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. 

378 Tea – Teaching to Transform: Perspectives on Mennonite Higher Education, a gathering of essays edited by Keith Graber Miller (Pinchpenny 2000) and written by Goshen College faculty members, some of whom were and are still members of CMC. 102 pp.

261.8 McG – Praying for Peace around the World by James McGinnis (Ligouri 2009) offers prayer pages that “describe the situation in a country or around a specific issue and is followed by a prayer for peace, often written by someone in that country.”  Also “action” segments showing how to put prayer into practice.  110 pp.

262.0017 Goo – Divine Gravity:  Sparking a Movement to Recover a Better Christian Story by Meghan Larissa Good (Herald 2023) suggests that the many crises in current Christianity need a “New Reformation.” This book hopes to “reignite a world-changing global movement.  The author is lead pastor at Trinity Mennonite Church in Glendale AZ.  
231  pp.

284.3 Mur – The New Anabaptists: Practices for Emerging Communities by Stuart Murray (Herald 2024) is a sequel to Murray’s book The Naked Anabaptist.  The author describes 12 common practices of churches in the UK Anabaptist Mennonite Network that are shaped by an Anabaptist vision.  Murray is director of the Centre for Anabaptist Studies at Bristol Baptist College, UK.  252 pp.

641.5 Mus – O Almoco esta pronto: Dona Luiza’s International Cuisine is a book of recipes by Lois Christine Shank (Mrs. Glenn) Musselman, her daughters and friends (Author 2023).  Lois was a pastor’s wife in Brazil and, later, a member of CMC.  The foreword is written by her niece, Rachel Shank Shenk, Goshen News food columnist.  156 pp.

DVD92 Kau – Miracle in Lane 2, a Disney feature film (90 min.), written by Joel Kauffmann and Don Yost, based on the life experience of Justin Yoder (at 12 yrs.; deceased 2024).  All were longtime CMC members.

248.4 Yod – Uncomplicated: Simple Secrets for a Compelling Life by Brenda Yoder (Herald 2024) draws on “skills honed by our grandmothers and lived out by the Amish.”  The author, who broadcasts a podcast and blog, lives on a farm near Shipshewana.  203 pp.

248.8 Swa – Portraits from the Human Faces Tour:  Mental Health Struggles and Resilience by Ted Swartz and others (Author, n.d.) is based on the touring company’s experiences in performing Swartz’s play about mental health, Laughter is Sacred Space, Ted’s response to the death of his partner Lee.  The many photo portraits are by Steven Stauffer.  
192 pp.

289.7092 Bea – Chasing the Amish Dream:  My Life as an Amish Bachelor by Loren Beachy (Herald 2014) consists of 40 short, witty, warm experiences narrated by a former Amish columnist for The Goshen News.  Loren is a teacher and auctioneer living in rural Goshen.  191 pp.

289.7092 Fri – Doors Cracked Open:  Teaching in a Chinese Closed City by Fran Martens Friesen and Mary Ann Zehr (Resource 2024), who taught English in a Sichuan city “closed” to foreigners in the 1980s.  The authors managed to communicate within the restraints, and gradually observed Communist China opening up the culture to other influences.  170 pp.