The worship service marking the culmination of Mennonite World Conference\u2019s 500th anniversary event in Zurich, Switzerland, will be livestreamed. The event takes place Thursday, 29 May 2025, at 15:00 UTC<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Please note an earlier version gave the incorrect time. 15:00 UTC is when the service begins; tune in earlier to ensure a good connection at the start.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can tune in from around the world,\u201d says Liesa Unger, chief international events officer, MWC. \u201cWe encourage local congregations to host a screening so members can watch together, worshipping where two or three are gathered.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The stage language is English; a separate broadcast will be available with interpretation into German, French, Spanish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Click here for the livestream link in<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis will be a worship service that commemorates the beginnings of the Anabaptist movement and its contemporary global expression in a spirit of ecumenism, joy, confession and hope.\u201d<\/p>John D. Roth, Renewal events coordinator<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Through Scripture, prayers, songs and statements of confession and reconciliation, the service will proclaim The Courage to Love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in the historic Grossm\u00fcnster church, close to the site of the first Anabaptist baptisms, the service will also celebrate our journey toward reconciliation with other church communions. Representatives from the Catholic, Lutheran and Reformed churches will participate in the service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tune in live at late night in Asia, early evening in Europe and morning throughout the Americas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSeize this opportunity to participate in this momentous gathering and deepen your engagements with the worldwide Anabaptist family of faith,\u201d says C\u00e9sar Garc\u00eda, general secretary, MWC. \u201cWe pray this may also inspire you to new ways to support MWC in building up thriving communities of faith globally.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re pleased that Anabaptist organizations Everence and Mennonite Central Committee in the USA are promoting the livestream for their staff to participate,\u201d says Bruce Campbell-Janz, chief development officer, MWC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Lancaster, USA, the public can attend a livestream in the Mennonite Life Community Room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe invite any organization or church to organize a \u2018watch party\u2019 for the livestream,\u201d says Liesa Unger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The event recording will be posted during the first week of June for those unable to attend in person or view in real time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We invite everyone to worship with us! The worship service marking the culmination of Mennonite World Conference\u2019s 500th anniversary event in Zurich, Switzerland, will be livestreamed. The event takes place Thursday, 29 May 2025, at 15:00 UTC.\u00a0 (Please note an earlier version gave the incorrect time. 15:00 UTC is when the service begins; tune in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":112984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[476,187,215,912,433,893,427],"network":[352],"eventcategory":[303],"class_list":["post-112981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-476","tag-anniversary","tag-ecumenism","tag-livestream","tag-the-courage-to-love","tag-watch-party","tag-zurich","network-general-council","eventcategory-500-the-courage-to-love"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n