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A prayer for peace
Posted: April 16, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! When, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come through force? When, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come through fighting? When, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come... Weiterlesen
In Memoriam: Reverend Bleise Nzamba (1957-2024)
Posted: April 11, 2024 | Kategorie: News
Reverend Bleise Nzamba, legal represntative of Igreja da Comunidade Menonita em Angola (ICMA), died 30 March 2024. He served Mennonite World Conference on the General Council in Indonesia 2022 and Kenya 2018. Reverend Bleise Nzamba studied at Nyanga... Weiterlesen
Blessed are the peacemakers
Posted: April 5, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
As Christians, we may look to our Bibles to interpret today’s realities in light of long ago promises. The answer to this question is different for each faith community, says Dorothy Jean Weaver. A Jewish community’s answers arise from the Hebrew... Weiterlesen
Power of prayer cannot be underestimated
Posted: März 28, 2024 | Kategorie: News
“Those who are involved in humanitarian projects and pastoral care are familiar with loneliness, anhedonia, weakness, despondency, cynicism... But all this was washed away with water and wiped off with towels,” Denis Gorenkov, a Baptist pastor in... Weiterlesen
Mennonite World Conference commemorates birth of Anabaptism in 2025
Posted: März 27, 2024 | Kategorie: News
On 29 May 2025, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) will welcome guests from around the world to The Courage to Love: Anabaptism@500. The day-long celebration commemorates the birth of the Anabaptist movement in Zurich, Switzerland. Following workshops... Weiterlesen
“Remember your baptism”
Posted: März 26, 2024 | Kategorie: From Our Leaders
Could Anabaptist-Mennonites practice “remembering our baptism” as a tool for lifelong discipleship? Although they often baptize infants, both Catholics and Lutherans call upon the believer – sometimes every year – to “remember your baptism” into a... Weiterlesen
Pastoral arm listens, prays and encourages
Posted: März 24, 2024 | Kategorie: From Our Leaders
“We are called to be shalom-makers wherever we go. It takes courage, discipline, commitment and, of course, the guidance of the Holy Spirit,” says Andi Santoso, chair of the Deacons Commission. What is the Deacons Commission? The Deacons Commission... Weiterlesen
World Mennonites pray for courage and love
Posted: März 22, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
“What a good way to end our day praying together as a global church,” says Sushant Nand, a leader in Mennonite Church India. He led a breakout room for Online Prayer Hour, a bimonthly event at 14:00 UTC that gathers Anabaptist-Mennonites from around... Weiterlesen
MWC mourns with our brothers and sisters in Myanmar
Posted: März 1, 2024 | Kategorie: News
Our Mennonite World Conference siblings from Myanmar have asked for the prayers of our global communion. They write: Our country's civil war has been ongoing for more than three years. The death toll is rising every day. More than half of the... Weiterlesen
Zurich 2025 builds bridge to reconciliation
Posted: Februar 29, 2024 | Kategorie: News
“We have walked a long way as Anabaptist-Mennonites; today we are learning to be bridge builders,” says Jürg Bräker, general secretary of Konferenz der Mennoniten der Schweiz/Conférence mennonite suisse. “The Courage to Love” is a public,... Weiterlesen
Becoming part of God’s bigger picture
Posted: Februar 29, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
From sleepy Antakiya Mennonite Church in rural Kodopali, India, to Iglesia Hermanos Menonitas Concordia in bustling Asuncion, Paraguay to the open-walled gathering place of the Mennonite Church in Ntale, Uganda, to congregations in North America and... Weiterlesen
Beneath the baobab: A journey of unity, laughter and inspirations
Posted: Februar 27, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
Assuming the role of the YABs Representative for Africa is not just a title; it is an immersive experience into a world of diverse perspectives. Collaborating with fellow representatives is a profound learning journey, encompassing cultural... Weiterlesen
We would not have killed each other
Posted: Februar 19, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
The Meserete Kristos Church Development Commission (MKC-DC) with the financial support of MCC-Ethiopia launched a peacebuilding project in the four zones of southern Ethiopia regional state at the end of 2023. The project aims to heal the traumatic... Weiterlesen
Equipping future church leaders
Posted: Februar 16, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
As a generation of experienced pastor enters retirement age, many churches around the world are seeing a shortage of trained leaders. Pastoral candidates who have studied Anabaptist theology are even more rare. However, the three Anabaptist-... Weiterlesen
Lent 2024: Go deeper with God
Posted: Februar 16, 2024 | Kategorie: From Our Leaders
Dear brothers and sisters, Greetings to you in this sombre season. Through the centuries the church has observed the 40 days leading up to Easter as a special time to focus on God, called Lent. A path to finding extra space in our lives to listen to... Weiterlesen
We will continue to pray
Posted: Januar 31, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
“Praise God we had a meaningful prayer time for unity of Spirit to pray for suffering and bleeding humanity. May God have mercy over this world. We will continue pray for shared points,” says participant Rechal Bagh.Weiterlesen
Striving for integrity
Posted: Januar 24, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
Andre Wiederkehr, of Ontario, Canada, doesn’t have a driver’s license. That’s because he chooses not to use fossil fuels to get around. Without using a car, attending Hanover Mennonite Church on Sundays means riding 21 kilometers by bike. “None of... Weiterlesen
Isolated churches seek connection
Posted: Januar 24, 2024 | Kategorie: Testimonies
“We are here to walk together as churches so we can help each other follow Jesus,” says Arli Klassen, MWC regional representatives coordinator. She gave that message as she visited the five Caribbean countries with MWC member churches in November... Weiterlesen
Less rain, less shade, more people
Posted: Dezember 20, 2023 | Kategorie: Testimonies
January to April is the rainy season in Guayaquil, a port city on the coast of Ecuador. But this past year, says Sara Noemi Viteri Moreno, a member of Iglesia Jesus el Buen Pastor (Jesus the good shepherd, a Mennonite church) in Guayaquil, it hardly... Weiterlesen
Gathering of world communions focuses on God’s work
Posted: Dezember 18, 2023 | Kategorie: News
The Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions met at the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches at Bossey, Switzerland, from 30 October-3 November 2023. To foster mutual understanding and familiarize participants with... Weiterlesen
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