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. 

Fic Kla – The Jailer and His Daughter: A Novel of Finding Faith and Love through Diversity by Kirsten L. Klassen (Masthof 2026) is the story of Dirk Willms, Anabaptist martyr, told through the eyes and life of Pieter, his persecutor—who through his daughter, eventually joins the Anabaptist community.  The author lives in Goshen.  Her previous novel is Kaitlyn’s Affection.  311 pp.

223.1 Mil -- Holy Ghosted: What Job’s Pain Teaches Us about Surviving Spiritual Silence by Autumn Miles (Charisma House 2026) draws on the life of Job to “dismantle shame around doubt” and “guides readers to a hope that cannot be shaken.”  The author sponsors a popular weekly podcast for Autumn Miles Ministries.   216 pp.

223.2 Cot – Psalms for a Pilgrim People by Jim Cotter (Morehouse1991) offers revisions of 150 Psalms as prayers.  “These are psalms a First World Christian moving into the Third Millennium can pray without reservation or hesitation.”  The author is an Anglican priest from Sheffield, England.  327 pp.

227 Kla – James: Peoples Church Bible Commentary by Sheila Klassen-Wiebe (Herald 2026) is the 38th volume in the series.  The author demonstrates the coherence in an “intensely practical letter” that is “rooted in God’s grace, goodness and generosity.”  The author teaches at Canadian Mennonite University.  415 pp.

234.25 Mar – Counterweights: An Essential Practice for Holding Hope in a Heavy World by Shannan Martin (Revel 2026) encourages the reader to notice “the ordinary, accessible delights hiding in plain sight” and to hold “both the good and the bad with honesty and hope.  In 12 personal essays.  The author, who lives in North Goshen, is a popular speaker.  239 pp.

248.4 Cha – Becoming Like Jesus: The Everyday Journey to Living a Life of Holiness by Matt Chandler (Harper Christian 2026) is a Bible Study Guide devoted to the Sermon on the Mount, supplemented by six accessible streaming video sessions.  The author is executive chair of the church-planting organization Acts 29 Network.    141 pp.

248.4 Mar – Relaxed: Walking with the One Who is not Worried About a Thing by Megan Fate Masshman (Zonderavan 2024) encourages a “relaxed spiritual life free of not trying to figure it all out” and living an “intimate, slower life with God.”  The author is a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church.  202 pp.

248.8 Nag – Whole and Human:  Forty Meditations for Liberating Body and Spirit by Rohadi Nagassar (Herald 2026) “names the systems and beliefs that diminish our humanity and moves us toward imagining what frees us.”  The author hosts the popular podcast Faith in a Fresh Vibe.  197 pp.

736.4 Dan – Grace over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World by Ben Daniel (Herald 2026) “reveals the spiritual cost of depending on violence and offers a hopeful, grace-filled alternative rooted in Jesus’ teaching.”  The book “reminds us that all war is sin, and shows us why.”  The author is a Presbyterian minister in California.  195 pp.

FIC Ahl-Spying on Jesus:  A Novella (Resource 2025) by Ryan Ahlgrim is a report on Jesus' political and religious acts and comments by Caleb, a spy hired by Herod Antiphas.  What he experiences in the presence of Jesus changes his life. The author pastors First Mennonite Church in Richmond VA. 103 pp.

Fie Joh The Continental Divide: Stories (Cornerstone 2025) by Bob Johnson of South Bend are hard-hitting accounts of troubled people, sometimes set in the Goshen area.  Early on, the author attended CMC, graduated from Goshen College, taught briefly in the English Department.  211 pp.

92 Ste -A Mennonite Draft Dodger in Canada: a Memoir (expanded re­ issue, Author 2023) by Samuel J. Steiner tells his story about life in Canada following his move there during the VietNam draft.  He has also written the histories ofRockway Collegiate Institute and ofMennonites in Ontario.  182 pp.

230.97- Finding Ourselves in God's Story:  Exploring Christian Faith and Life (Herald 2025) by Michele Hershberger helps readers, especially young people, discover how the biblical story and the questions it raises are relevant to readers today. The author teaches classes in Bible and youth ministry and is campus pastor at Hesston College.     191 pp.

261.8 Sch Healing Ableism:  Stories about Disabilitiy and Religious Life (Rutgers 2026) by Darla Schumm uses interviews with disabled persons to probe the theological implications of disability. Disabled herself, the author (GC '87) is a provost at Hollins University in Virginia. 181 pp.

261.8 Nye  Hope for the Mission: Getting it Right in the Call to End Homelessness (Herald 2026) by Kevin Nye discusses what Christians have done wrong in solving homelessness (e.g., rescue missions) and cites examples of organizations and churches that succeed in bringing about "dignity, belonging and a home for everyone."    223 pp.

261.835 Lar- Intimate Conversations: Christian Sexuality beyond Purity Culture (Herald 2026) by Susannah Larry discusses how an emphasis on 'justice, equality and the love of God" is a better foundation for sexual morality than "purity culture," which too often results in "shame based teachings. 191 pp.