{"id":11446,"date":"2023-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/500-the-courage-to-love\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:08:24","slug":"500-the-courage-to-love","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/500-the-courage-to-love\/","title":{"rendered":"500: The courage to love"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\">\n<p>Commemorating 500 years of Anabaptism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, 29 May 2025 (Ascension Day)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zurich, Switzerland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anabaptism500.ch\/\">The courage to love: Anabaptism@500<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/zurich-livestream\/\">Watch Livestream<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-magenta-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/donate-now\/\">DonatE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anabaptism500.ch\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/zurich_2025_en-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"A woman singing into the microphone witch backup singers singing behind her\" class=\"wp-image-13197 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/zurich_2025_en-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/zurich_2025_en-1-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/zurich_2025_en-1-1-768x543.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/566;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\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\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-green-eyebrow\">On-site events <br>(Zurich 2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Throughout the city centre:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anabaptism500.ch\/workshops\">workshops<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/courageous-choirs-sing-love-zurich\/\">musical performances<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/activities-thinkers-movers\/\">panel discussion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anabaptism500.ch\/eventmap\">walking tour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/activities-thinkers-movers\/\">game activity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worship service [livestreamed: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/worldclock\/fixedtime.html?msg=Anabaptism%40500+livestream+from+Zurich&amp;iso=20250529T17&amp;p1=268&amp;ah=1&amp;am=30\">find local time here<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To be posted soon:<\/p>\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 has-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/zurich-livestream\/\">Watch Livestream<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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 has-green-background-color has-background has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/renewal-2028\/\">Renewal 2028<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparation events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Worship resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/anabaptist-world-fellowship-sunday\/\">Anabaptist world FEllowship Sunday<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anabaptism500.ch\/program-schedule\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"468\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-04-Program-schedule-\u2014-Anabaptism-500-1024x468.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112767 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-04-Program-schedule-\u2014-Anabaptism-500-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-04-Program-schedule-\u2014-Anabaptism-500-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-04-Program-schedule-\u2014-Anabaptism-500-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-04-Program-schedule-\u2014-Anabaptism-500-1536x702.png 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-04-Program-schedule-\u2014-Anabaptism-500.png 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/468;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anabaptism500.ch\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/500-courage-to-love-grossmunster-poster-horiz-EN.jpg\" alt=\"Mennonite World Conference logo + Grossmunster spires + &quot;500 years of the Anabaptist movement: The courage to  love&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-108988 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/500-courage-to-love-grossmunster-poster-horiz-EN.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/500-courage-to-love-grossmunster-poster-horiz-EN-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/500-courage-to-love-grossmunster-poster-horiz-EN-768x384.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/400;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query 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-121388 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courier tag-476 tag-anabaptism network-courier eventcategory-500-the-courage-to-love\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/the-mission-for-which-we-are-called\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2067\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529DaleGehmanDG8_0129-NofzigerWalkingTourDrownedLimmat-copy-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The mission for which we are called\u00a0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/2067;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529DaleGehmanDG8_0129-NofzigerWalkingTourDrownedLimmat-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529DaleGehmanDG8_0129-NofzigerWalkingTourDrownedLimmat-copy-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529DaleGehmanDG8_0129-NofzigerWalkingTourDrownedLimmat-copy-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529DaleGehmanDG8_0129-NofzigerWalkingTourDrownedLimmat-copy-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529DaleGehmanDG8_0129-NofzigerWalkingTourDrownedLimmat-copy-1536x1240.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529DaleGehmanDG8_0129-NofzigerWalkingTourDrownedLimmat-copy-2048x1653.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/the-mission-for-which-we-are-called\/\" target=\"_self\" >The mission for which we are called\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-27T04:27:40+00:00\">27 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Perspectives (Anabaptism@500 activities) Walking tour &amp; Story trails My tour to Zurich first points to my immediate feelings as we approached the bus stop and at a last corner, pointed the river in which Felix Manz was drowned.&nbsp;&nbsp; At once&hellip;<\/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-mission-for-which-we-are-called\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-121369 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courier tag-476 tag-anabaptism tag-peace network-courier eventcategory-500-the-courage-to-love\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/anabaptist-voices-in-a-world-on-fire\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC06338-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Anabaptist voices in a world on fire\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC06338-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC06338-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC06338-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC06338-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC06338-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC06338-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/anabaptist-voices-in-a-world-on-fire\/\" target=\"_self\" >Anabaptist voices in a world on fire<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-27T02:50:48+00:00\">27 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Perspectives (Anabaptism@500 activities) Panel discussion Under the title Standing Between the Lines in a World on Fire, voices from five continents gathered on May 29 at the Friedenskirche. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary, they debated a burning issue:&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/anabaptist-voices-in-a-world-on-fire\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-120733 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courier tag-476 tag-anabaptism network-courier-hi network-courier-nl network-courier-id network-courier-zh-hant network-courier-de network-courier-fr network-courier-es network-courier-ja network-courier eventcategory-500-the-courage-to-love\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/workshops\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529ElinaCiptadiIMG_6774.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Workshops\u00a0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1440;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529ElinaCiptadiIMG_6774.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529ElinaCiptadiIMG_6774-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529ElinaCiptadiIMG_6774-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529ElinaCiptadiIMG_6774-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250529ElinaCiptadiIMG_6774-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/workshops\/\" target=\"_self\" >Workshops\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-12T13:23:04+00:00\">12 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Perspectives (Anabaptism@500 activities) Activities for the commemoration of 500 years of the Anabaptist movement in Zurich on 29 May 2025 included 18 workshops over two periods. Rooms in several locations throughout the downtown generously provided by the Reformed church were&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/workshops\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-119601 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courier tag-cesar-garcia tag-the-courage-to-love network-courier eventcategory-500-the-courage-to-love\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/the-courage-to-love-2\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1922\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54579063217_4e00fc67ab_o-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The Courage to Love\u00a0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1922;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54579063217_4e00fc67ab_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54579063217_4e00fc67ab_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54579063217_4e00fc67ab_o-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54579063217_4e00fc67ab_o-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54579063217_4e00fc67ab_o-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/54579063217_4e00fc67ab_o-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/the-courage-to-love-2\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Courage to Love\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-24T09:34:41+00:00\">24 October 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">She was a young, enslaved girl. We don\u2019t know her name, but we do know that she was a prisoner of war. 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(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&hellip;<\/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<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-115915 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-476 tag-anabaptism tag-anniversary eventcategory-500-the-courage-to-love\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/diverse-international-movement\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06369-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A movement that has been diverse and international\u00a0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;object-fit:cover;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06369-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06369-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06369-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06369-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06369-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DSC06369-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:none;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/diverse-international-movement\/\" target=\"_self\" >A movement that has been diverse and international\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-30T16:40:57+00:00\">30 June 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The bells rang out across the city that full of Anabaptists. 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