Ben Bouwman began as Co-Director of Prayer and Program in June 2026, having previously pastored at Walnut Hill Mennonite Church since 2017. Ben graduated from Goshen College with a degree in Social Work and a minor in Conflict Studies. Later he graduated from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary with a Masters of Divinity in Pastoral Ministry.
Ben is married to Yasi and they have two children. Ben is passionate about racial and economic justice as well as living in harmony with the earth. He enjoys biking to work, being active, singing, eating fruit and vegetables that he has grown, and watching bees, butterflies, and other insects enjoy the flowering plants in his yard. Ben is new to the contemplative journey, but is learning to appreciate holding silence with others.
Ben is married to Yasi and they have two children. Ben is passionate about racial and economic justice as well as living in harmony with the earth. He enjoys biking to work, being active, singing, eating fruit and vegetables that he has grown, and watching bees, butterflies, and other insects enjoy the flowering plants in his yard. Ben is new to the contemplative journey, but is learning to appreciate holding silence with others.