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Summary: Daniel Hertzler tells the story, both sorrowful and inspiring, of how Scottdale (Pa) Mennonite Church emerged in 2003 from the opportunities and crises faced by two Mennonite congregations and Mennonite Publishing House. On the Banks PDF flier “Hertzler promises to write an honest account of the Mennonite presence in Scottdale. An honest account means that Hertzler is candid about the . . . successes and weaknesses of the people playing on this stage of history. Grasping the story of one congregation is challenge enough to say nothing of three.” —John E. Sharp, historian; author of My Calling to Fulfill: The Orie O. Miller Story and A School on the Prairie: A Centennial History of Hesston College, 1909-2009; former Scottdale pastor, in the Foreword “The
Mennonites of Scottdale are not perfect people. No one is. But they are
faithful, generous, creative and resilient. I know this from firsthand
experiences. I also know these qualities . . . through reading On the
Banks of Jacobs Creek. —Donna
Mast, pastor of worship and pastoral care, Silverwood Mennonite Church
(Goshen, Ind.) and pastor at Scottdale congregations 1997-2011, in the
Pastoral Reflection “Hertzler understands well the interrelated missions of
Mennonite Publishing House and three congregations in Scottdale. He
captures the symbiotic nature of the relationship between church and
workplace as he writes an accurate account of how the churches
functioned, who led them, and how leaders managed inevitable change.
Photos and anecdotes add interest to this detailed history.” —Dorothy Cutrell worshiped at
Scottdale Mennonite Church for over thirty years, served there as
elder, teacher, librarian, and more, and worked at Provident Bookstore
(a division of Mennonite Publishing House) The Author: Daniel Hertzler, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, was an editor at Mennonite Publishing House 1952-1990. He was editor of Gospel Herald 1973-1990. He is author of the memoirs A Little Left of Center (Dreamseeker Books, 2000) and On My Way (DreamSeeker Books, 2013). Market: Historians, students, anyone interested in the history of Mennonite congregational, denominational, and publishing activities and their specific outworkings in Scottdale (PA) Mennonite congregations as well as at Mennonite Publishing House and its Herald Press book publishing and congregational literature divisions. Shelving: History—Scottdale Mennonite Churches, and Anabaptists, Mennonites, Mennonite Publishing House: History, Religion. RTM: 430 History/American; 690 Religion/Ethics Publisher: Cascadia
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