Upcoming Events
Check the list of coming events on the home page celebrating the 150th anniversary!
Time & Location | Activity |
| Friday, May 31 5:00 pm Moundridge, Kansas | Unveiling of Sculpture by Ann Zerger and Chip Parker |
| Saturday, June 1 Moundridge, KS | You may see the 150th sign on the Tractor/Wagon “float” in the Black Kettle parade |
| Saturday, June 1 2:00 pm Moundridge Museum (wheat site west of the museum) | Turkey Red Hard Winter Wheat Binding and Shock Building |
| August 23-25, 2024 Eden Mennonite Church Moundridge, KS | 150th Anniversary Celebration |
| Friday, August 23 7:00 pm | Keynote Address by Dr. Wynn Goering and Singing, 150 Years of Schweitzer Mennonite Heritage – Dr. Austin McCabe Juhnke and Dr. William Eash |
| Saturday, August 24 8:00 am Moundridge Museum (wheat site west of the museum), Mennonite Monument & Marker, Hopefield Cemetery, Eden Mennonite Church, Moundridge, KS | Readers Theater, Seminars, Turkey Red Wheat Threshing and Milling at the Moundridge (wheat site west of the museum), Visit Mennonite Monument, Marker, and Hopefield Cemetery, Ethnic Supper by reservation at Eden, Mennonite Night Live: Schweitzers and Friends Edition |
| Sunday, August 25 9:30 am | Dr. Nathan Stucky will bring the message. Choir. |
Past Events
Check out our list of past events!
Time & Location | Activity |
| July 29, 2023 | Plowing with horses See video |
| October 2023 | Planting with horses See video |
| Monday, March 18 10:00-11:30 am & 6:00-7:30 pm Pine Village Wellness Center Moundridge, KS | Genealogy Seminar, “Finding your Ancestors” with Jerry Juhnke. Topics: genealogy software, library resources, newspaper resources, church books, government resources and others. Appropriate for anyone wanting to do genealogy research. See video |
| Saturday, March 23-24 March 23, Saturday, 7:00 pm March 24, Sunday, 2:00 pm Eden Mennonite Church Moundridge, KS | “Goodly Heritage” Historical Drama at Eden Mennonite Church. A musical depicting the history of the Swiss Volhynians. The drama seeks to explain the religious beliefs underlying the Anabaptist movement and the journey over centuries that brought this group to America. Written by Jenny Schrag along with Dawm Abrahams and Bonita Howard as choir director. See video |
| Sunday, April 7 4:00 pm Bethel College North Newton, Kansas | Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus Concert |
| Sunday, April 21 4:00 pm First Mennonite Church McPherson, Kansas | Professor Matt Cotton speaking on contemporary Ukraine See video |
| May 1, 2023 | May Day celebration |
| May 4-5 Saturday, May 4, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Pine Village Wellness Center 86 22nd Ave., Moundridge, Kansas | A Century of Mennonite Quilts See video A Quick Tour of Mennonite Quilts See video |
| Friday, May 10 McPherson, KS | Watch for Schweitzers in the May Day Parade |