ...
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Activities & Events »
Thursday author signings, MPN bookstore, Exhibit Hall,12:15-1:15 p.m.: Krista D. Dutt, Merge; Paul Peachey, A Usable Past?; Joy Birky, Bully Bill; Ken Reed, He Flew Too High; Dan Schrock, The Dark Night; Art Gish, At-Tuwani Journal; Peggy Gish, Iraq: A Journey of Hope and Peace; Jane Peifer, The Family Song; Becky Degan, The Family Song/Sing Little Children; Myron Augsburger, The Fugitive; Ingrid ...
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mPress on Tuesday incorrectly listed registration figures for the Mennonite convention at Columbus. The convention office released these official figures on Wednesday afternoon: 2,326 adults; 4,197 youth and sponsors; 271 junior high youth and sponsors; 283 infants, preschoolers and children K-5; and 250 volunteers. The total registration is 7,327, not 7,819 as reported.
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Mennonitems »
Mennonite Disaster Service is building a house this week in the dock area behind the Convention Center. Interested youth groups can sign up for a one-and-a-half hour block at the M.D.S. booth in the Exhibit Hall. The building will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Tuesday evening two books walked away from the Peace Tax Fund table in the adult worship area: “Register Citizen Opin...
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mPress blogs »
A recent cartoon in The New Yorker shows a woman standing by a table with scissors in hand. A newspaper is spread out before her with rectangular holes here and there, and she’s taking the scissors to the paper yet again. She pauses briefly to explain things to her husband, who looks perplexed there with coffee cup ... [Read More]