by intoaccount | Jan 18, 2022 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, child sexual abuse, Church focus, Ethics, Into Account, Mennonite Abuse Prevention List, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
By Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive Director MMN Claims “Collaboration,” Prioritizes Reputation Over Survivors In response to the press release issued by Mennonite Mission Network on December 17, 2021 pertaining to that agency’s failure to act on a 2018...
by intoaccount | Nov 29, 2021 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Mennonite Abuse Prevention List, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
by Erin Bergen, Director of Student Advocacy At Into Account, we use owl imagery to represent our work. Watchful, fierce, wise, protection. Creatures attuned to being attentive in the soft, cold darkness. Nearly a year ago, on the longest night of 2020, a year filled...
by intoaccount | Nov 4, 2021 | Believing survivors, child sexual abuse, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak
by Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive Director This past summer, I went to Minneapolis and Chicago to be present at filming locations for Into Account’s public service announcement video about Catholic composer David Haas. As aware as I thought I was of the scope of...
by intoaccount | Nov 3, 2021 | Believing survivors, child sexual abuse, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak, theology
By Elizabeth K. I grew up with David Haas. As a member of my congregation, he has always been a part of my church family. My first memory of David was after the Christmas Eve Mass when I was in 3rd grade (8 years old). As we were leaving the church, I remember my mom...
by intoaccount | Jul 29, 2021 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, Ethics, Into Account, theology, trauma
Fire at Rainbow Mennonite Church: A Study in Organizational Trauma What exactly happened? In 2019, in Kansas City, Kansas, a woman named Kimberly reported a church employee had been abusive in the context of an intimate partner relationship to leaders at Rainbow...
by intoaccount | Apr 2, 2021 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Into Account
Kent Peters Statement Erin Bergen, Director of Student Advocacy Into Account has received numerous reports from young women who describe grooming, sexual harassment, and sexual abuse perpetrated by Kent Peters of Newton, Kansas. Some of them reported that they were...
