Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2025

Theme

The Courage to Love

Why this theme was chosen

The first baptisms in the Anabaptist tradition took place in secret in Zurich, Switzerland, on 21 January 1525. A small group of Jesus-followers acted together with courage on their shared understanding of Scripture and the church, different from their political and religious context. Today there are churches all over the world in the Anabaptist tradition, acting together with courage to love each other, different from our political and religious contexts that too often pull us apart.

Biblical text options

  • Old Testament: Genesis 50:15-21
  • Psalm: Psalm 133
  • Gospel: Luke 7:36-50
  • New Testament: 1 John 4:7-21

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Additional Resource

Multimedia resources online

Written resources online in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, हिंदी and Português

Poster AWFS-02
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