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Apr-Info-Violence in Colombia and beyond
Paramilitary violence continues to menace rural communities in some parts of Colombia. Some MWC member congregations report their Easter celebrations were cancelled for the safety of the community. Pray for steadfast hope and courageous peacebuilding for those who live under threat of violence in Colombia, Myanmar, Ethiopia and for other parts of the Anabaptist family.
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Urgent prayer: earthquake in Myanmar
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, followed by a 6.4 magnitude aftershock. The earthquake affected the region as far as Thailand, China and India.
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A pastoral letter for Anabaptists in DR Congo
We received a request for prayer from our leaders in DR Congo. Pastor Jean-Pierre Muya, president of MWC member church Communauté Mennonite de Congo (CMCo), writes: “This is a difficult time in our country. Please continue to pray for the restoration of peace and for the injured.”
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Bring what is in your hand
The church as the body of Christ is central in God’s activity of reconciliation in the world. We want to embody this idea in our global structure. Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is an organic community and not a bureaucratic institution. As a global church, we are committed to serving people rather than building an infrastructure…
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A quelles conditions ‘tre baptisé ?
Comment répond-on à cette question, selon que l’on vit dans le Nord ou le Sud du globe ? Points de vue suisse et congolais. Point de vue Suisse Dans la vie communautaire des mennonites suisses romands ou francophones, certaines questions se posent par rapport au baptême. Elles sont révélatrices des changements intervenus au sein des…
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100 years of evangelism in DR Congo
“100 years of evangelism in Congo.” From 4-11 August 2024, Communauté des Églises des Frères Mennonites au Congo celebrated the 100th anniversary of their national church. The celebration in Kikwit – delayed by two years due to the pandemic – included preaching, singing, choir performances, a pastor’s conference and evangelism rally and ecumenical and international…
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Angola church supports women
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress” (James 1:27). Igreja Evangelica Menonita Em Angola (IEMA) has taken this to heart with a lending project to promote small business for widows and abandoned women in their community. During a meeting of IEMA’s…
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Life-extending gifts to Myanmar
Even civil war doesn’t stop the global family from supporting one another. For the Indonesia 2022 Assembly, Amos Chin from Bible Missionary Church, Mennonite (BMC), came to participate in the MWC General Council. A military coup followed by civil war had broken out in his country a year earlier, destroying the livelihoods of people there. …
