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PA 2015 by the numbers
Posted: februari 5, 2016 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia – Mennonite World Conference’s (MWC) 16th Assembly in Pennsylvania, USA, connected Anabaptists from around the world, in person and electronically. A new statistics poster released by MWC illustrates the final numbers from PA 2015... Lees meer
Vietnam Mennonite Church ordains 26
Posted: februari 2, 2016 | Categorie: News
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – After six years of training and preparation, the Vietnam Mennonite Church (VMC), a Mennonite World Conference member, ordained 26 pastors in Ho Chi Minh City on 5 December 2015. Pastor Nguyen Quang Trung, president of VMC... Lees meer
JUST coffee in the Philippines
Posted: februari 1, 2016 | Categorie: Testimonies
At one of the breakout sessions in MWC Assembly Gathered 2015 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, last July, former and present MWC workers exchanged coffee from their respective countries during their reunion. Unbeknownst to many, one special brand traded... Lees meer
South Korean CO asks: “Can I kill?”
Posted: januari 28, 2016 | Categorie: News
GOSHEN, Indiana, USA — When 27-year-old SangMin Lee, a Mennonite conscientious objector from South Korea, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, the global Mennonite church community provided support in the form of letters and prayers. In early... Lees meer
New generation of YABs committee members
Posted: januari 27, 2016 | Categorie: News
Bogota, Colombia – Five new young adults have been appointed to represent young people from their continental regions in Mennonite World Conference (MWC) on the Young AnaBaptists (YABs) Committee. Makadunyiswe Doublejoy Ngulube (Zimbabwe), Ebenezer... Lees meer
Healing wounds through art: A YAMEN experience
Posted: januari 12, 2016 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia – For Keila Viana, seeing how art can heal wounds deepened her understanding of God and his love during her international service in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “I believe that during this time God worked a lot in my life,” says Viana, a... Lees meer
A prayer for hope
Posted: januari 7, 2016 | Categorie: News
Colombian peace and justice organizations call for prayer for the La Esperanza community Bogotá, Colombia – “We know that in many places throughout the world there is war, violence and hunger.” With this acknowledgement, Mennonite partners working... Lees meer
Prayer transcends barriers
Posted: december 31, 2015 | Categorie: News
Assembly prayer network connected Anabaptist body to each other and God Winnipeg, Canada – “When people came together in the prayer room, many times no words were needed,” says Joanne H. Dietzel, Lancaster Mennonite conference coordinator. “A prayer... Lees meer
MWC Assembly balances books
Posted: december 18, 2015 | Categorie: News
Bogota, Colombia – Assembly PA 2015, the once-every-six-years gathering of Mennonite World Conference, closed financially at break-even, that is, without a deficit. The MWC operations team continuously made adjustments, maintaining priorities of... Lees meer
World Fellowship Sunday 2015: A testimony of our global family
Posted: december 17, 2015 | Categorie: Testimonies
World Fellowship Sunday is a celebration that brings us close to our roots and allows us to get together with our family of faith to give thanks to God and to worship. This is a date when we encourage Anabaptist related churches around the world to... Lees meer
“We should do this again”
Posted: december 2, 2015 | Categorie: Testimonies
A glimpse of Assembly 2015, a glimpse of God’s intention to bring peoples together, a calling for one multicultural congregation “We should do this again!” commented a Hmong young adult, a sentiment heard often after Kitchener First Mennonite Church... Lees meer
European leaders release statement on refugees
Posted: december 1, 2015 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia - Leaders of Mennonite conferences in Europe and international guests met in Buhl, France, for their annual gathering of planning and fellowship 23-25 October 2015. The assembled leaders drafted a statement to express their concern... Lees meer
Taiwan Mennonite Church celebrates 60 years
Posted: november 26, 2015 | Categorie: News
Taipei, Taiwan – On 25-26 October 2014, more than 1,100 Taiwanese Mennonites attended a gala celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan (FOMCIT). FOMCIT is a Mennonite World Conference member church... Lees meer
The gift of conversations at Assembly PA 2015
Posted: november 23, 2015 | Categorie: Testimonies
Friendship Groups and Activities There were so many great things about the Mennonite World Conference [Assembly, PA 2015]. This was my first time going, and I really appreciated the worship sessions, especially the diversity. (I had no idea what... Lees meer
God will show you the way
Posted: november 23, 2015 | Categorie: Testimonies
Meal ministry at Dutch Mennonite church welcomes addicts and homeless Life did not go as planned for Max Tauran. A patron of Doperse Dis (a three-year-old meal ministry in a northern Dutch city), he told the audience at a fundraising dinner that “[... Lees meer
Churches of all stripes call for freedom of religion
Posted: november 23, 2015 | Categorie: News
Winnipeg, Canada - Representatives of every stream of global Christianity met in Tirana, Albania, 1–5 November, 2015 for a consultation on Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom: Following Christ Together, convened by the Global Christian Forum... Lees meer
Powerful pen
Posted: november 20, 2015 | Categorie: Testimonies
A retired school teacher and prison inmates are unlikely pen pals who have exchanged thousands of letters in Curitiba over the past decade. It began when a man in prison responded to a short piece 76-year-old Dona Maria Martins published in a... Lees meer
A Vision for Reconciliation
Posted: oktober 28, 2015 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
How did you become interested in the life of the church? Kraybill: Growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, my family was deeply involved in the mission of the church at the local level. Both of my parents gave tirelessly to the congregation,... Lees meer
A deeper shade of green: Waste reduction measures at PA 2015
Posted: oktober 27, 2015 | Categorie: News
Winnipeg, Canada – Mass events can leave behind a mountain amount of trash. But at Mennonite World Conference’s 16th Assembly in Harrisburg, 21–26 July 2015, the management of garbage was an expression of worship to God the creator. Assembly... Lees meer
Celebrating Peace Sunday: A call for people who sow peace in peace
Posted: oktober 27, 2015 | Categorie: News
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – September 21 marked the International Day of Peace – an event observed around the world with the hope that global citizens may renew their desire to work for peace. Mennonite World Conference and its member churches... Lees meer
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