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Marking 100 years of living out unity in MWC through photos, music, trees and more 

Following Jesus, living out unity, building peace. It’s a new tagline for the mission we’ve always carried as Anabaptists.  

This is a momentous year with two anniversaries for Mennonite World Conference: Five hundred years of the Anabaptist movement; and 100 years of MWC: a communion of Anabaptist-related churches linked to one another in a worldwide community of faith for fellowship, worship service and witness.  

As an organization – a koinonoia – we exist to facilitate relationships with each other, in so doing to grow our Anabaptist faith and to relate with other communions.  

Bimonthly challenges 

We are inviting our members around the world to celebrate with us by participating in campaign of bimonthly challenges. Each action will be announced on social media with a reminder in each issue of MWC Info.  

All submissions can be sent to photos@mwc-cmm.org. 

• For the beginning of the year, we’ve been calling for historical photos: your church’s first baptism, first meeting house, first convention, first pastor, etc. Share the milestones of your story through these photographs. 
• The next challenge is songs: What is the most memorable song you learned at an MWC Assembly? How has this song been meaningful in your faith journey in the years since?  

The challenge campaign will continue throughout the year. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram or subscribe to MWC Info, our monthly e-newsletter to discover the next challenge. 

Growing roots 

To mark our 100 years of Anabaptist congregations coming together like a stream of living water, we invite congregations to plant a tree.  

“Faith grows less like a math equation and more like a living organism. A tree can be a monument, a marker to history. It is also a sign of care for creation, adding biodiversity and habitat. A tree is a gift to the community, providing shade, stabilizing soil, and cycling water,” says Tigist Tesfaye, Deacons Commission, secretary.  

In 1997, then-general secretary Larry Miller suggested that a tree be planted whenever Executive Committee meetings took place. It hasn’t always been possible, but MWC has put down its roots in at least eight places since then.

The Creation Care Task Force will offer some pointers on how to do a successful tree planting that ensures the monument will last and offer positive benefits to the community, both wild and human.  

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