Virginia Mennonite Conference

The Mennonite Hispanic Initiative-sponsored Instituto Bíblico Anabautista center in Harrisonburg, Va., has graduated its first six students with a diploma in Theological Studies from Mennonite Education Agency. Pictured are: Abel Uribe, Arturo Chavez, Brigido Carbajal, Fernanda Carbajal, Beatriz Zaldivar and Maria Abascal. Courtesy of Marvin Lorenzana, At Assembly in 2012, Conference-goers were blessed by a variety of music styles and lots of singing. At right, Natalie Francisco leads worship songs., A Hispanic congregation borne out of Mennonite Hispanic Initiative, Enciende Una Luz became a full member of VMC at the 2012 Conference Assembly. Assembly participants had a prayer of blessing and welcome for the new congregation, Ruth Kastberg (left) led a worship band of six during both evening worship services at Assembly 2012 in Chesapeake., Delegates engaged some of the questions of the Christian Formation priority by sharing with another delegate., Sharing a few minutes of how he was transformed by the Holy Spirit, Sam Scaggs, a native of the Chesapeake area, now preaches and teaches around the world.

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