Hi,
My name is Melissa Curran.
I am an expelled member of the Holdeman Mennonite Church from Winton,California and Scio, Oregon. I am married, have two children and am working on a Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in sociology,minoring in religion and women's studies. I am also supporting the Ivory Towers Foundation, a newly growing outreach program for expelled Mennonites/ Hudderites/Amish.
I am currently working on qualitative research of Holdeman Mennononites.
I would love to hear your stories and experiences, if any would be willing to share.
As I thank you I will send you a copy of my finished work (it will be a while
) At this juncture I am simply collecting data.
Interested in your experience as a member, and expelled member. Your educational past etc. Or if you know any members who may be interested in sharing (although this is not often the case).
Please send me a post if you are interested, and want to talk. Your contribution is helpful in building a data base of the social and personal impact of being expelled.
curranemail@gmail.com
Melissa Curran