The presidency of Mennonite World Conference transferred from J. Nelson Kraybill (2015-2022) to president-elect Henk Stenvers (2022-2028) at GITJ Margokerto, Indonesia, as part of Assembly 17.
Margokerto was one of the first colonies founded by P.A. Jansz for the evangelization of the region.
The church hosted a dozen MWC guests for four days during Assembly and broadcast the plenary speaker from this satellite location to the main stage at STT Sangkakala in Salatiga, Indonesia on 8 July 2022.
“Our global church is deeply grateful for the ministry of Nelson Kraybill during these seven years,” says César García, MWC general secretary. “We will miss his pastoral heart, wisdom and willingness to serve unconditionally.” Incoming president Henk Stenvers has served a decade as Deacons Commission secretary, during which he pioneered Online Prayer Hour and has served Algemene Doopsgezind Societeit (the Dutch Mennonite church) and the European Mennonites for almost 20 years.
“Henk’s experience as a church leader in The Netherlands and his knowledge of the world church will be a great blessing in the years to come. It will be a privilege to work with him.” |
