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He died 24 June 2020 in Muenster, Germany, after treatment for liver cancer and kidney problems. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlfred Neufeld had a zest for life, friendship, and for our global church,\u201d says MWC General Secretary C\u00e9sar Garc\u00eda. \u201cTheologian, pastor, historian, teacher, photographer, music-lover, polyglot, father, grandfather, husband \u2013 these are only a few of the words that describe him.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfred was born in Colonie Fernheim, Paraguay, on 23 July 1955 to Peter K. Neufeld and Margarete Friesen. He taught primary education in Filadelfia, Paraguay, and at the school for indigenous students at Yalve Sanga, Chaco, after graduating high school, then began his higher education in Fresno, California, USA, and Basel, Switzerland, until he obtained his PhD in theology of missions. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A pastor at heart, he served as youth pastor during his first sojourn in Switzerland, as adjunct pastor while in California, and as associate pastor of Iglesia HM del Barrio Cl\u00ednicas in Asunci\u00f3n. From 1985-2009, he was a member of the pastoral team at Iglesia HM Concordia, Asunci\u00f3n. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfred served as rector of the Universidad Evang\u00e9lica del Paraguay since 2005, where he began as professor in 1995, first at its related college CEMTA, then as lecturer from 1998-2009. Additionally, he served as director of Instituto B\u00edblico Asunci\u00f3n (1995-2003), board chair of the radio station OBEDIRA (1998-)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After serving on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/general-council-0\">General Council<\/a>&nbsp;of MWC, he became chair of Mennonite World Conference&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/faith-and-life-commission\">Faith and Life Commission<\/a>&nbsp;from 2008-2018. He represented MWC in several&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/faith-and-life-commission\/interchurch-dialogue\">ecumenical dialogues<\/a>, and played a major role in bringing together Mennonite churches in Paraguay to plan the MWC&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/assembly\">Assembly in 2009<\/a>. He served as co-chair of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/stories\/dialogues-baptism-close-learning-and-prayer\">Trilateral Dialogue commission<\/a>&nbsp;on baptism with representatives from MWC, Lutheran World Federation and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. He continued to serve as chair of the MWC&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/renewal-2027\">Renewal 2027<\/a>&nbsp;committee. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also served the Mennonite Brethren in Paraguay on national and international boards and was a member of the International Council of the World Evangelical Alliance&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfred recently wrote&nbsp;<em>Becoming a Global Communion<\/em>, a history of MWC. He was also the author of \u201cWhat We Believe together,\u201d a book explaining MWC\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/shared-convictions\">Shared Convictions<\/a>, which has been translated into more than half a dozen languages. He has scores of published articles and has been a sought-after public speaker in English, Spanish and German. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A whirlwind force of academic prowess, Alfred also exuded personal warmth. He could often be found holding someone\u2019s baby, and he could comfortably speak with anyone no matter one\u2019s education or background.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is survived by his wife Wilma Elfriede Kaethler (m. 10 January 1981) and their four adult children. Despite hospital precautions and flight restrictions, Wilma and two of their children were able to be by his side in his last days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<em>Mennonite World Conference release<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h2-style\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Comments from MWC leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAlfred\u2019s boundless love for family, friendship, faith and life itself reached across the Anabaptist world and far beyond.&nbsp; With humility and keen wit, he had far-seeing vision for the church, communication ability, and theological understanding.\u201d Nelson Kraybill, president<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAlfred was an extraordinary leader. With boundless energy, he joined his deep love of Scripture, hymns, theology, and church history, with an equally deep love for the church and the world. The global Anabaptist-Mennonite church has lost a great statesman.\u201d &nbsp;John D. Roth, Faith and Life Commission secretary&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAlfred was a \u201cforce of Spirit\u201d, one of God\u2019s generous gifts to us all in the global church. I give thanks for this great friend, and will miss him dearly.\u201d Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld, Faith and Life Commission chair&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAlfred\u2019s commitment to truth, to Mennonite identity\u2014especially Mennonite Brethren identity\u2014and to receiving the gifts of all other churches made it possible for him to contribute to and shape the historic trilateral dialogue in ways that will prove beneficial to the three communions as well as to the wider global church.\u201d Larry Miller, member of MWC Trilateral Dialogue delegation&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAs the chair of Faith and Life commission he took care of individual differences in the members\u2019 academic levels and set conducive atmosphere for fruitful discussions. During trilateral dialogue sessions, he exhibited exemplary prowess in putting historical complex theological debates in context so that harmony, unity and understanding prevailed among the members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have known Alfred to be a very able leader who was humble, brilliant, relational, resourceful, prolific writer and a faithful follower of Christ Jesus. He has rested with the Lord at a time when he was to be a reservoir of knowledge and wisdom not only to the Anabaptist community but also to global community of faith. As Anabaptist faith community, we live to cherish the functions and life of Alfred.\u201d Rebecca Osiro, MWC vice president<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>From the time I knew him in MWC meetings, he always was a towering figure, who spoke with passion whenever he delivered something. I admired the energy and knowledge of MWC convictions and the global church that flowed from him. We shall miss his presence with MWC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbara C Nkala<br>MWC Regional Representative for Southern Africa<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Alfred Neufeld Friesen remembered with sorrow and gratitude<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith and Life Commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 26, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Faith and Life Commission of the Mennonite World Conference we wish to express our deep sorrow at the passing of our beloved former chair and leader, Alfred Neufeld Friesen. We extend our sincerest condolences to Wilma and her children, offering our prayers for comfort and healing in this time of grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfred, and indeed the whole family, served the global MWC family for many years. He was the first chair of the Faith and Life Commission, leading the commission together with John Roth, FLC secretary, from the time of its formation in 2009 through 2018. He also represented MWC in several ecumenical dialogues, most recently as the Mennonite co-chair of the Trilateral Dialogue on Baptism between Mennonites, Catholics, and Lutherans. And, at the time of his passing, he served as chair of MWC\u2019s Renewal 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfred\u2019s boundless curiosity, scholarly enthusiasm, and passionate love for the church, found expression in his writing. He wrote a commentary on the MWC \u201cShared Convictions\u201d titled&nbsp;<em>What We Believe Together: Exploring the \u201cShared Convictions\u201d of Anabaptist-Related Churches<\/em>&nbsp;(2nd edition; Good Books, 2015). In 2018 Alfred published Becoming a Global Communion: Theological Developments in Mennonite World Conference from 1925 to 1975 (Asuncion, Paraguay: Universidad Evang\u00e9lica del Paraguay, 2018). For many of us his essay describing the four MWC commissions as \u201cfour chambers of the heart\u201d was a reminder of the importance of each of our efforts for the well-being of the body of the MWC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it also served as a gentle reminder of the heart Alfred had for the global Anabaptist koinonia (\u201cA heart with four chambers: A theological foundation for the work of MWC\u2019s four commissions\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfred had a very big heart indeed. No one could miss being challenged, impacted, and inspired by his loving energy for the church and its God-given task. We will miss it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We give God thanks for the great gift we were given in Alfred. And we pray God\u2019s restoring comfort to Wilma and the children in the days, weeks, and months ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Well done, good and trustworthy servant; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.\u2019 (Matthew 25:23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tewodros Beyene<br>Rebeca Gonz\u00e1les Torres<br>Antonio Gonz\u00e1lez<br>Anne-Cathy Graber<br>Nzuzi Mukawa<br>Lydia Christina Adi<br>John Roth (secretary)<br>T<code><\/code>homas Yoder Neufeld (chair)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>23 July 1955\u201324 June 2020 &nbsp; Mennonite World Conference (MWC) lost Alfred Neufeld Friesen, a prolific author, theologian, historian and teacher who shaped Anabaptist theology globally. 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