Apart & TogetherMennonites in Oregon and Neighboring States, Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History, Vol. 30 |
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Hope Kauffman Lind tells of the first hundred years that Mennonites and related groups spent in Oregon and neighboring states.
A theme present in the early history of Mennonites in Oregon was their need for congregations with strong leaders. The tension between individualism and church community surfaced and recurred within all Mennonite groups. Oregon's distance from the larger centers of Mennonite thought and life contributed to this tension.
During that century all Mennonites made accomodations to their surrounding society, some more than others. Change produced discord, stress, even division. But it also brought freshness and growth to Oregon Mennonites.
About the Author
Hope Kauffman Lind was born in Mountain Lake, MN and has lived in Oregon since 1960. A graduate of Hesston College, Kansas and Eastern Mennonite College, Virginia, she has served on both Mennonite Church and Pacific Coast Conference committees. In 1988 she initiated the Oregon Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society and became its first chair.