1 Levels

Class I—Graduate School & Seminary

Class II—College & University

Class III—High School

1 Prizes

First—$100, Second—$75, Third—$50

All entrants receive a one-year subscription to the Mennonite Historical Bulletin and first place winners receive one year of the Mennonite Quarterly Review.

John Horsch was born in Germany in 1867, and died in 1941 at Scottdale, Pa. He was an editor, writer and historian, whose work helped to create an interest in Anabaptist history among North American Mennonites.

The 2003

John Horsch Mennonite History Essay Contest

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Regulations (The Fine Print)

  1. All papers should treat a subject or theme related to Anabaptist or Mennonite history. This may include congregational and institutional histories, biographies, literature, and theological, cultural and social movements among Mennonites and related groups. It is expected that the papers will do more than summarize existing written materials on the subject, and that a variety of sources will be used in the essay.
  2. Papers must be typed with the following information on the last page of the essay: writer’s name, mailing address, e-mail address, school, and class in which the paper is entered.
  3. All papers are archived; they will not be returned.
  4. Deadline: June 15, 2003.
  5. Send all entries to John E. Sharp, Director, Mennonite Church USA Historical Committee, 1700 South Main Street, Goshen, IN 46526 USA