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Sweet fellowship on Discord
Posted: July 19, 2023 | Category: News
Young AnaBaptists build global connection during YABs Fellowship Week Between 18-25 June 2023, young adult groups around the world celebrated the Young AnaBaptist (YABs) Fellowship Week . Themed The family I found in my salvation , young people... more/más/suite
Each in their own accent
Posted: July 17, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
“I learned that each participant has their own accent; it comforted me to know that having an accent is normal,” says Hens Sita, a member of GITJ Kelet, Indonesia. In advance of the Mennonite World Conference Assembly in Indonesia, IndoMenno (a... more/más/suite
A declaration for peace
Posted: June 20, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
The walls were the trees of the forest, the lights and sound from solar-powered batteries and the waters for baptism were the river itself. The spirit of worship through singing, the fervent prayers and the calls to follow Jesus, our hope, in the... more/más/suite
In honour of God’s creation and the church universal
Posted: June 19, 2023 | Category: News
The Mennonite Heritage Museum in Abbotsford won’t soon forget that Mennonite World Conference guests were there in March 2023. A tree was left behind in remembrance. Mennonite World Conference has a tradition to plant tree on the grounds of a... more/más/suite
Peacebuilding after disaster
Posted: June 8, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
“Your textbook worked!” Darnell Barkman told his former professor Lisa Schirch after floodwaters overcame his region in November 2021. The pastor at Yarrow United Mennonite Church in B.C., Canada, implemented all his peacebuilding training to... more/más/suite
New ways of being the church
Posted: May 29, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
“The pandemic has challenged churches to look for new ways of being the church – especially as we exist in a multi-religious society as a minority,” says Cynthia Peacock, regional representative for Southern Asia. As an MWC regional representative,... more/más/suite
A witness to the gospel together
Posted: May 25, 2023 | Category: News
One city, one decade, two movements, 500 years. Today, representatives of Mennonite World Conference (MWC) have embarked on dialogues with representatives of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), a movement that also arose in Zurich in... more/más/suite
Mennonites advocate for total peace in Colombia
Posted: April 20, 2023 | Category: News
Over decades of violence between state, paramilitary and guerillas, the Mennonite church in Colombia has been working in the affected regions, accompanying victims, denouncing violence and calling for peace. Now a Mennonite has been appointed to... more/más/suite
Pacifism and nonviolence should be a way of life
Posted: April 18, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
In daily life, too, we need the ability to deal with conflicts in a healthy and peaceful way. In my opinion, it is one of the tasks of the churches to practice this and thus train nonviolence as a lifestyle. If you succeed in this, you are more... more/más/suite
Graphic design and cooking pave the way to emotional resiliency
Posted: April 13, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
What do cooking and graphic design have in common? For Adi Nugroho, it’s never been about mastering either of these skills. Technical skills are simply the backdrop for developing emotional tools and creating a space for connection, even across... more/más/suite
Cyclone Freddy impacts BIC churches in Malawi and Mozambique
Posted: March 17, 2023 | Category: News
Pray for Anabaptist-Mennonite church members in Malawi and Mozambique who are affected by Cyclone Freddy, an exceptionally long-lived tropical storm that battered the region for more than five weeks with heavy rains and high winds. more/más/suite
Unity with a purpose
Posted: March 7, 2023 | Category: From Our Leaders
According to our MWC vision, worship is one of the purposes of being one, of enjoying a global community of faith, of being a worldwide communion. In that sense, it follows the emphasis the book of Revelation gives to worship in a multicultural... more/más/suite
Join MWC storytellers in Abbotsford
Posted: February 21, 2023 | Category: News
“The beauty of listening the stories of the global church is immense,” says José Arrais. “We are all so diverse, with so complex backgrounds, with such unique dynamics between the regions, that each story is an original inspiration that all of us... more/más/suite
It was as though they were celebrating with us
Posted: February 10, 2023 | Category: Testimonies
“We know that we are part of a larger community, but sharing this Sunday leads us to live it concretely,” says Sylvain Lavoué, church board vice president at Église Protestante Mennonite, Villeneuve le Comte, France. The church celebrated Anabaptist... more/más/suite
The unlimited power of prayer
Posted: January 27, 2023 | Category: News
“I believe in the unlimited power of prayer,” writes the leader of a Mennonite World Conference member church in Myanmar. He was announced as a special guest for Online Prayer Hour in January 2023. However, he was unable to share about the situation... more/más/suite
Executive Committee approves new Commission members
Posted: January 17, 2023 | Category: News
“We trust it is a joy to serve the global Anabaptist family, but recognize it takes effort. We are grateful for the officers, Executive Committee and Commission members who dedicate volunteer time and care to this work,” says César García, MWC... more/más/suite
Assembly financial update
Posted: December 19, 2022 | Category: News
As the year draws to a close, MWC is finalizing the numbers on the Assembly in Indonesia. “We are very pleased to report that, as of publication time, we met the financial goal of breaking even,” says Chief Operating Officer Jeanette Bissoon. This... more/más/suite
A family that prays for each other
Posted: December 16, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
“You have been with us even though you were far from us. You helped us with your messages and calls,” says Kyendrébéogo Wendyam Natacha. The young woman who recently completed a YAMEN assignment with MWC presented an update in the November online... more/más/suite
The face of the global church
Posted: November 29, 2022 | Category: News
“ MWC [Assembly] was a really wonderful experience. It showed me the face of the global Mennonite church,” says Peter Buller, a student at Bethel College and a member of Buhler Mennonite Church, Kansas, USA. “Thanks to the great International... more/más/suite
Unexpected placement equips for future service
Posted: November 16, 2022 | Category: Testimonies
Stephanie Setiawan from Sidoarjo, Indonesia, had no plan to go to Latin America. She applied for Mennonite Central Committee’s International Volunteer Exchange Program in 2013/2014, but the slot for her synod was already taken. The coordinators... more/más/suite
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