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October 7, 2016

Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network

Berkey will be hosting GIHN guests this coming week, October 9-16. Thank you to the many Berkey volunteers who are part of hosting the families; creating a space and presence for them to feel cared for and welcome.

October 7, 2016

My Coins Count

Thank you to all the children and adults at Berkey Avenue Mennonite for your energy and enthusiasm in collecting $629.44 for My Coins Count this year. Your money will be used to fund water projects, including building wells for students in Chad and Mozambique, improving sanitation for students in Uganda and helping get clean water […]

October 7, 2016

SLT Minutes

The August SLT minutes are now on our Berkey website for you to read. To view the page, use the same password that you use for the online directory.

October 7, 2016

New to Our Library

Living the Anabaptist Story, by Lisa D. Weaver and J. Denny Weaver is a guide to early beginnings. There are questions for today at the back of the book. It is a vital resource for young people born into Mennonite or Anabaptist communities as well as a review of this Christian stream for others. Very […]

October 7, 2016

Meals for Students

Over the years Berkey has been a wonderful, welcoming church home for many college/young adult students. One of the highlights for the students is having a meal each Sunday after church. This allows them to get to know our church family in a more informal setting and learn to know a wider range of people. […]

September 30, 2016

Update on Our Playground and Parking Lot Project

We regret to report that our playground and parking lot project will probably not happen this fall, due to three interwoven factors beyond our control. First, the city requires that we submit a detailed, engineered site plan before they will approve the project. Second, this site plan can only be drawn up by qualified engineers, […]

September 30, 2016

Meals for Students

Over the years Berkey has been a wonderful, welcoming church home for many college/young adult students. One of the highlights for the students is having a meal each Sunday after church. This allows them to get to know our church family in a more informal setting and learn to know a wider range of people. […]

September 30, 2016

Prayer Circle

The Prayer Circle of three to five people meets routinely on Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. in the church offices. We pray for Berkey members who have shared joys and concerns during the worship service, by using the blue prayer cards, or through individual concerns specifically expressed to us. All prayer requests are kept confidential. […]

September 23, 2016

Substitute Pastor

Ron Guengerich Ron has begun this week to serve as the “substitute pastor” filling in half-time while Marilyn Rudy-Froese is on sabbatical. Ron retired in early 2015 after serving as a pastor, most recently at Silverwood Mennonite Church in Goshen. Before that he served at Zion Mennonite Church in Archbold, Ohio, and at Whitestone Mennonite […]

September 23, 2016

Photo Directory Updates

Last call for photos! If you would like to update your picture in the online directory, photographers will be available here at the church on Sundays through October 2 to take your picture. Please sign-up on the poster by the mailboxes or email the office. You may also submit your own photographs to the office […]

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