Alumni Update: Lighthouse Donuts
July 22, 2024
Mennonites in Provo connect with community through doughnuts
Light House Donuts started selling with the Provo Farmers Market in 2022
PROVO — Provo may not seem like an obvious spot for a Mennonite congregation. Most Mennonites choose to settle in farming communities, said Rick Mast, who moved to Provo in 2017.
"Our Mennonite community is not standard. It's not normal that we chose to come to the city," Mast said.
But for Mennonites, a group of Anabaptist Christians who trace back to Reformation-era Europe, missionary work is important — and bigger cities offer more opportunities to talk about faith.
"Instead of choosing a community … because I want to homestead or farm, my mission would be people," Mast said.
In 2012, a small group of Mennonites came to Provo to establish the Living Water Mennonite Church and Christian Ministry on Lakeshore Drive. Since then, they've found some unique ways to be involved in the community. READ MORE on KSL.com
