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Courier 2025 / 40.2-3
This issue of Courier is a taste of the 500th anniversary Inspired by Zwingli’s famous invocation to “do something courageous!”, MWC gave the theme “The Courage to Love” to our 500th anniversary year. We marked it with a registration-free event in the streets of Zurich, Switzerland, on Ascension Day, 29 May 2025. It’s also the…
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Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2026
Theme Solidarity Why this theme was chosen Our MWC tagline lists “living out unity” as a core part of our identity. We exercise solidarity with our fellow Anabaptists across denominational lines locally, around the world, with the body of Christ more broadly, and with partners in building peace and pursuing justice. Solidarity is another word…
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Celebrating our journey toward reconciliation
Celebrating our journey toward reconciliation with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Celebrating Our Journey toward Reconciliation with the Catholic Church Celebrating Our Journey toward Reconciliation with the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)
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Following Jesus into baptism
Clothed together in Christ Presented by Thomas R Yoder Neufeld On this 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist movement, and the 100th birthday of the MWC, we are taking the opportunity to reflect deeply on where we come from, where we find ourselves today, and where we are going.
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The Courage to Love
Sermon by MWC general secretary César García in Zurich, 29 May 2025,in commemoration of 500 years of Anabaptism.
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MWC 100th Anniversary Celebration
Watch the singing, praying and testifying to God’s faithfulness at 100th anniversary worship service on 25 May 2025 in Germany. The stage language for the video is English, but viewers can turn on the closed captioning/subtitles and then select “auto-translate” under the gear symbol to use machine translation to their preferred language.
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The Courage to Love: Anabaptism@500 event video
On 29 May 2025, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) welcomed guests from around the world to The Courage to Love: Anabaptism@500. The day-long celebration commemorated the birth of the Anabaptist movement in Zurich, Switzerland. Following workshops, concerts, a panel discussion and self-guided historical walking tours, participants gathered for a worship service with ecumenical participation at the…
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Courier 2025 / 40.1
A challenge for the ages It’s a double – even triple – anniversary for Mennonite World Conference this year. For one hundred years, Anabaptist-related national churches have been meeting together to acknowledge we are one body of Christ together, and to encourage and help each other in fellowship, worship, service and witness. For five hundred…
