A light lunch, usually soup, bread, salad and dessert, is served Monday through Friday for a modest fee during the weeks when classes are in session. A large dining room and smaller meeting rooms provide space for informal gatherings and planned luncheon meetings. For details of these policy statements, request a copy of the current AMBS Student Handbook. The student-run Mennonite Cooperative Bookstore, located in the main seminary building, serves AMBS in its goal to be a community of scholarship and discipleship. The bookstore's inventory includes Bibles and Bible study aids, commentaries, and Anabaptist resources as well as textbooks and other books for adults and children.
Any title listed in Books in Print can be special-ordered.
Books are sold as inexpensively as possible, usually at a discount below retail price. The store also carries school supplies, cards, some music recordings, BibleWindows computer software, and stamps for U.S. and Canada. Membership allows anyone in the member's immediate family to purchase books at discount prices. The bookstore employs a business manager, a book ordering manager and three to five assistants, hired from among AMBS students and spouses. The on-campus Cooperative Childcare Program provides a wholesome atmosphere for play and learning for children one to six years old.