{"id":102594,"date":"2024-12-09T22:49:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/?page_id=102594"},"modified":"2025-02-19T23:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T23:17:17","slug":"faith-life-commission-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/commissions\/faith-and-life-commission\/faith-life-commission-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Life Commission stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-123199 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-anabaptism tag-history network-commissions network-commissions-pt-pt network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/we-need-a-new-generation-of-stories\/\" target=\"_self\" >We need a new generation of stories\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-20T10:20:59+00:00\">20 January 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New global Anabaptist history series deepens understanding of God\u2019s work in the world&nbsp; In 1922, when Rebecca&nbsp;Sengu&nbsp;was about 14 years old, she defied her parents and enrolled herself in the Mennonite girls\u2019&nbsp;school at the Nyanga mission station in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She mustered the courage because she had heard<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/we-need-a-new-generation-of-stories\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC_4151-1-1024x682-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Anicka Fast reading\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC_4151-1-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC_4151-1-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC_4151-1-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-122572 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courier tag-anniversary tag-commissions tag-courier tag-living-out-unity tag-unity network-commissions network-commissions-pt-pt network-courier network-courier-es network-courier-fr network-courier-ja network-courier-zh-hant network-courier-hi network-courier-nl network-courier-id network-courier-de network-deacons-commission network-faith-and-life-commission network-mission-commission network-peace-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tangible-source-support-testimony\/\" target=\"_self\" >A tangible source of support and testimony<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-30T20:02:58+00:00\">30 December 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The tasks of Commissions are to prepare issues or materials for consideration by the General Council, give guidance and propose resources to MWC or member churches and facilitate MWC-related networks or fellowships working together on matters of common interest and focus.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tangible-source-support-testimony\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bb_dans_un_site_img_1653_2_1_0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"diversity group discussion\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 533px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 533\/300;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bb_dans_un_site_img_1653_2_1_0.jpg 533w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bb_dans_un_site_img_1653_2_1_0-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-116390 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-deacons-commission tag-executive-committee tag-faith-life-commission tag-general-council tag-mission-commission tag-networks tag-peace-commission network-commissions network-deacons-commission network-faith-and-life-commission network-mission-commission network-peace-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/terms-renewed-specialists-appointed\/\" target=\"_self\" >Terms renewed and specialists appointed\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-28T19:50:41+00:00\">28 July 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As Mennonite World Conference\u2019s Executive Committee and General Council delegates gather for worship, fellowship and discernment, there are farewells and hellos. Members of the Executive Committee and the Commission serve six-year terms.&nbsp;&nbsp; The terms are staggered to ensure continuity.&nbsp; Executive Committee&nbsp; The Executive Committee is elected from the General Council (GC) and meets annually. Two<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/terms-renewed-specialists-appointed\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1643\" height=\"931\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250524KarlaBraunIMG_4871-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"EC Commission group\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1643px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1643\/931;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250524KarlaBraunIMG_4871-1.jpg 1643w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250524KarlaBraunIMG_4871-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250524KarlaBraunIMG_4871-1-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250524KarlaBraunIMG_4871-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250524KarlaBraunIMG_4871-1-1536x870.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-116446 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-477 tag-476 tag-anniversary tag-ecumenism tag-zurich network-commissions network-faith-and-life-commission network-general-council eventcategory-500-the-courage-to-love\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/new-era\/\" target=\"_self\" >Living in a new era\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-28T13:45:51+00:00\">28 July 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">C\u00e9sar Garc\u00eda (right) interviewed church leaders from other traditions who were present throughout General Council meetings in May 2025. (l-r) Paul Tch\u00e9, Tim Gee, Neil Vigers, Hanns Lessing (with microphone), Samuel van der Maas,&nbsp; Anne-Cathy Graber (MWC secretary for ecumenical relations). \u201cReconciliation is central to our faith as Anabaptists,\u201d said C\u00e9sar Garc\u00eda, Mennonite World Conference<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/new-era\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250528IrmaSulistyoriniDSC06003-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"ecumenical guest sharing\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250528IrmaSulistyoriniDSC06003-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250528IrmaSulistyoriniDSC06003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250528IrmaSulistyoriniDSC06003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250528IrmaSulistyoriniDSC06003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250528IrmaSulistyoriniDSC06003-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250528IrmaSulistyoriniDSC06003-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-116365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courier category-from-our-leaders tag-deacons-commission tag-faith-life-commission tag-mission-commission tag-peace-commission network-commissions network-courier network-deacons-commission network-faith-and-life-commission network-mission-commission network-peace-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/the-beating-heart-of-mwc\/\" target=\"_self\" >The beating heart of MWC\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-13T18:50:18+00:00\">13 July 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Deacons&nbsp; The responsibilities of the Deacons Commission include overseeing the Global Church Sharing Fund (GCSF), fostering prayer within the Anabaptist communion (sending the Prayer Network email, hosting Online Prayer Hour and collaborating with the president on pastoral letters), and deacon visits.\u00a0 From 2022 to the end of 2024, the Deacons Commission approved 20 GCSF proposals<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/the-beating-heart-of-mwc\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240408_103118-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"MWC commisions meeting\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1920;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240408_103118-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240408_103118-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240408_103118-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240408_103118-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240408_103118-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20240408_103118-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-112817 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-from-our-leaders tag-476 tag-anne-cathy-graber tag-dialogue tag-ecumenism tag-reconciliation tag-tom-yoder-neufeld tag-wcrc network-commissions network-faith-and-life-commission network-general-council\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/seeking-common-witness-together\/\" target=\"_self\" >Seeking common witness together\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-08T23:20:01+00:00\">08 May 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">MWC-WCRC dialogue creates statement and study guide&nbsp; \u201cThe search for peace starts within the body of Christ,\u201d says Tom Yoder Neufeld, chair of MWC\u2019s Faith &amp; Life Commission. As Mennonite World Conference celebrates 100 years of living out unity within the Anabaptist family, our leaders are also working on our mission to relate with other<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/seeking-common-witness-together\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1922\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0481-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"MWC-WCRC dialogue in Canada\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1922;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0481-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0481-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0481-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0481-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0481-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0481-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-112637 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-catholic tag-ecumenism tag-faith-life-commission tag-pope network-commissions network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/in-memoriam-pope-francis-1936-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >In memoriam: Pope Francis (1936-2025)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-21T22:01:38+00:00\">21 April 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Photo: Ashwin Vaswani\/Unsplash Mennonite World Conference joins Catholics and other faith communities across the world in mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who died on 21 April 2025, at the age of 88. He had been recovering at his residence Domus Sanctae Marthae after hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. \u201cWith gratitude, we remember the life of<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/in-memoriam-pope-francis-1936-2025\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Pope Francis\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ashwin-vaswani-55k45BgfUF8-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-108050 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-catholic tag-ecumenism tag-faith-life-commission tag-theology tag-unity network-commissions network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/holy-spirit-works-through-catholic-synod\/\" target=\"_self\" >Holy Spirit works through Catholic synod\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-19T22:07:19+00:00\">19 December 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cIt was necessary to take courage: it\u2019s another world, another vocabulary, another way of thinking. How was I to bring my own questions and be respectfully present as a guest while being fully Mennonite?\u201d Anne-Cathy Graber asked these questions as she received an invitation to attend the Vatican\u2019s Sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/holy-spirit-works-through-catholic-synod\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2048\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anne-CathyGraber2024-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/2048;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anne-CathyGraber2024-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anne-CathyGraber2024-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anne-CathyGraber2024-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anne-CathyGraber2024-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anne-CathyGraber2024-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Anne-CathyGraber2024-2048x1639.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8237 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-creation-care tag-creation-care-task-force tag-faith-life-commission tag-theology network-creation-care-task-force network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/faithfulness-action\/\" target=\"_self\" >Faithfulness in action<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-09-05T00:00:00+00:00\">05 September 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The environmental crisis and our mandate to care for creation&nbsp; A word of encouragement from the MWC Faith &amp; Life Commission and the Creation Care Task Force.&nbsp; Part 2 of 2&nbsp; \u201cCreation care\u201d is taking on ever-increasing urgency.&nbsp; The news reminds us daily of alarming changes in our climate. We are witnessing terrible violence against<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/faithfulness-action\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img-20240813-wa0061-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8236 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-from-our-leaders tag-faith-life-commission network-commissions network-courier network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/unity-spirit\/\" target=\"_self\" >The unity of the Spirit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-30T00:00:00+00:00\">30 August 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">About the Faith &amp; Life Commission&nbsp; Anabaptist churches around the world live their faith diversely, addressing local challenges and opportunities while adhering to Shared Convictions.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Faith &amp; Life Commission enables MWC member churches to receive and provide counsel on Christian faith and practice, as well as on Anabaptist witness in the world today. This<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/unity-spirit\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/202404irmasulistyorinip1090848-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1708;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/202404irmasulistyorinip1090848-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/202404irmasulistyorinip1090848-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/202404irmasulistyorinip1090848-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/202404irmasulistyorinip1090848-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/202404irmasulistyorinip1090848-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/202404irmasulistyorinip1090848-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8228 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-creation-care tag-creation-care-task-force tag-faith-life-commission tag-theology network-commissions network-creation-care-task-force network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/god-so-loved-cosmos\/\" target=\"_self\" >God so loved the cosmos&#8230;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-08-05T00:00:00+00:00\">05 August 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The environmental crisis and our mandate to care for creation&nbsp; A word of encouragement from the MWC Faith &amp; Life Commission and the Creation Care Task Force.\u00a0 Part 1 of 2&nbsp; \u201cCreation care\u201d is taking on ever-increasing urgency.&nbsp; The news reminds us daily of alarming changes in our climate. As the Creation Care Task Force\u2019s<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/god-so-loved-cosmos\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1708;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/matt-palmer-zcwdv_al0mm-unsplash-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dark-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dark-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8216 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized network-faith-and-life-commission\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/global-gathering-mourns-repents-and-reconciles\/\" target=\"_self\" >Global gathering mourns, repents and reconciles<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.009), 0.88rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-dffcda0fc49f590ff6aa9eb08ad4abfa wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2024-06-19T00:00:00+00:00\">19 June 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The rain came with a cool breeze, driving humid heat out the open church windows. So began \u201cThat the World May Know\u201d (John 17:23), the fourth Global Gathering of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) in Accra, Ghana.&nbsp;&nbsp; The gathering 16-19 April 2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the Global Christian Forum. 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