150th Year Celebration

Celebration of 150 years at Eden Mennonite Church, Moundridge took place August 23-25, 2024. The schedule and videos of events are posted below.

Friday, August 23

Keynote Address by Dr. Wynn Goering and Singing, 150 Years of Schweitzer Mennonite Heritage – Dr. Austin McCabe Juhnke and Dr. William EashWatch the keynote address
Read the keynote address

Saturday, August 24

Readers TheaterSee Video
SeminarsSee seminar videos here
Turkey Red Wheat Threshing and MillingSee video
Ethnic SupperSee video
Menno Night Live: Schweitzers and Friends EditionSee video

Sunday, August 25

Community Church Service with Dr. Nathan StuckySee video

150th Celebration Related Events

MonthArticle Title
September 7, 2024Presentation given by Marnette D. (Ortman) Hofer, and Tim L. Waltner in Freeman, South Dakota.
See Video
June 1, 2024You may see the 150th sign on the Tractor/Wagon “float” in the Black Kettle parade in Moundridge See Video

2:00 p.m. Turkey Red Hard Winter Wheat Binding and Shock Building at the field west of the Moundridge Museum See Video
May 31, 20245:00 p.m. Unveiling of Sculpture by Ann Zerger and Chip Parker in Moundridge See Video
May 10, 2024Watch for Schweitzers in the May Day Parade in McPherson See Video
May 4-5, 2024Saturday, May 4, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, 1:00-4:00 p.m. A Century of Mennonite Quilts at Pine Village Wellness Center, 86 22nd Ave., Moundridge, Kansas

A Century of Mennonite Quilts See video
A Quick Tour of Mennonite Quilts See video
April 21, 20244:00 p.m. Professor Matt Cotton speaking on contemporary Ukraine at First Mennonite Church, McPherson, Kansas See Video
April 7, 20244:00 p.m. Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus Concert, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas
March 23-24, 2024March 23, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. and March 24, Sunday, 2:00 p.m. “Goodly Heritage” Historical Drama at Eden Mennonite Church. A musical depicting the history of the Swiss Volhynians.
See Video
Monday, March 18, 2024Genealogy Seminar, “Finding your Ancestors” with Jerry Juhnke at Pine Village Wellness Center, Moundridge. See Video
July 29, 2023Plowing with horses
See video
October 2023Planting with horses
See video

150th Steering Committee:
Danielle Goering, Rick Krehbiel, Eugene Goering, Kathy Goering