Bluffton University will hold its annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at 7 p.m. on April 5 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Students selected to participate will prepare an oration (no more than ten-minutes in length) that applies a peace church perspective to an issue of contemporary concern. The student who is awarded first prize will receive $175. The second and third prize speakers will receive $125 and $100, respectively.
An Illinois pastor will tell the story of a group of Mennonite young people who moved into her neighborhood and made a big difference during Bluffton University’s Spiritual Life Week Forum on Tuesday, April 12. The lecture begins at 11 a.m. in Bluffton’s Founders Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Cyneatha Millsaps, lead pastor, Community Mennonite Church, Markham, Ill., will present “Living and Trusting in the Word of God.”
Millsaps also serves as a multicultural liaison for Illinois Mennonite Conference.
Tickets are available for the Artist Series performance by the Raise Choir at 7:30 p.m. on April 16 in Yoder Recital Hall.
Raise Choir was formed in 1986 in Columbus, Ohio. Members represent several different churches, choirs and denominations who come together to praise the Lord in song. Their repertoire includes spirituals, choral music, traditional and contemporary gospel music.
Bluffton University’s own gospel choir will perform alongside the Raise Choir for several of the selections.
Flutist Renee Kindle will present her Bluffton University senior recital at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in Yoder Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.
Kindle is a music major from Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Her program includes seven numbers including a duet with Brianna Keith, a junior from Grafton, Ohio, and an ensemble piece. Pianist
Ana Yoder Coulter will also provide accompaniment during the recital.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University softball team picked up its first sweep of the season as they defeated the Olivet College Comets, 10-8 and 3-2. The victories helped Bluffton improve to 12-10 while the Comets fell to 11-5.
