{"id":8180,"date":"2015-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/dutch-group-awards-mwc-deacons-commission-chair\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T17:17:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:17:44","slug":"dutch-group-awards-mwc-deacons-commission-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/dutch-group-awards-mwc-deacons-commission-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch group awards MWC Deacons Commission chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anne Zernike was the first Mennonite woman ordained in the Netherlands, possibly in Europe and \u201ceven maybe in the world,\u201d said Christien Duhoux-Rueb. She and Coot Winkler Prins, pastors from the Netherlands, highlighted Zernike at a workshop and with an award at PA 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Ordained at the Mennonite church in Bovenknijpe in 1911, Zernike was the first woman to attend the Mennonite seminary in Amsterdam, and her first public sermon drew large crowds of \u201ccurious people who want to find out if she is real,\u201d Duhoux-Rueb said.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Zernike is the inspiration \u2013 and benefactor \u2013 for women theologians through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/annezernikefund.wordpress.com\/\">Anne Zernike Fund<\/a>, established 2011.<\/p>\n<p>In an informal ceremony in the Global Church Village, Duhoux-Rueb and Winkler Prins honoured outgoing Deacons Commission chair Cynthia Peacock for her pioneering service. Peacock has been \u201ca source of inspiration for many,\u201d the committee declares on their <a href=\"https:\/\/annezernikefund.wordpress.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Peacock] has done extraordinary work in a male-dominated society when she wasn\u2019t always heard,\u201d Duhoux-Rueb said. \u201cShe stood her ground, used her voice and was friendly but firm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To the small crowd gathered, Peacock responded, \u201cI don\u2019t deserve this, but I am thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fund is currently supporting seven women pursuing theological education. \u201cWe cannot afford to deny their talents,\u201d said Duhoux-Rueb.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014From reports by Kelli Yoder (<\/em>Mennonite World Review<em>) and Connie Faber (<\/em>Christian Leader<em>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anne Zernike was the first Mennonite woman ordained in the Netherlands, possibly in Europe and \u201ceven maybe in the world,\u201d said Christien Duhoux-Rueb. 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