MWC Assemblies are reunions of the Anabaptist-Mennonite family worldwide and take place every six years.
The 16th Assembly was held 21-26 July 2015 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The theme was Walking with God. Assembly Gathered happened at one place and Assembly Scattered took place at multiple sites.
The Global Youth Summit (18+) was held 17-19 July 2015 at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Below you will find documents from PA 2015 Assembly:
PA 2015 stories
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On the way to PA 2015: Neckties foster global connections
Akron, Pennsylvania, USA – When thousands of Anabaptists from around the world arrive in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania next July, they will each receive a hand-sewn bag, created from recycled materials by the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Material Resources Center (MRC). As excitement over these bags has grown, materials have come from…
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MWC Puts Creative Tensions at Centre of Its PA 2015 Program
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA – “We’re coming together at PA 2015 to talk with each other about our faith-life with open hearts and open minds,” says Liesa Unger, International Coordinator of this summer’s Mennonite World Conference Assembly. “We’ve invited our speakers to address the creative tensions found in several important topics…
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Resources about PA 2015 available on MWC website
Bogotá, Colombia – As excitement continues to grow for the global Assembly, Mennonite World Conference has created a variety of free resources for congregations and communities to use as they talk about and promote Pennsylvania 2015, all available on the MWC website. Church leaders can find a downloadable word doc…
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César García responds to questions overheard in North America about PA 2015
Amid growing anticipation and excitement about the Mennonite World Conference Assembly (PA 2015) to be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania July 21-26, 2015, a number of questions keep surfacing within North American churches. MWC General Secretary, César García of Bogotá, Colombia, shares his thoughts and answers to questions being talked about…
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Preparing for PA 2015 – What you can do!
Harrisburg, PA, USA – In less than a year from now, our sisters and brothers from around the world, and from across North America, will be coming to Harrisburg to worship and fellowship with us. “PA 2015,” the Mennonite World Conference Assembly, will be held at the Farm Show Complex,…
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Prayer Network launched for PA 2015
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA – Mennonite World Conference is establishing a Prayer Network, recognizing the importance of prayer as preparations are made for PA 2015, the global Assembly being planned for July 21-26, 2015, in Harrisburg, PA. “We are confident that the Assembly will be a wonderful time of worship, celebration,…
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Read your way to PA 2015
Richard Thomas, who chairs the National Advisory Council for the event, is urging all North American Mennonites, Mennonite Brethren, and Brethren in Christ to honour their guests next summer by starting to prepare now.
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Mennonite World Conference Assembly to meet in Pennsylvania July 21-26, 2015
Harrisburg, PA, USA – We Mennonites, Mennonite Brethren, and Brethren in Christ of North America have invited our sisters and brothers from around the world to come to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in a little more than a year from now—July 21-26, 2015. The event, Pennsylvania 2015, is Mennonite World Conference’s every-six-year…
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Mennonite World Conference Heads Into Visa Issue
Assembly 16: PA 2015 Recognizing that visitors to the U.S. from the Southern Hemisphere often find it difficult to get visas, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is taking steps to try to keep the situation from limiting attendance at its global Assembly next summer. “When we invited the global church to…
