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To make the mosaic visible
Siaka Traoré has been appointed an ex-officio officer for Mennonite World Conference as a representative for Africa, effective immediately.
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Workshops
Perspectives (Anabaptism@500 activities) Activities for the commemoration of 500 years of the Anabaptist movement in Zurich on 29 May 2025 included 18 workshops over two periods. Rooms in several locations throughout the downtown generously provided by the Reformed church were bursting with participants to eager to engage with stories and analysis of Anabaptists living out
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International choirs
Perspectives (Anabaptism@500 activities) Among the many highlights of the commemoration day in Zurich was singing. Worship choirs had the privilege of playing a central role in bringing together voices from diverse backgrounds to celebrate faith, reconciliation and unity. The participating choirs included Among these choirs, the Eastleigh Fellowship Centre (EFC) Mennonite Church Choir stood out
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A pastoral letter for the people of the Caribbean
Beloved sisters and brothers: We call on the global Anabaptist family to pray for people in the Caribbean region after Hurricane Melissa. “The prospects from the human eyes are dismal but as his children we continue to hold fast to our hope in Christ. Keep praying for faith,” says pastor Liston Aiken, president of Jamaica Mennonite Church. Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, blew
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AWFS 2026: Tithes and offering ideas
Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2026 MWC invites a special offering to be taken for the global Anabaptist church community on World Fellowship Sunday. One way to think about this offering is to invite every member to contribute the value of one lunch in their own community to support the networks and resources of our global
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Bridge builders
Changes on regional representatives team “I have witnessed firsthand the power of ‘Living out Unity’ amid diverse communities and the constant need for “Building Peace” through dialogue and understanding,” says Vikal Pravin Rao, incoming regional representative for South Asia. MWC’s regional representatives are part-time volunteers who develop and support relationships with MWC member, associate-member and potential-member churches;
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Deep, spiritual transformation on YAMEN year
“I have always desired to see and understand the world beyond my immediate environment, to learn from diverse communities. When I learned about YAMEN’s vision for young people of global learning and service, I saw it as a platform that will expose, shape and equip me for the betterment of myself, the church and my community,” says Moses Johnson Jumbo. Moses Jumbo, a member from Mennonite Church, Inen district, Nigeria, served
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A celebration of reconciliation
The bells rang out across the city that full of Anabaptists. An estimated 3 500 or more people filled the streets of old Zurich on Ascension Day 29 May 2025 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism. “Today, as Mennonites in Switzerland we are a small community,” said Gladys Geiser and Lukas Amstutz, co-presidents, Konferenz der Mennoniten der Schweiz, opening the worship service. The host city is the location of the first known adult baptisms of
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The Courage to Love
She was a young, enslaved girl. We don’t know her name, but we do know that she was a prisoner of war. We can only imagine the vulnerability, loss and trauma she must have endured as a displaced person – an enslaved refugee in a foreign land. The story is told in 2 Kings 5. Naaman, a
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AWFS 2026: Testimonies from Europe
Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2026 Solidarity on Lesbos “And now faith, hope, and love remain, these three, and the greatest of these is love.”—1 Corinthians 13:13) What do these three things look like when we put them into practice? They look like loyalty, anticipation and solidarity. And the greatest of these is solidarity. And now faith,
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Encyclopedia expands user access
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9). This verse inspires the management board of GAMEO. In 2025 and 2026, the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online is focused on improving user experience and author engagement. One initiative
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“I became a Mennonite in my heart”
Cynthia Peacock served Mennonite World Conference as regional representative to South Asia 2014–2025. She was also chair of the Deacons Commission from 2009–2015. At the General Council meetings in Germany in May 2025, Timo Doetsch (General Council delegate for Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mennonitischer Brüdergemeinden in Deutschland – AMBD) asked her to share her experience. Following Jesus as
