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The heart at work: Commissions meet
Posted: mei 31, 2017 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia – MWC’s Renewal 2027 event in Augsburg, Germany, was bookended by meetings of its decision-making bodies and working groups, including a face-to-face gathering of the four Mennonite World Conference (MWC) Commissions: Deacons,... Lees meer
Joyous hope and faith
Posted: mei 16, 2017 | Categorie: News
Mennonite Churches in Eastern Africa “In the traditional African religious experience, the expression of faith was never understood in universal terms,” writes Alemu Checole, assisted by Samuel Asefa, in Anabaptist Songs in African Hearts, in the... Lees meer
MWC Executive Committee deliberates, welcomes and celebrates
Posted: mei 16, 2017 | Categorie: News
Bogotá Colombia – As Mennonite World Conference (MWC) kicked off Renewal 2027 (a 10-year event commemorating Anabaptism’s birth through the Reformation), the Executive Committee welcomed a record number of new members at their meeting in Germany... Lees meer
Solidarity with indigenous struggle
Posted: april 21, 2017 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia – From April 2016 to January 2017, indigenous people and allies gathered in the northern United States to protest a plan to build pipeline they believed would violate sacred burial grounds and threaten to contaminate drinking water... Lees meer
The Bible still speaks, say Renewal 2027 speakers
Posted: april 21, 2017 | Categorie: News
Augsburg, Germany – Regional Anabaptists and leaders from around the world gathered 12 February 2017 for “Transformed by the Word: Reading Scripture in Anabaptist Perspectives,” the first in a 10-year series of events called “ Renewal 2027 ”... Lees meer
Dialogues on baptism close with learning and prayer
Posted: april 12, 2017 | Categorie: News
The commission discussed and developed its final report, entitled “Baptism and Incorporation into the Body of Christ, the Church,” drafted by professors Theo Dieter (Lutheran, France), William Henn (Catholic, US/Vatican) and John Rempel (Mennonite,... Lees meer
Congolese counter violence with prayer and workshops
Posted: april 11, 2017 | Categorie: News
Kinshasha, DR Congo – “Our God has contradicted mankind’s maneuvering. Praise our God,” says Pascal Kulungu, instructor at the Center for Peacebuilding, Leadership and Good Governance (CPLB), and member of Communauté des Églises de Frères Mennonites... Lees meer
Songs, sermons and saucers
Posted: april 11, 2017 | Categorie: News
Bogotá Colombia – Music from other cultures, Scripture readings on a common theme, shared food and special offerings characterize World Fellowship Sunday, a celebration of Anabaptist family in Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches around the... Lees meer
MWC financial update
Posted: april 11, 2017 | Categorie: News
We are grateful for the steady flow of contributions in support of Mennonite World Conference, whether from our national member churches, local congregations, or individuals. During the first part of the year, we received strong support for our core... Lees meer
Centring Jesus amid changing times
Posted: april 10, 2017 | Categorie: News
How do our member churches express the MWC Shared Convictions in beautiful, local variety throughout our global body? The October 2016 issue of Courier/Correo/Courrier seeks to discern the variety of reasons why Anabaptist communities from around... Lees meer
Online theological education opens doors
Posted: februari 17, 2017 | Categorie: News
Elkhart, Indiana, USA – Nora Marleni Martínez of Metapan, El Salvador, is in the first group of students in a regional Peace and Justice Institute program of the Seminario Anabautista Latinoamericano (SEMILLA). Now, some SEMILLA courses are online,... Lees meer
YABs Fellowship Week in Bogotá and around the world
Posted: februari 14, 2017 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia – In June 2016, the dream of worshipping together as the global family became a reality, when local young people from three denominations celebrated the inaugural YABs Fellowship Week with a joint worship service in Bogotá. “It was... Lees meer
Learning with Iraqi refugees in the Department of Ain – France
Posted: februari 2, 2017 | Categorie: News
Moved by the situation caused by the advance of Daesh at the end of 2014, 20 members of three Christian communities in the small town of Bellegarde decided to accommodate a family of refugees from Iraq. After nine months of waiting, the Mikho family... Lees meer
Canadian renovation builds church in Latin America
Posted: januari 18, 2017 | Categorie: News
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – When Toronto United Mennonite Church (TUMC) decided it was time to renovate and expand their building, the congregation wanted the project to reach beyond their usual sphere of influence. Located in Canada’s largest,... Lees meer
YAMEN service builds faith
Posted: januari 17, 2017 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia – Taking a risk and trusting in God are sure ways to grow in faith. For Marisela Dyck and Xavier Chen, serving with the Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN) program in 2015-2016 was a year of lessons in relying on God... Lees meer
We cry – together – for God’s mercy
Posted: januari 17, 2017 | Categorie: News
World Fellowship Sunday celebrates koinonia amid suffering Bogotá, Colombia – “We celebrate World Fellowship Sunday because it is a way to remember the origin of our church: clearly, first comes the teachings of Jesus, but we also remember that 500... Lees meer
A joyful noise: international music glorifies God
Posted: januari 16, 2017 | Categorie: News
2nd annual Lancaster international hymn sing Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – Anabaptist Christians in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, had a taste of Revelation 7:9 worship when they hosted Mennonite World Conference’s Assembly 16 in July 2015. A... Lees meer
The next 500 years of Anabaptism
Posted: januari 12, 2017 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia – Tremendous change rocked the Western church 500 years ago as successive groups discovered new things about God through Scripture and separated from the Roman Catholic church. Renewal 2027 is a framework for a 10-year series of... Lees meer
The gift of communication
Posted: december 19, 2016 | Categorie: News
Bogotá, Colombia - Where can you find testimonies from church leaders in the Global South, perspectives on current events from global Anabaptist church leaders, and keep up with the latest resources and events in the Mennonite World Conference... Lees meer
Bihar Mennonite Mandli hosts all-India Mennonite women's conference
Posted: november 28, 2016 | Categorie: News
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – A downpour of rain preceded a shower of flowers as women paraded dancing and drumming to the shamiana (tent) that would shelter the All India Mennonite Women Conference (AIMWC) 6–9 October 2016. Bihar Mennonite Mandli (... Lees meer
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