Eastern Mennonite University - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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RurAL EvANGELISM COMMISSION. BACK Row: Samuel Hepner, Myron Ebersole, Ron- ald Martin, John Smucker, Elvin Horst. FRONT: David Miller, Norman Yutzy, Ruth Kling, Merlin Swartz, Emanuel Martin. Assisting and directing Sunday-school work, visiting in homes, giving Sunday evening programs, and promoting youth activities keep the eight committees of the Rural Evangelism Commission active.

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| EXTENSION COMMISSION. LEFT TO RIGHT: Charles Longenecker, Ruth Keeler, Harold Reed, Dale Schumm, John Krall, Leroy Lapp. Gospel teams from Ver- mont to Louisiana, cold fin- gers Ine distributing’ The Way and other religious lit- erature, promotion of Jewish evangelism, building and re- pairing Gospel signs—this is the Extension Commission seeking in every activity to ex- tend the borders of the King- dom. 21

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E. City EvANGELISM COMMISSION. BACK: Neil Gingerich, Titus Ben- M der, Arthur Byer, Victor Dorsch. : SEATED: John Lehman, Ella Mae Lehman, Elmer Miller, Wesley (ir Ropp. STRUCTURE OF THE “y” Thirty-two committees are responsible for activities varying from planning a stu- dent program to home visitation in a mountain community; from conducting jail services to servicing the “Y” cars. Nearly one hundred students participate in these committees. Many more are used in the actual witness opportunities provided through their planning. The committees are grouped into six commissions according to the type of serv- ice they perform. These commissions are the Extension, Rural Evangelism, City Evangelism, Religious Life, Institutional Work, and Service Promotion. Each com- mission is directed by a commissioner who seeks to co-ordinate the work of the several committees and give guidance and assist- ance in their work. : An executive committee, six commis- sioners, and three members at large make up the “Y” cabinet. With the counsel of several faculty advisers, the cabinet makes the major decisions for the organization. Details of administration and policy plan- ning receive the attention of the executive committee. ) The organization is designed to be a channel of blessing, but it is to God that we look for the supply... . Joun SHENK 1 Assisting in the work of four city churches, reaching youth 9 through Bible clubs, pioneering with a new indigenous church at 5 Mt. Jackson, and presenting pro- grams in public high school are vital activities of the City Evan- 5 gelism Commission.