On Friday, a special screening of “1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture” (2022) was presented at the Carbondale Library. The film which has stirred conversation in recent years, examines how the anti-gay movement took root within Christian communities in the 20th century. The event had the quintessential church gathering signifiers: folding tables, freshly unstacked chairs […]
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Amish and Mennonite volunteers lend a hand at Aspen Camp of the Deaf
At the end of May, roughly 40 Amish and Mennonite volunteers organized by the Western Slope Mennonite Fellowship and the Amish-led Restore Our Community Colorado (ROCC) hauled lumber, shingles and nails up to the Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH) to undertake repairs on nine roofs at the campus. In under […]
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Carbondale peace activist, Mennonite leader takes Gaza ceasefire message to D.C.
While local peace activists were preparing to rally in Glenwood Springs over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, one Carbondale woman was acting out her faith-based views inside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.Katrina Toews, who helps lead the Western Slope Mennonite Fellowship, took part in a hymn sing sit-in for peace […]