Faith and Life Commission stories

  • Is Christian faithfulness possible without unity?

    By all accounts, the 16th Mennonite World Conference Assembly 21–26 July 2015 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, was a resounding success. Memories of worshiping with more than 8,000 people from 65 countries; unexpected encounters with old and new friends; the beautiful profusion of sights and sounds of a truly global church; workshops on challenging topics and…

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  • Mennonites and Lutherans Continue Journey Toward Reconciliation

    Goshen, Indiana – On 20-23 July, a six-member task force appointed by Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Faith and Life Commission met at Goshen College with counterparts from the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to review progress globally on the commitments that the two global communions made to each other in a service of reconciliation in Stuttgart,…

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  • Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans hold second round of dialogue on baptism

    Second meeting of the Catholic, Lutheran and Mennonite Trilateral Dialogue Commission on baptism Strasbourg, France – “I continue to be inspired by the mutuality of our work,” commented John Rempel of Toronto, Ontario, one of the Mennonite participants in the 26-31 January 2014 second meeting of the Trilateral (Catholic, Lutheran, Mennonite) Dialogue Commission on Baptism.…

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  • Baptism the focus of trilateral dialogue by Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans

    An international trilateral dialogue between Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans began in Rome, 9-13 December 2012.

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