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Are our churches and leaders engaged with creation care?
Posted: december 7, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
“In Germany environmental care has been on the public agenda already for a very long time, making it a part of our church’s collective conscience for a while. We are trying different ways to make good on the belief that we are to be God’s stewards... Lees meer
A pastoral letter for Anabaptist-Mennonites in British Columbia
Posted: november 30, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: Let us remember in prayer the people of British Columbia in western Canada. After a summer of heat waves and wildfires, a series of storms is battering the region, causing serious flooding and landslides. Thousands of... Lees meer
“God’s time was perfect”
Posted: november 12, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
“When I first signed up for the program, I never thought a pandemic would happen,” says Elda Antonio Garcia, a YAMENer from Mexico. “Now that I am living in the midst of it, instead of seeing it as a challenge, I see it as a blessing…. It is... Lees meer
How does climate change intersect with other community challenges?
Posted: november 8, 2021 | Categorie: Testimonies
“The majority of our members do not have jobs; survival is very difficult.” Leontina Mahamba, Paroisse Alegria de Malanje, igreja Comunidade Menonita em Angola “Mental illness is the major factor keeping the people we encounter homeless. Heat,... Lees meer
6 reasons to attend the MWC Global Assembly in Semarang, Indonesia
Posted: oktober 28, 2021 | Categorie: News
Before visiting Indonesia to meet the Anabaptist-Mennonite family in person, meet them through history. A Cloud of Witnesses by historian and MWC leader John D. Roth offers a brief, readable account of the three Anabaptist-Mennonite synods in... Lees meer
A pastoral letter for the healing of Haiti
Posted: oktober 22, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: Let us join in prayer for peace and stability in Haiti! The island nation is reeling after the assassination of its president in July, a devastating earthquake in August, and ongoing effects from the coronavirus... Lees meer
Ongoing conflict cuts off congregations
Posted: oktober 21, 2021 | Categorie: News
“MKC has been trying to help MKC members who were seriously affected in parts of Ethiopia that are not currently under the Tigray People’s Liberation Front,” says Desalegn Abebe, president of the Mennonite church in Ethiopia, Meserete Kristos Church... Lees meer
A biblical foundation to stand on
Posted: oktober 6, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of Deacons, Faith and Life, Peace, Mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... Lees meer
How do environmental problems make people feel?
Posted: oktober 5, 2021 | Categorie: News
(...and why does that matter?) “It makes me so sad to see the consequences of environmental damage all across the globe. We have not been good stewards of God 's creation; we have destroyed it rather. It makes me feel guilty to be part of the... Lees meer
MWC launches “Ambassador Kit” for churches to promote Indonesia 2022
Posted: september 21, 2021 | Categorie: News
NEW materials 2022-03 As the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we travel, Mennonite World Conference representatives and Assembly team seek new ways to bring awareness and excitement for Indonesia 2022, which will be MWC’s first hybrid global... Lees meer
Only God could turn disaster into ministry
Posted: september 13, 2021 | Categorie: News
Thousands stream into Holy Stadium: Mennonite congregation sponsors vaccination clinicLees meer
How environmental crises impact church communities
Posted: september 1, 2021 | Categorie: News
“These repercussions had a negative impact in my personal life and that of other members of our congregation, because they accentuated the already existing level of poverty in the church. The explosion in the price of food products disrupted... Lees meer
A pastoral letter to Anabaptist-Mennonites in India
Posted: augustus 27, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
Dear Anabaptist sisters and brothers: This letter is a call for the church around the world to join in prayer for Christians and other minority groups who are harassed and threatened in India, especially in rural areas. With tacit support from... Lees meer
Assembly team drawing lessons from the Olympics
Posted: augustus 23, 2021 | Categorie: News
Despite grave concerns, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics took place in 2021 and gave the world memorable stories of togetherness. From high jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) and Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) agreeing to end the jump-off and share the gold medal... Lees meer
Love neighbours: share vaccines
Posted: augustus 18, 2021 | Categorie: News
In Tanzania – home to 66 744 baptized members of Kanisa la Mennonite Tanzania – less than one percent of the population has received vaccination protection against COVID-19. Mennonite World Conference is calling on its members around the world to... Lees meer
Bimonthly prayer unites across language and location
Posted: augustus 10, 2021 | Categorie: News
Despite a two-day headache and recovery from a COVID-19 infection, Madhur Lakra logged on at 19:30 local time to pray. He not only participated in but led a Hindi prayer room for MWC’s bimonthly online prayer hour in July. After a large group... Lees meer
Anabaptist dialogues unite Latin America
Posted: juli 20, 2021 | Categorie: News
As the pandemic closed church activities among others, three friends in three different countries started discussing and dreaming of ways to bring Anabaptists together while physically apart. Víctor Rey (from Chile, living in Ecuador), María Elena... Lees meer
“We are with you”
Posted: juli 14, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
Like the chambers of a heart, the four MWC commissions serve the global community of Anabaptist-related churches, in the areas of Deacons, Faith and Life, Peace, Mission. Commissions prepare materials for consideration by the General Council, give... Lees meer
Is church online for good?
Posted: juli 2, 2021 | Categorie: From Our Leaders
“We’re all going through the same storm but we’re not all in the same boat. Context is everything.” These words, spoken by a North American pastor, address the divergent responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Many congregations in Canada and the... Lees meer
Worship that transcends physical boundaries
Posted: juni 16, 2021 | Categorie: News
The auditorium, filled with thouands of worshippers, tuned in intently as Debora Prabu broke the silence with an a cappella solo of Oh, Prince of Peace , a pentatonic hymn in the Javanese language written by Saptojoadi of Gereja Injili di Tanah Jawa... Lees meer
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