Mennonite ice cream
Portland Mennonite creates names for Anabaptist ice cream flavors
by Rod StaffordPrint Article Email to a Friend
“What ice cream flavor would you most like Ben and Jerry to create to celebrate the 484th anniversary of Anabaptism?”
That was the question posed to Portland Mennonite Church at their annual all-church Retreat at the Pacific Coast.
Answers included:
Blaurocky Road
Banananabaptist
Marshmenno Cream, Vanilla
Conscientious Confector
Martyr’s Mocha
Buggy Tracks
Burnt Stake
The winner submitted by Silas Langley was:
“The Schleitheim Confection”: A consensus of seven flavors for the seven articles of the confession:
1) Baptism: double dunked chocolate peanuts
2) Communion: grape wafer crumble
3) Separation from the world: Mars bar crumble
4) Reputable pastor: teddy grahams
5) Do not take the oath: red, white and blue candy corn
6) Do not take up the sword: Dove bar crumble
7) The Ban: a separate bag of rainbow sprinkles which can be added to the ice cream if you feel they are ready to be restored to fellowship.
The prize? What else? A gift card at Ben and Jerry’s.
By Rod Stafford, pastor of Portland Mennonite Church
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