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God calls us to Christian unity
Biblical Foundations Our Situation Cooperative Efforts Present and Future Relationships Prayer for Renewal “Renew your church, O Lord, and make us instruments of your peace! “ Date Adopted: 22 July 1998Adopted By: MWC Executive Committee and MC-GC Interchurch Relations CommitteeLocation Adopted: Goshen, Indiana, USA
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GMF Terms of Reference
Global Mission Fellowship of Anabaptist-related churches vision statement
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Gathered into one
As presented to the Mennonite World Conference General Council, Limuru, Kenya, 24 April 2018 Part I “All things gathered in Christ” Part II “Unity of the Spirit – the creation of body and temple” Part III “Maintaining the Unity of the Spirit – when walking together is hard” At time of writing, Thomas R Yoder…
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GASN Terms of Reference
Global Anabaptist Service Network Terms of Reference in response to network meetings at St. Chrishona in Basel Switzerland
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Declaration on Conscientious Objection
In the world today there are still some countries that have mandatory military conscription, and there is a wide variety of policies toward conscientious objectors. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (article 18) states that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. In addition to the Christian foundation for exemption from military…
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Creation Care Task Force: Rationale and mandate
Creation Care Task Force Rationale: MWC is a global communion of Anabaptist churches that are together facing the climate crisis. Central to our ethos is to respond faithfully to the challenges of our world. What does it mean to follow Jesus into this crisis? Member churches Ð along with all humanity Ð are all at…
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Consultation on Believers’ Baptism
Report on the Consultation on Believers’ Baptism Participants in the Consultation on Baptism in Kingston, Jamaica 08-10 January 2015
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Communion and Diversity: “A Community of Anabaptist- Related Churches”
Presented to the General Council of Mennonite World Conference Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, July 2015 By Fernando Enns of Germany Dear brothers and sisters! It is a joy to be here, with you in Harrisburg,the place of our Assembly! And it is a joy to greet you as brothers and sisters! I simply take it for…
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Catholicity and diversity
Reference documents Presented to the General Council of Mennonite World Conference Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, July 2015 By Martin Junge, General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation
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Being Anabaptist Christians today
Being Anabaptist Christians Today (1993) Mennonite World Conference General Council MeetingAfrica Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Women’s GatheringBulawayo, Zimbabwe, 14–21 July 1993 Gathered together from thirty-eight countries and many contexts at Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) these days in mid-July 1993, we have shared stories and testimonies which cause us to examine our own cultures in light of…
