Living Endowment Dinner

You are cordially invited to support the 39th annual

Living Endowment Dinner for Kauffman Museum

Kidron Hall, Kidron Bethel Village

3001 Ivy Drive, North Newton, KS
Friday, November 14, 2025

REGISTER HERE

6:00 p.m. Reception at Welcome Center of Kidron Bethel Village
Beverages provided by Grace Hill Winery

6:30 p.m. Dinner in Kidron Hall, Kidron Bethel Village

After Dinner
Musical Selections by Jacob & Timothy Schrag

“Speaking in Defense of the Marginalized: Mennonite Rhetoric in World War I as an Enactment of Paradox”

Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman, president emeritus Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

This presentation, based on Dr. Huxman’s dissertation and several scholarly articles, examines the ways in which Mennonites, as a marginalized group, wrestled with separation and assimilation in novel and disarming rhetorical patterns not captured in the predominant literature. Through advocacy on Capitol Hill, courageous encounters with patriotic angry neighbors, and managing reputations in the church, Mennonites used a “purification through transformation” approach to sidestep difficult questions of identity, confound traditional expectations for self-defense, and maintain the faith with few losses of church membership.

RSVP for dinner no later than end of business Friday, November 7
Please include the name(s) of persons attending as well as any dietary restrictions and any mobility/accessibility considerations in the order notes field at checkout.

Questions? Phone: 316-283-1612 Email: cshenk@bethelks.edu