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Assembly tours and service projects
Posted: December 7, 2022 | Category: News
Assembly activities Connecting with people is at the heart of MWC Assemblies. Participating in local tourism and serving with local ministries provided another chance to connect. “I get a lot of value and joy out of helping people,” says Daniel... more/más/suite
We do not lose heart
Posted: December 7, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Thursday night In April, I received an invitation of sharing on the topic “living together in the hostile environment.” The title really stirred my heart. And I think one of the reasons of my invitation is that they know we Hong Kong people were... more/más/suite
Living the good life is good and even necessary
Posted: December 7, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Thursday morning "How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity.” Psalm 133:1 is an affirmation of how the biblical David delighted in the company of his brothers. As a social species, humans need the fellowship of others... more/más/suite
A good kind of infidel
Posted: November 21, 2022 | Category: News
“We were far away from peace, but now we are friends with Christians. We are working for peace and humility.” Through an interpreter, Commander Yanni Rusmanto from Solo, Indonesia, spoke at the “Mennonites in Indonesia and Radical Muslims making... more/más/suite
We are the hands of God in times of crisis
Posted: November 21, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Trust in the power of the Holy Spirit that there is hope in this difficult time. We, as a communion of churches, will be each other’s help in times of need. When the power of the Holy Spirit flows through us you cannot help but take action. The Holy... more/más/suite
Global Youth Summit (GYS)
Posted: November 10, 2022 | Category: News
Life in the Spirit: Learn, Serve, Worship 34 delegates: 4 from North America, 4 from Europe, 11 from Asia, 6 from Africa, and 9 from Latin America. In delegate sessions, some common challenges for young people that surfaced were loneliness and the... more/más/suite
We speak the same language
Posted: November 10, 2022 | Category: News
“I cannot be grateful enough that even though we are a large and diverse group, we speak the same language: the language of love for Christ and his people,” says Daniel Nugroho. He was part of the team that made it possible for all to understand. Up... more/más/suite
Practice before the storm
Posted: November 8, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Wednesday night When he was 17, my grandfather was forced to fight in World War II (WWII). When I started talking about my plans to study peace and peace theology, he got a little upset. He said: “You talk about peace and war, but you don’t know... more/más/suite
Learning together to discern the will of God
Posted: November 8, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Wednesday morning Learning together to discern the will of God”: the first Christians were confronted with this challenge from the beginning. Indeed, “learning together to discern the will of God” is not mere wishful thinking! It is not a... more/más/suite
Learning together to handle diversity
Posted: November 8, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Wednesday morning There have always been two main kinds of learning: academic and experiential. Most of us have an inclination toward one or the other, but the reality is that both are necessary for learning. Knowledge doesn’t do anyone much good if... more/más/suite
Puppies and goats are welcome at the table
Posted: November 4, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
May we learn from Jesus what God is truly like, crafting a plan to save the world, working in time and space to bring that plan to its glorious fulfillment and pouring out grace on individuals all along the way. May we learn from Jesus what we are... more/más/suite
A fruitful event
Posted: October 21, 2022 | Category: From Our Leaders
Following Jesus together across barriers Mennonite World Conference (MWC) global Assemblies are the equivalent of a Sunday meeting at a local congregation. Through the liturgy, we declare the sovereignty of Christ in our global church, challenging... more/más/suite
Together proclaim the “manifold wisdom of God”
Posted: September 16, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
India The missionaries from USA started Mennonite mission work in central India, presently Chhattisgarh state in November 1899. They began with philanthropic works, providing relief to the drought-stricken people. The first baptism of 43 new... more/más/suite
The brightest and best
Posted: September 5, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Canada It was 20 years ago when my husband and I were mourning the messy demise of our church, which had destabilized during the renewalism of the 1990s. I felt both cynical and yet wistful, regarding the charismatic. In search of sanity, stability... more/más/suite
Pentecostalism, Anabaptism and the Africa Christian climate
Posted: August 28, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Zimbabwe Pentecostalism has become the most rapidly growing expression of Christianity in the world today. Anabaptists in the African context are not foreigners to this reality. The desire to break free from missionary control, or better put ‘a... more/más/suite
Exuberance for the Spirit
Posted: August 24, 2022 | Category: News
Brazil For many Brazilian evangelicals, Pentecost is not a one-time event of the past. There is a clear awareness of the Spirit in daily life. About 70 percent of evangelical churches in Brazil are Pentecostal and the others are influenced by the... more/más/suite
Worshipping a living and active Spirit
Posted: August 11, 2022 | Category: News
Germany My church journey in and out of Mennonite and Pentecostal traditions begins before I was born. Because of a thoughtless and frankly embarrassing comment from the pulpit toward her at age 15, my mother left the Mennonite church at the age of... more/más/suite
Meet your Executive Committee
Posted: August 10, 2022 | Category: From Our Leaders
An Executive Committee is elected from the General Council and meets annually. Two members from each continental region are elected from the General Council; a president and vice-president are also elected by the General Council. A president-elect... more/más/suite
Living out the gospel as received
Posted: August 3, 2022 | Category: News
Vietnam History There are two expressions of Anabaptism in Vietnam: Hội Thánh Mennonite Việt Nam (Vietnam Mennonite Church - VMC) was founded in 1964 by the Vietnam Mennonite Mission, a ministry of Eastern Mennonite Missions begun in 1957. After a... more/más/suite
Connected by the Spirit
Posted: July 18, 2022 | Category: News
Assembly is a life changing experience. This event every six years was the “conference” in Mennonite World Conference for several decades. It remains a highlight for members around the world – both those who are working daily to foster connections... more/más/suite
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