Church Library
If you want to check out a book and no attendant is in the library, use the notebook on the desk. Write your name, name of book and the current date. Remember that the book is due back after three weeks.
The College Mennonite Church Library provides a variety of adult and children’s books to check out. We also have an assortment of puzzles. Come put one together at the puzzle table or check one out to put together at home. The library is open Sundays 9:00 am until noon. Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Curious about the books in the church library? Check out the library catalogue by clicking the link below. You can search by title, author or subject.
Love and Work
658.314 Buc – Love and Work by Marcus Buckingham (Harvard Business Review 2011) examines how to break free of uniformity and conforming in order to do what you love. “How can you use love to reveal your unique gifts? How can you pinpoint what makes you stand out from anyone else?” Love is the “source of all creativity, collaboration, insight and excellence.” 303 pp.
The Spacious Path: Practicing the Restful Way of Jesus in a Fragmented World
Stuck Together: The Hope of Christian Witness in a Polarized World
248.4 Mur—The Spacious Path: Practicing the Restful Way of Jesus in a Fragmented World (Herald 2023) updates the Benedictine “Rule of Life” for today’s hectic schedules by describing a spiritual practice of “prayer, work, study, hospitality and rest.” The author is a lay leader in the Anglican Church of North America. 271 pp.
170 Kra – Stuck Together: The Hope of Christian Witness in a Polarized World by J. Nelson Kraybill (Herald 2023) has a foreword by Stuart Murray. The book shows how “even small steps of reconciliation by confessionally grounded Christians” can reduce today’s polarization. Kraybill is a Mennonite minister from Elkhart who has been president of MWC and AMBS. Murray is the author of The Naked Anabaptist. 239 pp.
The Baxters: A Prequel
FIC – The Baxters: A Prequel by Karen Kingsbury (Atria 2022) is an inspirational novel in a series about the Baxter family, now Made into a TV series. The setting is a wedding in Bloomington, Indiana, threatened by a literal storm that foreshadows a figurative storm in the Baxter family. With discussion questions. 333 pp.
Stories from Our Lives
92 Sto – Stories from Our Lives by Vic and Marie Stoltzfus (Authors 2023) shares separate memoirs by Vic and Marie, who are longtime, active members of CMC. Organized by questions, the book has a personal, interview-like feeling. Photographs. Hardbound, 434 pp.
So We and Our Children May Live: Following Jesus in Confronting the Climate Crisis
261.8 Aug – So We and Our Children May Live: Following Jesus in Confronting the Climate Crisis by Sarah Augustine and Sheri Hostetler (Herald 2023) has Visions and Poems that introduce sections on “Reality,” “Beyond Green Growth,” and Imagining a Deolonized Future.” The authors co-founded the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery. Augustine is a writer for Anabaptist World. Hostetler, a pastor in California and a poet, gave the sermon at CMC during the October writers conference. 303 pp.
Amish Roots: A Treasury of History, Wisdom, and Lore
289.7 Hos – Amish Roots: A Treasury of History, Wisdom, and Lore by John A. Hostetler (Johns Hopkins 1984) is a handsome collection of brief writings—by Amish and others—on history, culture and folklore of the Amish, Illustrated with examples of fraktur by Amish artists. Hostetler, father of CMC Ann Hostetler, was a pioneer in the academic study and interpretation of Amish life. 319 pp.
Amish Style: Clothing, Home Furnishing, Toys, Dolls and Quilts
745 Mch – Amish Style: Clothing, Home Furnishing, Toys, Dolls and Quilts by Kathleen McLary (Indiana Univ. 1993) is a sampler from the huge collection of domestic Amish artifacts acquired by the Indiana State Musem from the David Pottinger collection in 1988. Most items originally came from Amish households in Elkhart and LaGrange counties. “By their fruits ye shall know them.” 104 pp.
Four Amish and Mennonite quilt books published by Good Books.
746.46 – Four Amish and Mennonite quilt books published by Good Books. Mennonite Quilts and Pieces by Judy Schroeder Tomlonson (1985), 96 pp. Quilts from Two Valleys (Big Valley & Shenandoah) by Phyllis Pellman Good (1999), 76 pp. A Treasury of Amish Quilts by Rachel and Kenneth Pellman (1990), 128 pp. The World of Amish Quilts by Rachel and Kenneth Pellman (1984), 128 pp.