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MWC resources churches: General Council, book
Mennonite World Conference weaves a web of connections within the Anabaptist Mennonite family around the world through website, emails, social media, publishing and relations with other organizations. Here are some new connecting points. Regional Representatives are often the national church’s first point of contact with MWC. Gerald Hildebrand, an experienced pastor and former MB Mission…
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General Council fosters interdependence in global communion
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA – In four days of meetings just prior to the July 21-26 Mennonite World Conference Assembly, the General Council took additional steps in the journey toward interdependence in the global communion. “During my ministry when planting a new church in Bogotá,” commented César García, MWC general secretary, “I dreamt of the day…
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MWC General Council sets stage to deepen global relations and strengthen Anabaptist identity
Bettingen, Switzerland—Swiss Mennonite historian Hanspeter Jecker stood on the bank of the Limmat River in Zurich, Switzerland, near the site where Anabaptist martyr Felix Manz was drowned. He was speaking passionately to a group of international church leaders about the 16th century drowning. Suddenly from the group came an outburst from Joly Birakara Ilowa from…
