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Urgent prayer for Venezuela
We call on your prayers and actions of solidarity with our members in Venezuela.
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A posture of solidarity
We often hear this biblical passage as a call to service, and that is one way to understand it. Indeed, Jesus does encourage his disciples to seek the role of a servant, humbling themselves through the act of foot washing.
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A pastoral letter to Anabaptists in DR Congo
At this time, we call on our global communion to pray with our siblings in DR Congo and beyond amid an Ebola outbreak.
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From a small Mennonite village to a global family of faith
“Anabaptists are very diverse in wonderful ways (languages, cultures, unique strengths to contribute to the larger family of Anabaptism). But the diversity of conviction on some very major issues (theology, ethics, mission) creates significant challenges,” says Tim Geddert. As chair of the Faith & Life Commission (2025-2031), Tim Geddert leads the team’s effort in navigating…
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Solidarity through learning
“These are global issues we share together!” said several participants in webinars by the Networks of Mennonite World Conference. The two education networks (GAHEN* & GAPSEN*) and GASN* held online workshops the first quarter of the year to resource their members. *Global Anabaptist Higher Education Network (GAHEN) *Global Anabaptist Primary/Secondary Education Network (GAPSEN) *Global Anabaptist…
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Urgent prayer for Cuba
We call on your prayers and actions of solidarity with our members in Cuba. Pastor Luis Hernández Bermudez of MWC member church Sociedad Misionera Cubana Hermanos en Cristo (Brethren in Christ) writes…
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Urgent prayer: bombing in Myanmar
“Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you.Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress.Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call.” Psalm 102:1–2 Beloved sisters and brothers On 10 February 2026, the military junta of Myanmar launched air strikes in the…
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Global Anabaptist Forebears
A new biography-based history series “We need a new generation of textbooks… We could gather around these stories in church groups, in seminary classrooms, around campfires. It’s a process of…realizing that many of our forebears in faith come from other continents… We need to recognize them as kin.” Anicka Fast, series editor Many Anabaptists live…
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We need a new generation of stories
New global Anabaptist history series deepens understanding of God’s work in the world In 1922, when Rebecca Sengu was about 14 years old, she defied her parents and enrolled herself in the Mennonite girls’ school at the Nyanga mission station in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She mustered the courage because she had heard…
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A pastoral letter regarding Anabaptists in Venezuela
Beloved sisters and brothers Mennonite World Conference calls on all its members to join in prayer for our sisters and brothers in Venezuela. On 3 January 2026 at 2 a.m. local time, the USA bombed military bases in the capital city Caracas and in the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira. The USA military…
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A tangible source of support and testimony
The tasks of Commissions are to prepare issues or materials for consideration by the General Council, give guidance and propose resources to MWC or member churches and facilitate MWC-related networks or fellowships working together on matters of common interest and focus.
