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Urgent prayer for Venezuela
We call on your prayers and actions of solidarity with our members in Venezuela.
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A pastoral letter to Anabaptists in DR Congo
At this time, we call on our global communion to pray with our siblings in DR Congo and beyond amid an Ebola outbreak.
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Joint ecumenical statement on the widening conflict in the Middle East
The World Council of Churches, Middle East Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, World Methodist Council, Mennonite World Conference, Christian Conference of Asia and ACT Alliance join in expressing their deep concern regarding the humanitarian and social impacts of the widening conflict in the Middle East, and the threat it…
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Urgent prayer for Cuba
We call on your prayers and actions of solidarity with our members in Cuba. Pastor Luis Hernández Bermudez of MWC member church Sociedad Misionera Cubana Hermanos en Cristo (Brethren in Christ) writes…
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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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A pastoral letter of remembrance and mourning
7 October 2025 is the tragic anniversary of an outbreak of violence that has led to hundreds of thousands of lives lost in the lands called Israel and Palestine and also in the larger region.
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A pastoral letter regarding war in the Middle East
Beloved sisters and brothers: The escalation of war in the Middle East today is a source of fear and grief for our Anabaptist family around the world. For some, this is a new reality, for others it adds to the burden of violence carried for years or decades from local conflict. We see all of…
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MKC calls for prayer from our global Anabaptist family
Beloved sisters and brothers Mennonite World Conference calls for prayer for our member church Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) facing religious persecution in Ethiopia from extremist factions. The latest incident to affect ministers of the gospel in MKC occurred 15 May 2025. An extremist group in the region attacked an evangelist working in the West Hararghe.…
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A pastoral letter from Anabaptists in Ecuador
A state of “internal armed conflict” has been declared in Ecuador since January 2024. The government continues to struggle against violence from organized crime groups. The three Mennonite national churches in Ecuador – Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Ecuatoriana (IEME – MWC member church), Iglesia Cristiana Anabautista Menonita de Ecuador (ICAME), Iglesia Cristiana Menonita (ICME) – call…
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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 regarding legal action for the protection of religious liberties
Beloved sisters and brothers We call you to prayer for our siblings in the USA who are taking legal action that seeks to restore the rights of people of faith to gather, worship and serve without government interference. Mennonite Church USA joins more than 20 Christian and Jewish communities in this action. The current presidential…
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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.”
