King Celebration 2024
On January 15, 2024, Goshen College students, staff and community members gathered in the Church-Chapel to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the theme “Black Housing and Unsung Sheroes, Champions of Change in Elkhart County.” The keynote speaker was Cynthea Millsaps, executive director of the Center for Community Engagement of Goshen College and executive director of Mennonite Women USA. The documentary film "What Happened at Benham West: African American Stories of Community, Displacement and Hope" was shown in the Umble Center. The film was coordinated by Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, Intercultural Competence and Undoing Racism Coordinator at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and Jamie Pitts, associate professor of Anabaptist studies and director of the Institute of Mennonite Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Oliver Pettis of Black Lion Cinematography was the filmmaker.
