Current Classes

Charms and Delights in East Asian Films

Jo-Ann Brant

Sept. 7, 14, 21, 25 | 1-4 p.m.

Sept. 7, 14, 21, 25 | 1-4 p.m.

What makes for good storytelling? In the West, biblical themes of self-sacrifice and redemption inform many popular films. Films from other cultures can give us glimpses into different worldviews and the storytelling and cinematic conventions they give rise to. This course will look at a...

Amish Country Entrepreneur Adventure

Orley S. Miller

Sept. 13 | Day trip, 8:30 a.m. — 4 p.m. | Limited to 20

Sept. 13 | Day trip, 8:30 a.m. — 4 p.m. | Limited to 20

Meet at the Greencroft Community Center, North Entrance

Come along on a trip through Amish country and step off the bus at various Amish businesses: buggy maker, toy maker, chime maker, leather shop and Amish school or wedding prep are some...

Old Time Ballroom Dance

Kate Shoupe & Richard Allen

Sept. 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 | 2-3:30 p.m.

Sept. 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 | 2-3:30 p.m.

The Aerobic Room, Greencroft Community Center

Stimulate the brain, exercise the body, enhance social connections: come dance with us! In Old Time Ballroom, partners dance the same easy sequence of steps to swing, waltzes, two-step, tangos, and...

The Second Amendment: Guns in America

Jack Cittadine

Sept. 20 | 10-11:30 a.m

Sept. 20 | 10-11:30 a.m

How does a former FBI agent and an attorney explain how America got 400 million guns? We will examine the history of the Second Amendment and the history of guns in our country starting with Colonial America. We will look at court cases dealing with gun control and gun rights and the arguments for...

Gems of Elkhart Bus Trip

Marshall King – host

Oct. 11 | Day trip 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Oct. 11 | Day trip 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Meet at the Greencroft Community Center, North entrance

Local writer Marshall V. King will host a bus trip for 20 people to the Midwest Museum of Art, Wellfield Botanic Gardens, and the Community Foundation of Elkhart County. The Community Foundation at its...

Where did that come from? Hymns we love and those we don’t

Rebecca Slough

Oct. 16, 18, 23, 25 | 10-11:30 am

Oct. 16, 18, 23, 25 | 10-11:30 am

Words set to music sink into our hearts and minds in ways that can comfort and annoy us. We’ll take deep dives into the questions of where the old and new songs for worship we love, and hate came from, how their lyrics and music work together to shape our experiences of them, what the...

Nov. 1 | 10-11:30 a.m.

The recession of 2008 to 2010 was the greatest economic downturn in American history since the great depression. We will examine the people and institutions responsible and the continuing failure of controls to prevent a future recurrence. Have we learned our lesson?

Religious Experience and the Contemporary American Short Story

Donald Lanctot

Nov. 6, 8, 13, 15 | 10-11:30 a.m.

Nov. 6, 8, 13, 15 | 10-11:30 a.m.

The American fiction writer Flannery O’Connor has her own distinct Southern Gothic style–often shocking and even grotesque–but she is not alone among contemporary writers who explore dimensions of human experience best called religious. Their stories may or may not directly use...

Christmas Traditions: GC Festival of Carols

Marcia Yost

Nov. 20 & 27 | 10 a.m. // Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 10 a.m. // Thursday, Nov. 30 | 4 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 20 & 27 | 10 a.m.
Jennings Auditorium, Greencroft Community Center

Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 10 a.m.
Goshen College Music Center

Thursday, Nov. 30 | 4 p.m.
Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center
(dress rehearsal)

This class...

The Generational Impact of Mennonite missionaries in Puerto Rico

Jaime Alvarez

Dec. 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 | 10-11:30 a.m.

Dec. 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20 | 10-11:30 a.m.

Jim Alvarez was born and raised in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, during the tail end of the mission work. The Mennonite mission work in Puerto Rico left a positive lasting multigenerational impact in his community. Topics will include Post 1898 political, socio-economic, and religious...