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Chile hosts global family at 15th gathering of Southern Cone Anabaptists
Posted: February 5, 2013 | Category: News
Angostura de Paine, Chile – After a two-year delay caused by the massive earthquake of 2010, the traditional biannual gathering of the Mennonites of the Southern Cone took place in Chile for the first time, where about twenty congregations state... more/más/suite
Panama’s Wounaan community receives land rights certificate
Posted: February 3, 2013 | Category: News
In early April 2012, members of Iglesia Evangélica Unida Hermanos Menonitas de Panamá (United Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church of Panama), requested prayer for the peaceful settlement of land claims, following a confrontation between members of... more/más/suite
New website and publication changes are part of communication plan for 2013
Posted: January 14, 2013 | Category: News
Bogota, Colombia - At its May 2012 meetings in Switzerland, the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) General Council approved a global communication strategy calling for changes in the reach, frequency, form and content of MWC communications... more/más/suite
Baptism the focus of trilateral dialogue by Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans
Posted: January 14, 2013 | Category: News
An international trilateral dialogue between Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans began in Rome, 9-13 December 2012. more/más/suite
Kristina Toews to serve as MWC Web Communications Worker
Posted: January 2, 2013 | Category: News
Bogota, Colombia – Kristina Toews of Abbotsford, B.C. has been appointed to serve as Web Communications Worker with Mennonite World Conference. The MWC position will be the main part of her three-year assignment as a Mennonite Central Committee... more/más/suite
Devin Manzullo-Thomas appointed as MWC Editor and Writer
Posted: January 2, 2013 | Category: News
Waterloo, Ontario – Devin Manzullo-Thomas of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been appointed as Editor and Writer for Mennonite World Conference beginning January 2013. In this half-time position, he will serve as part of the MWC communication team,... more/más/suite
Nepal believers dedicate concrete church building
Posted: December 29, 2012 | Category: News
Babiya, Nepal – Believers from the Behelwa Brethren in Christ (BIC) Church were eagerly waiting for the day to worship the Lord in a newly constructed concrete church building. Hundreds, including leaders from neighbouring churches and the BIC... more/más/suite
Mennonite pastor, sister and nieces killed in Mexico
Posted: December 26, 2012 | Category: News
Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico – Josefina (Chepina) Rempening Diaz, her sister and two nieces were found dead on December 14 as victims of violence. They were on their way to the funeral of a relative in Guauchochi, a village in the mountains... more/más/suite
Vietnam Mennonite Church reviews work after four years as registered church
Posted: December 14, 2012 | Category: News
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Four years after completing official registration with the government, leaders of the Vietnam Mennonite Church met November 21-22, 2012 to review their work and to project ministries for the next four years. The... more/más/suite
Bert Lobe completes service with MWC
Posted: December 12, 2012 | Category: News
St. Jacobs, Ontario – After four and a half years in various Mennonite World Conference staff roles, Bert Lobe will complete his service at the end of 2012. Lobe was first appointed in May 2008 as the MWC Global Church Advocate in North America. He... more/más/suite
Lynn Roth appointed as MWC North American Representative
Posted: December 10, 2012 | Category: News
Bogota, Colombia – Lynn Roth of Harrisonburg, Virginia, has been appointed as the North American Representative for Mennonite World Conference beginning part time in January 2013. The appointment was announced by César García, MWC General Secretary... more/más/suite
Seminars encourage spiritual renewal–and much more–in Burkina Faso
Posted: November 19, 2012 | Category: News
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Heaven Came Down in Awassa
Posted: November 18, 2012 | Category: News
Awassa, Ethiopia – The Meserete Kristos Church (MKC) hosted the 16th annual meeting of the International Missions Association (IMA) in Awassa, Ethiopia, September 18-26, 2012, on the beautiful shores of Lake Awassa. The IMA consists of 22 Anabaptist... more/más/suite
Indian and Asian women theologians form two networks
Posted: November 12, 2012 | Category: News
Cuttack, India — Indian and Asian women theologians officially formed two networks on October 26, 2012, at the All India Mennonite Women Conference (AIMWC) in Cuttack, India. Twenty women theologians participated from India, Indonesia, Japan and... more/más/suite
East African Mennonite churches form mission board
Posted: November 7, 2012 | Category: News
Nairobi, Kenya – Mennonite bishops from Kenya and Tanzania formed a mission board during their annual meeting, held in August at the Mennonite Guest House. “We are no longer churches which just receive missionaries, but churches which send... more/más/suite
Anabaptist seed grows in Venezuela
Posted: November 7, 2012 | Category: News
“A story of inspiration, courage and grace of God that gives life and growth to the seed that really wants to do God’s will.” These are the words that Peter Stucky used to describe a Venezuelan Mennonite group which recently invited him to teach a... more/más/suite
Mexican churches commit to confronting violence and injustice
Posted: November 5, 2012 | Category: News
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico—Delegates from the six national church conferences that form Iglesia Anabautista Menonita Unida de México (IAMUM, United Anabaptist Mennonite Church of Mexico) gathered here August 2–5 for their third assembly. The... more/más/suite
Arli Klassen appointed to fundraising role with Mennonite World Conference
Posted: October 19, 2012 | Category: News
Kitchener, Ontario—Arli Klassen of Kitchener, Ontario began serving as Development Manager for Mennonite World Conference (MWC) beginning October 1, 2012. Until May or June of 2013, she will work half time with responsibilities for MWC fundraising... more/más/suite
North American volume in Global History Series now available
Posted: October 19, 2012 | Category: News
The North American Mennonite history, the fifth and final volume in the Global Mennonite History Series, was released in late September 2012. Seeking Places of Peace by Royden Loewen and Steven M. Nolt, completes the Mennonite World Conference... more/más/suite
Congolese Mennonites celebrate 100 years of God’s faithfulness and partnership
Posted: October 1, 2012 | Category: News
In 100 years, the Communauté Mennonite au Congo has thrived, growing to include 110,000 members, 798 congregations, 95 schools and seven hospitals. Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of Congo—Fifty-some young musicians walked nearly 160... more/más/suite
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