Assembly

What is Assembly?

Mennonite World Conference Assemblies are reunions of the Anabaptist-Mennonite family worldwide and take place every six years. We look forward to our next Assembly, which will be held in Ethiopia in 2028.

A Church service with people singing on stage and the crowd raising their hands

  • Indonesia Assembly surmounts barriers

    Indonesia Assembly surmounts barriers

    Will there be Assembly this summer? Absolutely! Who will attend in Indonesia? Watch for upcoming news.   In their February online meeting, the Executive Committee are deciding on the attendance model for Assembly, based on the most current public health information, travel advisories and future projections.   “We depend on government decisions regarding visa or quarantine and…

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  • Assembly tours in Indonesia 2022

    Assembly tours in Indonesia 2022

    How lifelong relationships become real  Assembly tours have something for everyone! an adventurous bicycle ride across a rural rice field a deep dive into Indonesia’s Mennonite church history as told in John D. Roth’s new book A Cloud of Witnesses immersion into batik-making or local village life a visit to historical and religious landmarks to hear…

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  • Registration for MWC Assembly opens for online participation

    Registration for MWC Assembly opens for online participation

    Starting 24 December 2021, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is accepting registration for online participants for Indonesia 2022 through its registration site: indonesia2022.mwc-cmm.org “Assembly will focus on accepting online registration first, and starting from the end of February 2022, people will be able to register for on-site participation,” says MWC chief international events officer Liesa Unger.  …

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  • Assembly music: “A mountaintop experience”

    Assembly music: “A mountaintop experience”

    Mark Wenger, singer, bass  Franconia Mennonite Church, Telford, Pennsylvania, USA  Assembly 16: PA 2015  “I was the old guy in the worship team. My favorite memory is the exuberance and joy of making music together with songs from all around the world. It was hard work in preparation, but terrific fun in the performance and leading.”  “The global Mennonite…

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  • Life-changing indeed!

    Life-changing indeed!

    Assembly team reflects on why they keep coming back for more Many people serving the Mennonite World Conference today started as participants or delegates to its six-yearly Assembly. Here, Assembly staff members share how Assembly transformed their view of the church: from local to global, from small to significant; from giver-recipient relationship to equal partners…

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  • Mustard-seed faith that moves mountains

    Mustard-seed faith that moves mountains

    “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20)  In July 2009, leaders from the three Indonesian Mennonite conferences GITJ, GKMI and JKI found themselves in a conversation outside…

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