Anabaptism at 500
Join us in spring 2025 as we look back at 500 years of Anabaptism with readers theatre,
an early Anabaptist Bible exhibit, book celebrations and much more.
Schedule of events
Anabaptism at 500 events are open to public.
Jan. 26
Radical Reformation Film Festival 1, Luther
Introduced by Dr. Martina Cucchiara, professor of history
2:30 p.m., Centennial Hall, Stutzman Lecture Hall
Feb. 2
Radical Reformation Film Festival 2, Zwingli
Introduced by Dr. Gerald J. Mast, professor of communication
2:30 p.m., Centennial Hall, Stutzman Lecture Hall
Feb. 9
Radical Reformation Film Festival 3, The Radicals
Introduced by Dr. Gerald J. Mast, professor of communication
2:30 p.m., Centennial Hall, Stutzman Lecture Hall
Feb. 7
Friday Colloquium, “The Bible and Anabaptist Beginnings”
by Dr. Gerald J. Mast
4 p.m., Centennial Hall, Stutzman Lecture Hall
Feb. 8-9
Winter Bible School with the Anabaptist Community Bible
“In the Wilderness: Reading Numbers Today”
by Dr. Jackie Wyse-Rhodes, associate professor of Hebrew Bible, Anabaptist Mennonite
Biblical Seminary and Anabaptist Community Bible contributor
Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m;
Feb. 9: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora
(co-sponsored with First Mennonite Church, Bluffton)
Feb. 16
Reader’s Theatre, “I Have Not Forsaken the Word of God”
(based on testimony of Jacques d’Auchy from the Martyrs Mirror)
directed by Dr. Melissa Friesen, Mary Nord Ignat and Joseph Ignat Professor of Theatre
and Communication
2:30 p.m., College Hall Ramseyer Auditorium
March 9-23
“Early Anabaptist Bibles in the Musselman Library Historical Collections” exhibit
Curated by Carrie Phillips, Library director
Musselman Library Reading Room
March 9
Christian education elective class, “The Story of the Anabaptist Community Bible”
led by Dr. John D. Roth, project director, Anabaptism at 500 for MennoMedia,
9:15 a.m., First Mennonite Church, Bluffton
Worship service sermon, “Anabaptist Remembering and Repenting”
Dr. John D. Roth,
10:30 a.m., First Mennonite Church, Bluffton
March 9
Anabaptist Community Bible Book Celebration
featured speaker, Dr. John D. Roth (with Gerald Mast, Ray Person, local participants
in Anabaptist Bible study groups)
4 p.m., Musselman Library
March 14,
Friday Colloquium, “Early Anabaptist Bibles in Musselman Library Historical Collections”
by Carrie Phillips, Library director
4 p.m., Musselman Library
March 18
Forum, “Why Anabaptist Faith Matters Today”
by Dr. John D. Roth
11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
March 23
Drawing Near book celebration
with poets Dr. Jeff Gundy, Ruth Naylor, Obi Martin, Shannon McKeehan, Sheri Hostetler,
etc.
4 p.m., Musselman Library
March 25
Spiritual Life Week Forum, “Faith and Memory in Anabaptist History”
by Dr. Maxwell Kennel, director, Pandora Press
11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
April 11
Friday Colloquium, “Sin in Anabaptist Theology”
Dr. Alex Sider, Harry and Jean Yoder Scholar in Religion and academic dean
4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall
April 27
Choral Concert, “Five Centuries of Anabaptist Singing—a Musical Odyssey”
directed by Camille Lively, director of music, First Mennonite Church
2:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall
June 19-21
Central District Conference Annual Meeting