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Carrying burdens through testimony and prayer
Global Mennonite gathering in the Philippines highlights solidarity, faith and shared witness Nearly 300 participants from more than a dozen countries gathered in the historic town plaza of Lumban on 14 March 2026, for the 9th annual Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Renewal event. Centred on the theme “Solidarity in the Family of Christ: Sharing Burdens, Sharing Hopes,” the gathering underscored the call to “carry each other’s burdens” (Galatians 6:2–10). The
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Transforming faith through global communion
“If world Christianity would be a thousand people, then Anabaptist would only be one person,” said Timo Doetsch, MWC General Council member from Germany representing Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mennonitischer Brüdergemeinden in Deutschland (AMBD). “We are just the little toe of the body of Christ… We are tiny, but we have a voice. And hopefully our voice is
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How to celebrate 500 years
Faith and Life Commission workshop explores how to observe 2025 Mennonite World Conference held its first assembly in 1925 – the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the Anabaptist movement. With the 500th anniversary only 10 years away, many people are wondering how MWC plans to commemorate it. A workshop 24 July 2015 at the
