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COVID-19 global response fund helps churches

“I have seen entire families in the garbage dumps looking to quench their hunger. I have also watched with sadness as they return the elderly from the hospitals because there are no possibilities to attend them, nor medicines to supply them,” said... आगे पढ़ें

Follow the fire: walking with Jesus in the Spirit’s presence

Side by side, the mighty river of Pentecostals today and the heirs of the Anabaptist stream of the Christian tradition may seem fairly remote from each other, but the underground reality is more closely connected than one would first detect. Photo:... आगे पढ़ें

Season of Creation 2020 – 1

Humility God of all the earth – Take us outside to your holy places. Take us out beyond our walls, Out where we can see our neighbours. Out past the garden With its ripe tomatoes and fat watermelons. Out where flowers bloom yellow and pink And sway... आगे पढ़ें

एमडब्ल्यूसी द्वारा आगामी कार्यक्रमों की रूपरेखा तैयार

सम्मेलन की तिथि आगे बढ़ी, सेवा की शर्तों व आर्थिक नीतियों में संशोधन एमडब्ल्यूसी के अध्यक्ष जे. नेलसन क्रेयबिल ने कार्यकारिणी समिति की द्वितीय बैठक का आरम्भ करते हुए कहा, “जैसा कि गिनती की पुस्तक में वर्णन किया गया है, जंगल में इस्राएलियों के समान,... आगे पढ़ें

Ministry partner update: ICOMB – August 2020

The International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) is made up of 21 national churches in 19 countries with approximately 450,000 members. ICOMB exists to facilitate relationships and ministries to enhance the witness and discipleship of its... आगे पढ़ें

MWC shifts Assembly to 2022

Mennonite World Conference (MWC) decided to postpone the global Assembly until 2022: 5–10 July. In close consultation with the National Advisory Committee in host country Indonesia, the Executive Committee of MWC has decided not to hold the... आगे पढ़ें

MWC COVID-19 response fund reaches remote Indonesian island

For people in Sumba Island, the COVID-19 pandemic may not be their top worry. Thanks to their remote location, less than two dozen infections have been confirmed on the island as of 4 August 2020. However, the community is devastated by the economic... आगे पढ़ें

अपना बपतिस्मा स्मरण रखें

त्रिपक्षीय वार्ता की रिर्पोट में एक दूसरे से मिली भेंटों और सामने खड़ी चुनौतियों को प्रस्तुत किया गया लूथरन-मेनोनाइट-रोमन कैथोलिक त्रिपक्षीय वार्ता रिर्पोट का प्रकाशन किया जा चुका है। इस रिर्पोट में इन तीन सहभागिताओं के सामने खड़ी वर्तमान पासबानी और... आगे पढ़ें

From teaching math to multiplying churches

School graduations, church conferences, crime awareness and prayer meetings. All these take place in our church building with participation from local churches across denominations. We have many opportunities to be peacemakers in our area, working... आगे पढ़ें

"Peace in my heart"

Esuno Kokoro uchini (The heart of Jesus is reflected in my heart). Esuno Heiwa uchini (I have the peace of Jesus in my heart). Mitsuru Ishido wrote this song to encourage Nasu Keiko, a fellow Mennonite church member who was sewing masks to donate to... आगे पढ़ें

Building paths with those who are different

The ecumenical imperative comes from Jesus’ prayer during the passion vigil in Gethsemane. There, by way of his prayer to God, he declared his irrevocable commitment and will that Christians love one another. Jesus pleaded that his disciples “may... आगे पढ़ें

Grace at the heart of our witness

Early Anabaptists left or were expelled from monasteries and congregations of the Roman Catholic church. But Anabaptists retained this very monastic ideal: that it is possible – essential – for Christians to take seriously the Sermon on the Mount (... आगे पढ़ें

एमडब्ल्यूसी द्वारा परमाणु हथियारों के विरोध में एक वक्तव्य पर हस्ताक्षर

अगस्त 2020 जापान के हिरोशिमा और नागासाकी पर हुए परमाणु हमले की 70वीं वर्षगाँठ है। मेनोनाइट वर्ल्ड काँफ्रेंस (एमडब्ल्यूसी) संसार भर के विश्वासी समुदायों के एक बड़े संघ में शामिल हुआ है जिसने सरकारों से आव्हान किया है कि परमाणु हथियारों पर प्रतिबन्ध की... आगे पढ़ें

COVID-19 global response fund helps churches

“The church’s response is unique in that we provide accompaniment rather than just distribute rations. This means walking together to feed not only the body but also the soul in these desperate times in which many have lost sight of the meaning of... आगे पढ़ें

“निर्भीकता से ही नया आरम्भ किया जा सकता है”

There was no “Anabaptist theology” in the 16th century – there were many Anabaptist theologies, says Astrid von Schlachta. The Mennonite historian is leading the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025. “Daring” is the name of... आगे पढ़ें

एमडब्ल्यूसी की कलीसियाएं सक्रिय

पर्यावरण बदलाव को लेकर एमडब्ल्यूसी की अनेक सदस्य कलीसियाएं कदम उठा रही हैं। यहाँ कुछ उदाहरण दिए गए हैं। इथोपिया में, मेसेरेते क्रिस्तोस चर्च (एमकेसी) की मण्डलियाँ देश की सरकार के द्वारा 2020 की वर्षा ॠतु में 50 लाख पौधे लगाने की ग्रीन लैगसी चुनौती... आगे पढ़ें

Jesus' credibility

The way we relate with other churches has a direct impact in our missional witness. That is one reason, among many others, why Mennonite World Conference engages churches of other Christian traditions in dialogue. The credibility of Jesus is more... आगे पढ़ें

Peaceful waters: the Mennonite church in the Caribbean

Beginning in the 1940s, Anabaptism was introduced to the Caribbean by American Mennonite missionaries. Today Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico have national Mennonite churches belonging to MWC membership; Trinidad and Tobago’s four-... आगे पढ़ें

Ministry partner update: ICOMB – July 2020

Jean-Claude Ambeke is facing significant challenges as leader of the MB conferences in Angola – Igreja Evangelica dos Irmaos Menonitas en Angola (IEIMA). IEIMA is trying to raise funds to reopen the 17 churches that the government closed last year.आगे पढ़ें

कोविड-19 वैश्विक सहायता कोष के माध्यम से कलीसियाओं की सहायता

“यह हम में पाए जाने वाले मसीह के प्रेम को उन पर प्रगट करेगा; कि हम उनकी चिन्ता करते हैं और उन का ध्यान रखते हैं, यह उनके चेहरों पर मुस्कान भी लाएगा,” यह बात बिशप डॉ. बिजोय कुमार राउल, सभापति, ब्रदरन इन ख्राइस्ट चर्च, कटक, ओडिसा, भारत ने कहा।... आगे पढ़ें