FRESNO, CA

Best-selling Mennonite writer and scholar Rhoda Janzen’s little black dress shattered online auction records this week, eventually selling for just over $5 million. Not only did the auction break records for Mennonite-worn dresses, but celebrity dresses in general. The previous record was held by Kate Middleton’s Alexander McQueen wedding dress.

“I think I’ll cause quite the stir in the MB church lobby next week,” said 86-year-old winner Mrs. Bergen of Fresno. “I spent my entire life savings on this Rhoda Janzen dress, so I sure hope it fits.”

Mrs. Bergen has been a collector of Mennonite literary artifacts for decades, including Julia Kasdorf’s high school yearbook and a church bulletin signed by Rudy Wiebe.

“But my most prized possession is this little black dress,” said B

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