Assembly

What is Assembly?

Mennonite World Conference Assemblies are reunions of the Anabaptist-Mennonite family worldwide and take place every six years.

We look forward to our next Assembly, the date and location for which are currently being discerned.


Stories about Assembly

  • Indonesia Assembly surmounts barriers

    Indonesia Assembly surmounts barriers

    Will there be Assembly this summer? Absolutely! Who will attend in Indonesia? Watch for upcoming news.   In their February online meeting, the Executive Committee are deciding on the attendance model for Assembly, based on the most current public health information, travel advisories and future projections.  …

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  • Assembly music: “A mountaintop experience”

    Assembly music: “A mountaintop experience”

    Mark Wenger, singer, bass  Franconia Mennonite Church, Telford, Pennsylvania, USA  Assembly 16: PA 2015  “I was the old guy in the worship team. My favorite memory is the exuberance and joy of making music together with songs from all around the world. It was hard work in preparation, but…

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  • Constant prayer in Pennsylvania 2015

    Constant prayer in Pennsylvania 2015

    The same heart for God unites across language and culture Carlos Martínez García At the Mennonite World Conference Assembly, prayer was constant. A room – open all day long – was set aside where people could pray for different prayer requests. A 40-foot x by…

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  • “My world is too small; I need others”

    “My world is too small; I need others”

    Anabaptist women theologians explore global network By Virginia A. Hostetler, with reports by Harriet Sider Bicksler and Elina Ciptadi-Perkins Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA — At Mennonite World Conference (MWC) assembly, 21–25 July 2015, Anabaptist women gathered for the first time to consider forming a global Anabaptist…

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  • Peace commission engages enemies and friends

    Peace commission engages enemies and friends

    Work of Peace Commission includes prayer, advocacy and resourcing “Peace is free,” says Paulus Widjaja, outgoing Peace Commission member. “Conflict has a price but the gospel is free.” The Peace Commission, formed as one of the chambers of the MWC heart (Peace, Deacons, Faith &…

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  • How to celebrate 500 years

    How to celebrate 500 years

    Faith and Life Commission workshop explores how to observe 2025 By Gordon Houser Mennonite World Conference held its first assembly in 1925 – the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the Anabaptist movement. With the 500th anniversary only 10 years away, many people are wondering…

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