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With colorful bags of snacks and thank you cards, about 180 children went to five hotels to recognize the hard work of the hotel staffs during the convention, and give something back to them.
“This is our way of saying thank you to a group of people that oftentimes aren’t thanked and to tell them they are... [Read More]
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123 convention registrants from Canada
1 Mennonite from Burkina Faso
500 members of Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso
1,513 attendee from Ohio
1,784 people from Pennsylvania
1 person who traveled from China to attend the convention
22 hours on flight to Hong Kong to Columbus, Ohio
237 people who traveled to Ohio from the West Coast
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Black bags and green lanyards are making Mennonites highly recognizable around downtown Columbus this week. Elsewhere, however, Mennonites aren’t making themselves stand out — at least not in outward appearance .
“The funny thing is that they’re disappointed that we don’t look much different from them,” said Kerry Strayer, media liaison for the convention. ̶...
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5 gallons of coffee provided by the Executive Leadership Council
37 T-shirts stamped by Mennonite Mission Network
10 frisbees to be given away at the Canadian Mennonite Education booth
12 rose bushes and 12 rocking chairs, from Dutchmen Hospitality, in the living landscape display
217 outfits from Goodwill at Eastern Menonnite University’s display
100 Starbucks gift cards hidden in 450 Hesst...
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From the loading docks outside the exhibition hall, Mennonites with hammers in hand will help a family rebuild their lives in Mississippi.
Youth groups and congregations are helping Mennonite Disaster Service build a house there that will go to Kristy Barnes, a single mother with three children whose house in Delisle,... [Read More]
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Tuesday evening’s opening adult worship focused on the theme “Gathered in God’s Spirit.” Juana Nuñez told the gathering that the same Spirit that was present at creation and in Jesus’ life and ministry is the same Spirit present with us today.
Nuñez, a certified part-time chaplain with ... [Read More]
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1980 ribbon-cutting for the Great Columbus Convention Center (known as "The Ohio Center")
71 average temperature inside convention center
649 bathrooms in the Hyatt Regency hotel (connected to the convention center)
1 Irish dancing competition hosted in this space last year...
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71 average temperature inside convention center
649 bathrooms in the Hyatt Regency hotel (connected to the convention center)
1 Irish dancing competition hosted in this space last year...
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Sharing a songbook with your pew partner is nothing new, but at this convention there will be more sharing with the elimination of specially printed songbooks – one of the many ways Columbus ‘09 is trying to make less of an impact on the environment.
“Sustainability has not been largely on our radar ... [Read More]