{"id":11430,"date":"2019-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/deacons-commission\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T22:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:53:19","slug":"deacons-commission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/commissions\/deacons-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Deacons Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-green-eyebrow\">Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deacons Commission focuses on the welfare of the churches within the MWC communion, particularly in times of duress, and offers listening, prayer, encouragement and support to churches feeling the need for brothers and sisters to \u201cwalk with them\u201d in their particular need. The commission promotes the attitude and practice of service among member churches by means of visits, teaching and materials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Deacon-Commission.jpg\" alt=\"2025 Deacon Commission\" class=\"wp-image-116700 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Deacon-Commission.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Deacon-Commission-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Deacon-Commission-768x384.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/commissions\/deacons-commission\/deacons-commission-stories\/\">Stories by and about the Deacons Commission<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/?_resource_network=deacons-commission\">Resources produced by the deacons Commission<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-yellow-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Program Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/global-church-sharing-fund\/\">Global Church Sharing Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MWC Prayer Network: <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/prayers\/prayer-network\/\">Click here<\/a> for more information about what the Prayer Network is and how to sign up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/prayers\/online-prayer-hour\/\">Online Prayer Hour<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow is-style-no-line-eyebrow has-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fd4a060001f1668db97ee88ca55e9aa7\">Coronavirus response<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/resources\/coronavirus-task-force\">Task Force (Video)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/mwc-global-church-sharing-fund-responds-to-pandemic-needs-2\/\">Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow is-style-no-line-eyebrow has-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d5b31b29b6b23c5e59960960b6db5d72\">Deacons Delegation Visits:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020: Burkina Faso (<a href=\"\/node\/3589\">People of Burkina Faso call for prayer<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019: Hong Kong (<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/solidarity-with-a-mennonite-church-at-a-crossroad-2\/\">Solidarity with A Mennonite Church on A Crossroad<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017: Democratic Republic of Congo (<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/generous-love-amid-war-in-democratic-republic-of-congo\/\">Generous love amid war in Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017: Peru (<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/mwc-deacons-communicate-churchs-care\/\">MWC Deacons communicate the church\u2019s care<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017: ConoSur meeting and Ecuador (<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/mwc-provides-care-after-storm\/\">MWC provides care after the storm<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-cyan-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Commission Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andi-Santoso-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117324 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andi-Santoso-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andi-Santoso-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andi-Santoso-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-no-line-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow has-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7aa1c88e9744976ba45abb542c0d1a24\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Andi Santoso <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Indonesia\/USA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tigist-Tesfaye20250524KarlaBraun_54584274219_cc6171e55f_o-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117394 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tigist-Tesfaye20250524KarlaBraun_54584274219_cc6171e55f_o-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tigist-Tesfaye20250524KarlaBraun_54584274219_cc6171e55f_o-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tigist-Tesfaye20250524KarlaBraun_54584274219_cc6171e55f_o-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-no-line-eyebrow is-style-eyebrow has-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-712a121b0e04dcb299840ae65f30a5a8\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Tigist Tesfaye<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Ethiopia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deusilene-Milhomem-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117352 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deusilene-Milhomem-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deusilene-Milhomem-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Deusilene-Milhomem-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Deusilene Milhomem de Carvalho&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Brazil<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Walter-Jakobeit-1.png\" alt=\"2025 headshot\" class=\"wp-image-117687 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Walter-Jakobeit-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Walter-Jakobeit-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Walter-Jakobeit-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Walter Jakobeit&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Germany<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mary-Soledad-Cano-1.png\" alt=\"2025 headshot photo\" class=\"wp-image-117785 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mary-Soledad-Cano-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mary-Soledad-Cano-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mary-Soledad-Cano-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Mary Soledad Cano&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Honduras<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Raul-Rincon20250527IrmaSulistyorini_1511892-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117366 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Raul-Rincon20250527IrmaSulistyorini_1511892-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Raul-Rincon20250527IrmaSulistyorini_1511892-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Raul-Rincon20250527IrmaSulistyorini_1511892-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Ra\u00fal Rinc\u00f3n&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>Portugal<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brian-Maphosa20250526IrmaSulistyorini_1511661-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117338 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brian-Maphosa20250526IrmaSulistyorini_1511661-1.png 600w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brian-Maphosa20250526IrmaSulistyorini_1511661-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Brian-Maphosa20250526IrmaSulistyorini_1511661-1-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Brian Maphosa&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>South Africa<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-pink-eyebrow\">stories by or about the Deacons Commission<\/h2>\n\n\n\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-124516 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urgent-prayers tag-deacons-commission tag-prayer tag-regional-representatives tag-the-caribbean network-commissions network-deacons-commission eventcategory-online-prayer-hour\">\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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/urgent-prayer-cuba\/\" target=\"_self\" >Urgent prayer for Cuba<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-27T22:24:34+00:00\">27 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We call on your prayers and actions of solidarity with our members in Cuba. Pastor Luis Hern\u00e1ndez Bermudez of MWC member church Sociedad Misionera Cubana Hermanos en Cristo (Brethren in Christ) writes&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/urgent-prayer-cuba\/\">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=\"810\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pray-for-Cuba-3x4-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"pray for Cuba\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 810px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 810\/608;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pray-for-Cuba-3x4-1.png 810w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pray-for-Cuba-3x4-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pray-for-Cuba-3x4-1-768x576.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" 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-124066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-items category-urgent-prayers tag-asia-pacific tag-deacons-commission tag-peace-commission tag-prayer tag-urgent-prayer network-commissions network-deacons-commission network-peace-commission eventcategory-online-prayer-hour\">\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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/urgent-prayer-bombing-in-myanmar\/\" target=\"_self\" >Urgent prayer: bombing in Myanmar<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-11T06:59:38+00:00\">11 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cHear my prayer, O\u00a0Lord; let my cry come to you.Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress.Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call.\u201d Psalm 102:1\u20132 Beloved sisters and brothers On 10 February 2026, the military junta of Myanmar launched air strikes in the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/urgent-prayer-bombing-in-myanmar\/\">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\/2026\/02\/20250823IrmaSulistyorinidsc08020-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"holding hands\" 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\/2026\/02\/20250823IrmaSulistyorinidsc08020-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250823IrmaSulistyorinidsc08020-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250823IrmaSulistyorinidsc08020-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250823IrmaSulistyorinidsc08020-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250823IrmaSulistyorinidsc08020-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250823IrmaSulistyorinidsc08020-2048x1365.jpeg 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-122938 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-items category-urgent-prayers tag-latin-america tag-pastoral-letter tag-peace tag-prayer tag-venezuela tag-war network-deacons-commission network-peace-commission eventcategory-online-prayer-hour\">\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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/pastoral-letter-venezuela\/\" target=\"_self\" >A pastoral letter regarding Anabaptists in Venezuela<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-07T16:27:51+00:00\">07 January 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Beloved sisters and brothers Mennonite World Conference calls on all its members to join in prayer for our sisters and brothers in Venezuela. On 3 January 2026 at 2 a.m. local time, the USA bombed military bases in the capital city Caracas and in the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira. The USA military<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/pastoral-letter-venezuela\/\">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=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20190215-Pablo-Ortega-IBICA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"man and woman hand out bowls of soup across a table\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/450;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20190215-Pablo-Ortega-IBICA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20190215-Pablo-Ortega-IBICA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20190215-Pablo-Ortega-IBICA-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" 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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" 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><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 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-120538 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urgent-prayers tag-pastoral-letter tag-prayer tag-the-caribbean network-commissions network-deacons-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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/a-pastoral-letter-for-the-people-of-the-caribbean\/\" target=\"_self\" >A pastoral letter\u00a0for the people of the Caribbean\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-05T09:44:35+00:00\">05 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Beloved sisters and brothers:&nbsp; We call on the global&nbsp;Anabaptist&nbsp;family to&nbsp;pray for&nbsp;people in&nbsp;the Caribbean&nbsp;region&nbsp;after Hurricane Melissa.&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cThe prospects from the human eyes are dismal but as&nbsp;his children we continue to hold fast to our hope in Christ. Keep praying for faith,\u201d says pastor Liston Aiken, president of Jamaica Mennonite Church.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hurricane Melissa, a&nbsp;Category 5 storm, blew<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/a-pastoral-letter-for-the-people-of-the-caribbean\/\">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=\"1080\" height=\"810\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-31-at-21.52.19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"2025 Hurricane Melissa Carribean\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/810;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-31-at-21.52.19.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-31-at-21.52.19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-31-at-21.52.19-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-31-at-21.52.19-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" 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-119236 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-items category-urgent-prayers tag-pastoral-letter tag-peace tag-prayer network-commissions network-deacons-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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/pastoral-letter-remembrance-mourning\/\" target=\"_self\" >A pastoral letter of remembrance and mourning<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-07T03:34:06+00:00\">07 October 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">7 October 2025 is the tragic anniversary of an outbreak of violence that has led to hundreds of thousands of lives lost in the lands called Israel and Palestine and also in the larger region.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/pastoral-letter-remembrance-mourning\/\">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=\"1366\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025CanvaYandryFernandez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"candle photo\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1366px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1366\/768;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025CanvaYandryFernandez.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025CanvaYandryFernandez-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025CanvaYandryFernandez-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025CanvaYandryFernandez-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" 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-119061 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-deacons-commission tag-online-prayer-hour tag-prayer network-deacons-commission eventcategory-online-prayer-hour\">\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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/challenge-and-prayer\/\" target=\"_self\" >A challenge and a prayer\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-26T11:15:44+00:00\">26 September 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cI always leave Online Prayer Hour feeling encouraged,\u201d says Ginny Hostetler, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.&nbsp;&nbsp; Every two months, Mennonite World Conference hosts this online gathering. Participants spend most of the hour sharing and praying together in small groups according to language.&nbsp;&nbsp; This September, breakout rooms were facilitated in English, French, Spanish, Hindi, and, for the first<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/challenge-and-prayer\/\">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=\"1366\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OPH.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"OPH September 2025\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1366px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1366\/768;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OPH.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OPH-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OPH-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OPH-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" 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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" 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><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 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-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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" 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><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 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-114438 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-from-our-leaders category-urgent-prayers tag-israel-palestine tag-pastoral-letter tag-peace tag-prayer network-commissions network-deacons-commission eventcategory-online-prayer-hour\">\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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/pastoral-letter-regarding-war-middle-east\/\" target=\"_self\" >A pastoral letter regarding war in the Middle East\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-25T08:21:26+00:00\">25 June 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Beloved sisters and brothers:&nbsp; The escalation of war in the Middle East today is a source of fear and grief for our Anabaptist family around the world. For some, this is a new reality, for others it adds to the burden of violence carried for years or decades from local conflict. We see all 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\/pastoral-letter-regarding-war-middle-east\/\">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=\"1366\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/202505Canva.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"candle\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1366px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1366\/768;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/202505Canva.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/202505Canva-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/202505Canva-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/202505Canva-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" 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-113351 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-urgent-prayers tag-deacons-commission tag-ethiopia tag-persecution tag-prayer tag-urgent-prayer network-commissions network-deacons-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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/call-for-prayer-ethiopia\/\" target=\"_self\" >MKC calls for prayer from our global Anabaptist family<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-18T14:46:40+00:00\">18 May 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Beloved sisters and brothers Mennonite World Conference calls for prayer for our member church Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) facing religious persecution in Ethiopia from extremist factions. The latest incident to affect ministers of the gospel in MKC occurred 15 May 2025. An extremist group in the region attacked an evangelist working in the West Hararghe.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/call-for-prayer-ethiopia\/\">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%\"><\/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-113300 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-deacons-commission tag-doug-klassen tag-general-council tag-online-prayer-hour tag-prayer network-commissions network-deacons-commission network-general-council eventcategory-online-prayer-hour\">\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%\"><h3 style=\"text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/powering-the-spinning-wheel\/\" target=\"_self\" >Powering the spinning wheel\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\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-7f5e002792f5b2db2b220d856ffe9715 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-gray-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-15T20:16:11+00:00\">15 May 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Join in prayer for the global family&nbsp; \u201cPrayer has been our spinning wheel. Thanks to the global church for the resilience in your prayers. It is encouraging to know that someone somewhere in the globe is reporting your issues to God,\u201d says Okoth Simon Onyango, Mennonite Church Uganda, bishop.&nbsp; The members of 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\/powering-the-spinning-wheel\/\">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=\"1366\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Powering-the-spinning-wheel_feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"OPH mock photo\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1366px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1366\/768;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Powering-the-spinning-wheel_feature.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Powering-the-spinning-wheel_feature-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Powering-the-spinning-wheel_feature-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Powering-the-spinning-wheel_feature-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" 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><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-layout-flex wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-31-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-31-page=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-31-page=5\">5<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11430?query-31-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose The Deacons Commission focuses on the welfare of the churches within the MWC communion, particularly in times of duress, and offers listening, prayer, encouragement and support to churches feeling the need for brothers and sisters to \u201cwalk with them\u201d in their particular need. 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