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Honduran pastor murdered; church asks for prayer
Posted: 8월 1, 2012 | 카테고리: News
On Sunday, January 22, Rafael Erasmo Arevalo, a Mennonite pastor in Honduras, was attacked and killed after leading an evening worship service. Arevalo, from Santa Rosa de Copán, drove about 20 kilometres north to Veracruz, where he had led worship... 더 보기
Nelson Kraybill chosen as President-elect of Mennonite World Conference
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
After the General Council selected J. Nelson Kraybill (second from left) as MWC President-elect, the MWC officers—President Danisa Ndlovu (left) and Vice-president Janet Plenert (right), along with representatives from North American MWC churches... 더 보기
Straddling Lao PDR and Zimbabwe
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Vientiane, Lao PDR -- Godswill Muzarabani grew up straddling two cultures in Zimbabwe. His father was from the majority ethnic group, Shona, and his mother was Ndebele, the minority ethnic group – classifications that have led to violence between... 더 보기
Warmth, Honesty Mark Mennonite-Adventist Dialogue
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Liestal, Switzerland—Representatives of Mennonite World Conference and the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists met in dialogue May 28-31 at the Bienenberg Study and Conference Center in Liestal, Switzerland. The four days of conversation... 더 보기
Kenyan Mennonites make history by writing it
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Nairobi, Kenya – Nine Kenyan delegates and three editors gathered together at the Mennonite Guest House in Nairobi the last week in January. Their task: to proof the manuscript of a history of the Kenya Mennonite Church (KMC), a Mennonite World... 더 보기
Aid to residents of temporary housing a focus of relief assistance in Japan
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Japan—Assistance to residents of temporary housing is one way that Japan Mennonite Fellowship is focusing its ongoing work of relief assistance following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. By the end of December, many shelters had closed and... 더 보기
Anne Zernike Fund marks centenary of first ordination of female pastor in the Netherlands
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Netherlands—On November 6, 2011, the Anne Zernike Fund was established in honour of the first Mennonite female pastor in the Netherlands to mark the centenary of her ordination on November 5, 1911. She was also the first female pastor ordained in... 더 보기
Colombian Anabaptist churches request prayer for victims, perpetrators and peacemakers
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Bogotá, Colombia—On Sunday, April 15, some Colombian Anabaptist churches ask congregations in their own country and beyond to worship, pray and reflect for the victims, perpetrators and peacemakers related to conflict in their country. The... 더 보기
Seminars encourage spiritual renewal–and much more–in Burkina Faso
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Orodara, Burkina Faso – During the second week of February, more than 100 Mennonite women had the time of their lives in Orodara, Burkina Faso. The Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso annual women’s seminar combines adult continuing... 더 보기
Well attended women’s conference in Zimbabwe spawns a wider network
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Mtshabezi, Zimbabwe—A women’s conference held here in April 2011 attracted more than 1,300 women and resulted in the formation of an “interlink” committee to carry forward the vision of the organizers. The purpose of the gathering was to “link and... 더 보기
Bert Lobe to retire in December; will assist with MWC transitions
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
St. Jacobs, Ont., Canada—Bert Lobe of St. Jacobs, Ontario has announced that he will retire from his work with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) at the end of 2012. He has served with MWC since 2008. During this year he will assist the new General... 더 보기
Operations Team appointed in new MWC structure
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Bogotá, Colombia—In January, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) General Secretary César García unveiled a new staff structure developed with the assistance of consultants James and Karen Klassen Harder of Bluffton, Ohio. The growth and maturity of MWC... 더 보기
No longer foolish and small
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Sukodono, Indonesia--In 2008 I went to Cairo, Egypt, under YAMEN! to work at the Anaphora Retreat Centre of the Coptic Orthodox church. I used my limited English language as a basis for learning Arabic. After a month and a half, however, just as I... 더 보기
Brethren in Christ Church in South Africa celebrates conference status
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Energetic music, lively dance, and passion for the church they belonged to was apparent to those who came, both church delegates and visitors, to the conference held just outside of Johannesburg from April 15-17, 2011. A second celebration was then... 더 보기
Church in India celebrates centennial
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Dhamtari, India — The Mennonite Church in India celebrated its 100th anniversary Oct. 27-30 with a gathering of about 1,000 people at Sunderganj Mennonite Church. The MCI is one of eight MWC member churches in India. The MCI traces its origins to a... 더 보기
Europeans plan to hire coordinator; seek to be ‘a place of blessing’
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Madrid, Spain—At their annual gathering, held here in November 2011, leaders of European Mennonite conferences decided to hire a coordinator to serve as their liaison to Mennonite World Conference (MWC) and to fulfill some coordination tasks for the... 더 보기
MWC Asia Caucus strengthens identity and looks to future
Posted: 7월 31, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Kolkata, India—Strengthening Anabaptist identity, learning more about Mennonite World Conference (MWC) and their responsibilities and proposing priorities for the future were the main issues that engaged Asian members of the MWC General Council at a... 더 보기
Peace-building model takes root in Colombia
Posted: 7월 26, 2012 | 카테고리: News
Arauca, Colombia—A grassroots peace-building model, initially developed by Ricardo Esquivia, a Mennonite leader in Colombia, is being utilized in a growing number of places. The model, called Citizen Commissions for Reconciliation (CCR), now links... 더 보기
General Council Meetings
Posted: 5월 14, 2012 | 카테고리: News
MWC contributing carbon tax to global projects
Posted: 11월 1, 2010 | 카테고리: News
MWC contributing carbon tax to global projects In recognition of the environmental impact of their global work, Mennonite World Conference staff and executive committee members are now imposing a simple surcharge on themselves for each mile that... 더 보기
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