{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mennonite World Conference","provider_url":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/","author_name":"Stephanie Setiawan","author_url":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/author\/stephanie\/","title":"Ethiopia\u2019s\u00a0Meserete\u00a0Kristos Church withdraws from Mennonite World\u00a0Conference\u00a0\u00a0 - Mennonite World Conference","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SY3ntX9JwH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/mkc-withdraws-from-mwc\/\">Ethiopia\u2019s\u00a0Meserete\u00a0Kristos Church withdraws from Mennonite World\u00a0Conference\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/mkc-withdraws-from-mwc\/embed\/#?secret=SY3ntX9JwH\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ethiopia\u2019s\u00a0Meserete\u00a0Kristos Church withdraws from Mennonite World\u00a0Conference\u00a0\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Mennonite World Conference\" data-secret=\"SY3ntX9JwH\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Mennonite World Conference regrets to announce that Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia has voted to withdraw from MWC membership. After an extended period of prayerful deliberation and earnest discernment, the Meserete Kristos Church, assembled in national convention on 4 September 2026, reached a formal decision to withdraw from Mennonite World Conference. The motion was carried [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mwc-logo.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":720}