CMC Student Aid

This committee leads congregational efforts to encourage our youth to pursue a Christian education in Mennonite church schools with an Anabaptist tradition. The committee supervises an annual application process in which CMC youth and young adults are eligible to receive financial assistance if they are attending Bethany Christian Schools or one of our Mennonite universities or seminaries. For more information, contact Del King, chair, or Scott Litwiller, finance director.

CMC Student Aid Information

For over 38 years, the CMC Student Aid Fund has helped about 400 CMCers benefit from a Mennonite educational experience. If you are interested in finding out more about financial aid from College Mennonite Church, please check out the information we have below. 

Dr. Rebecca Stoltzfus' presentation
"What does Mennonite Higher Education have to offer the world?"

This timely topic seems especially important in today's world. President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus became the 18th president of Goshen College in 2017. Stoltzfus holds a chemistry degree from Goshen College and master’s and doctoral degrees in human nutrition from Cornell University. She previously taught at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, Maryland), and served as vice provost for undergraduate education & professor of human nutrition at Cornell University before returning to lead her alma mater. President Stoltzfus is married to Kevin W. Miller, a 1985 Goshen College graduate. They are parents of two young adults, Lydia ’18 and Gabe Miller ’20. Her parents are GC alums and CMC members Victor and Marie Stoltzfus of Goshen, and her father was president of Goshen College from 1984 to 1996.

Donations

We invite you to consider a(nother) gift before June 30 as we are still $34,000 away from achieving this year’s goal of $92,000! Not meeting our goal will likely impact the level of support that can be offered in the future.
To donate: 
  • Checks: Make out to “College Mennonite Church” with “CMC Student Aid” in memo line; place in offering plate or mail to 1900 S Main Street, Goshen, IN 46526
  • Online: Click on "Give Now" and specify “CMC Student Aid”

"It means it will be possible for me to continue my Christian education which has drastically changed my love for school."

- Harold Hartzler Bhandari, Bethany Christian

"Receiving financial aid allows me to be able to choose a college that is best for me without making money too large of a deciding factor. It allows me to choose a college that will further myself both personally and academically."

- Madison Swartzendruber, Goshen College

"My congregation's support means that the dream of my mother will come true...seeing her daughter as a professional in a field that won't break her back."

- Mariana Cortes, Goshen College

"As a single parent, I found myself to be struggling and enduring the pandemic. It has been very difficult to adjust to this normal and navigate the expense of the house and cover school tuition. I am very grateful for College Mennonite Church's financial support because I am learning to grow in my theological discernment and competency in ministry, as well as the development of character, sense of call, ministerial identity, and commitment to service in the name of Christ."

- Gisselle Guity, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary