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 in June 2028 in Arusha, Tanzania.


Stories about Assembly

  • How Assembly food waste will end up as fertilizer

    How Assembly food waste will end up as fertilizer

    In Indonesia, a country where sorting and proper treatment of trash is rare, how do we run the Assembly sustainably? In 2019, Bangun P. Nugroho, a member of Jemaat Kristen Indonesia (JKI church) Holy Stadium in Semarang, Central Java, realized that landfills are filling up…

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  • 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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  • Morning sermons – PA 2015

    Morning sermons – PA 2015

    Read the full text of the morning sermons from PA 2015, by Rebecca Osiro, Tigist Tesfaye Gelagle, Nancy Heisey, Remilyn Mondez, Shant Kumar S Kunjam, Kevin Ressler, Hippolyto Tshimanga, Marc Pasqués and Rodrigo Pedroza. These can also be a helpful resource as you prepare to celebrate World Fellowship Sunday…

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  • What I found at PA 2015 and will take home with me

    What I found at PA 2015 and will take home with me

    Being a part of the throngs at PA 2015 made Paulus Hartono of Indonesia reflect on his early life and how unlikely it is that he found his way to this place. Now a Mennonite pastor and highly active in peace work in Solo (Surakarta)…

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  • Evening Sermons from PA 2015

    Evening Sermons from PA 2015

    Read the full text of the evening sermons from PA 2015, by César García, Yukari Kaga, Nzuzi Mukwa, Wieteke van der Molen and Bruxy Cavey. These can also be a helpful resource as you prepare to celebrate World Fellowship Sunday with your congregation.

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