Events
Legacy 500 - October 20-22, 2024
Fall Legacy 500 Program
Jeremy Miller, president of Rosedale Bible College, will be the fall speaker from October 20-22 at the Naumburg Mennonite Church at 7:15 p.m.
Jeremy Miller
President, Rosedale Bible College
B.A., B.S. Sterling College; M.A. Malone University
Jeremy and his wife Sarah are originally from the plains of Kansas and have been blessed with four children. They spent nearly 12 years in northeastern Ohio where he pastored Mennonite Christian Assembly. They love Christ and His body and have been called to equip those in the Kingdom of God for more effective service to the King. They cut firewood, enjoy their Burnese Mountain Dog, and love helping with the Kansas wheat harvest in the summer. Jeremy was once a student at Rosedale then went on to get his bachelor's from Sterling College and master's from Malone University. Jeremy loves getting to know students and watching God’s Spirit transform their lives. Additionally, it's hard for him to imagine a better group of people to work with. "The camaraderie of staff and faculty is rich and rewarding and our students benefit from a unified group of people who enjoy each other."
"LEGACY 500"
Essential Conversations on Anabaptism
Past, Present, and Future
"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn"…Isaiah 51:1
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In anticipation of the 500th Anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025, the Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association is planning a series of programs. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to sharpen our perceptions and dust off those perspectives that relate to our heritage of the faith, to take a clear look at who we were, who we are, and who we want to become. We believe the series of programs will stimulate a conversation that is both old and new.
In Isaiah 51, the prophet gets our attention with three strong verbs…listen, seek, and look. With Abraham, God started a new conversation, a restoration project that hearkens back to Genesis 3. Isaiah encourages the people to look back to Abraham and Sarah but also to look forward to restoration from exile and then beyond that to a time when God’s promise to Abraham will include the nations…a restoration that anticipates Jesus who is the full and final conversation of God.
In the life of faith, conversation and prayer permeate one another. This was true for Abraham… true for us. Prayer has been described as “that place where God’s seeking us and our seeking God meet.” This does not mean it is just some “static place.” It is a journey, it is Ur to Canaan, it is a dynamic conversation, which is both deeply personal and fully corporate...a conversation with one another and the one true God who is the God that speaks. We, like Isaiah, look backward and forward at the same time. We are invited to listen, and in so doing, walk in that place where the temporal and eternal mingle.
Please join us on a journey that includes both reflection and vision. It will stimulate our thinking, stir our emotions, and enliven our spirit. This is a journey to deepen your understanding of our mutual heritage of faith so you can say with Pilgrim Marpeck, “That faith is a living letter in my heart.” (1531)
32nd Zwanzigstein Fest - Saturday, June 29, 2024
"Come Join Us to Raise the Roof"
 Photo Credit: Gary and Elsie (Lehman) Herzig |
The theme of this year’s Z Fest is "Come Join Us to Raise the Roof." During the day, we will be asking volunteers to help us raise the roof of the pavilion that will be built this summer. This is the activity which led us to choose our theme. Throughout the day, we will be celebrating the barn-raising tradition of the local churches and communities. Families who had barns built on their property as well as individuals who led these efforts will be sharing their stories. At noon, a typical barn raising meal will be provided. Plan to join us on Saturday, June 29, for these and other traditional Z Fest activities.
Zwanzigstein means "Twenty Stones." This name comes from when God led Joshua and the Israelites over the Jordan River. When they were safely across, the Lord said to Joshua that the twelve chosen men, one from each tribe, were to take a stone from the middle of the Jordan, carry it out, and pile them up as a monument at the place where they camped that night. In the future, when their children asked, "What is this monument for," they could tell them it is to remind them of God's amazing miracle. All nations of the earth will realize Jehovah is the mighty God and all will worship him forever.
As our forefathers (twenty families) traveled from Europe to settle here, they, too, must have realized the mighty hand of God and truly worshiped him. When our children ask, we can tell them of this mighty God.
And so Zwanzigstein.
The purpose of the Zwanzigstein Fest is to preserve, celebrate, and accurately portray our religious and cultural heritage in Lewis County. Since 1991 the Heritage Farm has provided the site for visitors to learn about our Anabaptist faith legacy and rural life of years past through stories, exhibits, tours, demonstrations, and fundraising venues such as foods and crafts.
