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  • Three 3 Hour Broadcast (AM 920 KSHO) Audio from Event July 2007 was the 60th Anniversary for the Mennonite Village. Thanks to the many who joined us on line, on the air and on location for the celebration of the Mennonite Village's 60th Anniversary. Check out these special features and events:

  • 60 Memories from 60 Years Interviews

  • 60 Memories from 60 Years Radio Commercials

  • Valley Talk Radio Broadcast Interview Schedule

  • KSHO Live Broadcast Details

  • Information on Mennonite Village

  • 60 Year Celebration (July 27-29) Event Details.
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    What is the Mennonite Village

    Mennonite Village began as a 24-room nursing home in 1947, operating under the name Mennonite Home for the Aged. From the beginning, this home was envisioned as a place where seniors could live comfortably and receive peaceful, loving care as they grew older. That vision is in place today as we grow and continually expand our services. See The History of Mennonite Village for more information about how we began and how we've grown over the years.
    As a nationally accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community, Mennonite Village offers services and amenities that compliment your active lifestyle and a continuum of care should your needs change. All on one beautiful 168 acre campus!

    In Active Living, The Village, choose from a number of attractive and comfortable floor plans to suit your individual requirements.

    Ashwood Court I & II, our Congregate Apartments, are for those who still enjoy an active lifestyle but prefer more services. A month-to- month rental agreement provides services including two meals a day and housekeeping in a warm and friendly environment.

    Mennonite In-Home Care provides support services to campus members as well as individuals living in Linn and Benton Counties.
    Our Assisted Living community, Quail Run, offers studio and one bedroom apartments with services and amenities to reflect your changing needs.

    Mennonite Village's on campus Health Care Center, the Mennonite Home, provides exceptional skilled nursing care, rehabilitation services, and long term intermediate nursing care. We are Medicare certified and federally and state licensed.

    History of Mennonite Village

    As Lydia Hostetler Stutzman of Harrisburg, Oregon entered her retirement years, she became concerned about who would care for her when she could no longer care for herself. When she asked her nephew Frank Kropf for advice, he suggested that she designate her estate to be used toward building a home where older and physically needy Mennonites could care for one another. She agreed, and in 1942 her estate was used to begin building a community for seniors.
    As administrator of their aunt's estate, Frank and his brother Levi decided to expand the mission by building a retirement home that would lovingly minister to elderly Mennonites in their last years of life. As the word got out, donations began to pour in from various mid-Willamette Valley Mennonite congregations and other congregations from as far away as Kansas. In 1946, Frank spearheaded construction on the Mennonite Home.

    Historical Timeline:

  • 1947 - A 24-room nursing home opens

  • 1954 - 28 beds are added, including a sunroom

  • 1965 - The first retirement duplex is built

  • 1979 - Groundbreaking for an 80-bed nursing home held

  • 1984 - 69 village units are constructed

  • 1986 - Lakeside Center (activity/community center) and 46 more units are constructed.

  • 1987 - A new chapel is built and dedicated

  • 1988 - In-Home Care department opens. 33 new village units added on Ermine St.

  • 1995 - Quail Run, a 95-unit Assisted Living facility, is dedicated

  • 1997 - The Mennonite Home receives accreditation as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), and celebrates 50 years of community

  • 1998 - Construction begins on Lydia's House, an Alzheimer's/Dementia Care unit, and 50 new village units

  • October 1998 - Lydia's House opens

  • 2000 - Ashwood Court, a Congregate Living facility, opens

  • 2002 - Name changes to Mennonite Village to reflect the village we have become

  • 2003 - 25 new homes constructed

  • 2004 - Ashwood Court II, a second Congregate Living facility opens

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  • 2006 - Purchased 76 adjoining acres to the east of the current campus

    Mission and Values

    The following is the mission statement from for the Mennonite Village:

    Our mission is to be a Christ-centered community providing life-enriching services. As such, we commit to uphold the following principles within the life of our community:

  • Stewardship: Acting out of love, and accountable to one another, we accept with joy the responsibility of participating in our community. We also accept our personal responsibility to prudently manage the community's affairs and assets; to encourage the exercise and development of talents and spiritual gifts and to safeguard the heritage of the Mennonite Church.

  • Service: Believing that serving each other is our true mission, we humbly devote ourselves to being the generous hands, the gentle voice, and the compassionate heart of Jesus.

  • Self-Determination: Respecting the dignity and worth of each individual, we pledge to encourage independence and freedom of choice and to provide opportunities for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth, while considering the needs of all people within our community.



    We at Eads Broadcasting's News Talk 1580 KGAL and Unforgettable 920 KSHO would like to have you join us all month long on this web site, and on air for special Radio
    talk shows, interviews, news features, and Radio event updates spotlighting the Mennonite Village's 60 Year Anniversary.

    The Mennonite Village would like to extend a special invitation to all to attend their 3-day celebration from Friday, July 27th - Sunday, July 29th. Fun, Food, Entertainment and it's free.

    Join us at the special live on location broadcast on Saturday, July 28th.

    News Talk 1580 KGAL


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    Mennonite Village in Albany, Oregon

    Mennonite Village in Albany, Oregon
    From Albany Democrat Herald 10/1/1947


    Thanks to those who attended the Mennonite Village 60th Anniversary Celebration

    Thanks to ALL who joined us at this past event!.

    Friday July 27th: 5:30pm. Join the fun with a good old-fashioned BBQ with all the trimmings. Music by the Albany Swing Band in the Big Tent at 7:00pm!

    Mennonite Village in Albany, Oregon

    Saturday, July 28th:

    Live broadcast on 920 KSHO from 11 am to 2pm

  • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides

  • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Kiddie piller, Snow Cones, Cotton Candy

  • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Bus tours of the Village and different living units

  • Noon: Lunch (Fresh cooked Hamburgers, Variety of Chips, Baked Beans (Secret Recipe), Carrot Sticks, Celery, Watermelon, Apple Crisp, Beverages

  • 1:00 to 4:00 Model A Car Club and the Corvette Club

  • 1:30pm 60 years of Recollections - Main Tent

  • 1:30pm Root Beer Floats

  • Friday, July 27th -
    Sunday, July 29th

    Mennonite Village, Albany, OR.

    Phone: 541-928-7232



    Mennonite Village in Albany, Oregon

  • 60 Year Celebration Event Pictures

  • "60 Memories" from 60 Years Interviews

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  • Valley Talk Radio Broadcast Interview Schedule

  • KSHO Live Broadcast Details

  • Information on Mennonite Village
  • Sunday July 29th: 2:30pm 60th Anniversary Community Church Service is followed by a free Ice Cream Social of Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Cream, Marble Cake with Raspberry filling, Coffee, Punch and Bottled Water. The Drawing for the Grand Prize Quilt is scheduled for 4:15pm in the Main Tent.


    Thanks to all who organized and attendee this historic event.

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    Anniversary Web Page



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