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A movement that has been diverse and international
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 & Lukas Amstutz, co-presidents, Konferenz der…
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Igreja dos Irmãos Menonitas de Portugal
Courier: Perspectives Europe: Portugal Anabaptist church beginnings: A snapshot A series of North American missionary couples came and went from the MB mission agency through the 1980s and 1990s but the seeds planted in a house church in the Lourés suburb of Lisbon have persisted in the form of a Mennonite Brethren church. The first…
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Hmong District 20th of the Church of Christ in Thailand
Courier: Perspectives Asia: Thailand Anabaptist church beginnings: A snapshot The Hmong District 20th of the Church of Christ in Thailand began with three congregations: Khek Noi church, Khun Klang Church and Pa Kluai Church. Later, the gospel was announced and spread to the Hmong hill tribe people during the years starting in 1987. There was…
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Brethren in Christ Church (BICC) in South Africa
Courier: Perspectives Africa: South Africa Anabaptist church beginnings: A snapshot Brethren In Christ Church (BICC) South Africa was established in 1988 by the late Reverend Hamilton Madlabane in Soshanguve, located north of Pretoria. Even though a South African started the BICC in South Africa, it was largely unknown to most South Africans at the time.…
