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Pray and act for peace
“They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” (Isaiah 2:4) Christians are called into prayer and advocacy for peace. In a global context where war and violence abound, the practice of peace has become even more…
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“Deliver us from evil”
Prayer on the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the Russian government’s war of aggression against the people of Ukraine. 24 February 2023 War causes endless suffering. Locally, where people experience gun violence, rape, death and displacement; regionally, where the use of mines, heavy equipment and attacks on heavy industry contaminates the habitats of future…
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Meet MWC treasurer Sunoko Lin
MWC is a gathering place for each member church to encourage and strengthen each other by sharing resources with one another.
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Walking the Talk: Climate Education and Conversation in the Church
Wednesday, 1 March 2023 Webinar 08:00–10:00 CST (Winnipeg) 15:00–17:00 CET (Amsterdam) 22:00–00:00 PhST (Manila) What do we need to know and how can we engage in climate justice work? We invite you to join the Global Anabaptist Peace Network for another webinar. In this webinar Rebecca Froese will assist us in deepening our ways of…
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Join MWC storytellers in Abbotsford
“The beauty of listening the stories of the global church is immense,” says José Arrais. “We are all so diverse, with so complex backgrounds, with such unique dynamics between the regions, that each story is an original inspiration that all of us can learn from.” Locals near the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada – and…
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Ministry partner update: ICOMB – February 2023
The church is doing well. Enjoying a period of peacefulness and growth. Since the war in Ukraine started, many refugees have come to Germany. We have been able to take care of a number of them, and about 20-25 refugees join us at the church services. We are able to translate the service into their…
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Returning home
Ruth is the only book in the biblical canon named after a foreign woman. The book centres on Ruth, a Moabite, and her mother-in-law, Naomi, who return to the land of Judah. Calamity, displacement, barrenness, death and survival can be found in the first five verses of this book. It opens with a famine in…
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It was as though they were celebrating with us
“We know that we are part of a larger community, but sharing this Sunday leads us to live it concretely,” says Sylvain Lavoué, church board vice president at Église Protestante Mennonite, Villeneuve le Comte, France. The church celebrated Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday by using the testimonies and videos the worship resource provided by Mennonite World…
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God’s love, forgiveness and reconciliation
In Africa, when we talk about celebrating, we are unpacking robust and unfettered joy, loud and heartfelt singing, vibrant dancing to music and drums, ululating, whistling, stamping of feet and clapping of hands. Celebration denotes a merry heart! We celebrate when there is love, joy, peace and happiness.
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“Very good” in troubled times
Saturday morning God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. This is what Genesis tells us when God had created heaven and earth. God is celebrating the goodness of all creation. Is this still true? Is this “very good” still there in these troubled times? Where is it in the…
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The unlimited power of prayer
“I believe in the unlimited power of prayer,” writes the leader of a Mennonite World Conference member church in Myanmar. He was announced as a special guest for Online Prayer Hour in January 2023. However, he was unable to share about the situation of his church due to a countrywide internet outage. His name is…
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General Council learns about unity
“The unity on the conference was more important than each position,” says Paul Duck, church leader in MWC member church Convenção das Igrejas Irmãos Menonitas (COBIM) in Brazil. “We agreed to create a path or a highway, not too narrow but also not too wide where both groups could live peacefully.” During online General Council…
