by intoaccount | Mar 7, 2024 | Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Anabaptism/Mennonites, child sexual abuse, Mennonite Mission Network, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
By Miya Three years. It’s been three years since I first learned that I was not the only one who has been affected by the disgusting actions of Kent Peters. I still remember the day and where I was. It was March 25, 2021. The phone call with the news that Kent Peters...
by intoaccount | Feb 25, 2024 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Ethics, Kaufman House, New Creation Fellowship Church, social work, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak
On September 17, 2023, I accompanied my dear friend Nancy Jensen to a service at New Creation Fellowship Church in Newton, Kansas. Nancy had not been to New Creation for years, but four decades ago, this small Mennonite church was her world. They were her family, and...
by intoaccount | Jun 24, 2022 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Ethics, Survivors speak, trauma, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
The Contents of My Story May Disturb You Hi, my name is *Miya, and I am a survivor of Kent Peters. This is my story. Before I begin, I want to give a content/trigger warning to readers. The following post will include the following topics: grooming boundary crossing...
by intoaccount | Feb 18, 2022 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, child sexual abuse, Church focus, Plain people, social work, Survivors speak, trauma
Into Account is honored to have as colleagues, and to advocate for, a number of Plain and Amish people. And we’re especially honored to publish a Plain survivor’s story. Plain survivors face many barriers, including people from outside their context...
by intoaccount | Jul 29, 2021 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, Ethics, 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...
