{"id":5636,"date":"2019-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/gameo\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T20:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:21:34","slug":"gameo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/gameo\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gameo.org\/index.php?title=Welcome_to_GAMEO\">Global Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)<\/a> is an online encyclopedia of more than 16,000 articles related to the Anabaptist movement of the sixteenth century, and to Mennonite, Hutterite, Amish, and Brethren in Christ groups descended from the Anabaptists. GAMEO is owned by six institutional partners, including Mennonite World Conference (MWC), and it enjoys a special relationship with the <a href=\"\/faith-and-life-commission\">MWC Faith and Life Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, GAMEO is routinely cited as an authoritative source by news organizations, scholars, genealogists and a host of other users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GAMEO editors are committed to increasing the number of articles from the global church. One way we do this is to add 20 articles each year on topics related to the country or region where the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/renewal-2028\/\">MWC Renewal 2028 <\/a>event takes place.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"media_embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GDfwQecdM70\" width=\"560px\" height=\"315px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\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:\/\/gameo.org\/index.php?title=Welcome_to_GAMEO\">visit GAMEO<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-template-is-layout-constrained\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-118992 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-biography tag-gameo tag-history\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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:33.33%\">\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:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/encyclopedia-expands-user-access\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gameo-homepage-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Encyclopedia expands user access\u00a0\u00a0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/169;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gameo-homepage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gameo-homepage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gameo-homepage-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gameo-homepage.jpg 1366w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/encyclopedia-expands-user-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Encyclopedia expands user access\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cLet us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up\u201d (Galatians 6:9). This verse inspires the management board of GAMEO.&nbsp;&nbsp; In 2025 and 2026, the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online is focused on improving user experience and author engagement.&nbsp; One initiative<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/encyclopedia-expands-user-access\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-gameo tag-history\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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:33.33%\">\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:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/gameo-takes-multilingual-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024_gameo_group_photo-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"GAMEO takes multilingual focus\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024_gameo_group_photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024_gameo_group_photo-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024_gameo_group_photo-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024_gameo_group_photo-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024_gameo_group_photo-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/gameo-takes-multilingual-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\" >GAMEO takes multilingual focus<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The management board of the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO)* held their annual meeting both in person in Goshen and Elkhart, Indiana, USA, and by Zoom on 24 May 2024. This meeting brought together board members from the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands to discuss the upcoming year of projects and to facilitate<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/gameo-takes-multilingual-focus\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6664 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-gameo tag-history\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide 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:33.33%\">\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:100%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/global-encyclopedia-commits-global-content\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mwc_gameo_article-300x231.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Global encyclopedia commits to global content\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/231;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mwc_gameo_article-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mwc_gameo_article-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mwc_gameo_article.png 975w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/global-encyclopedia-commits-global-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Global encyclopedia commits to global content<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada \u2013 John D. 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