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Mennonite World Conference president retires from bishop position
Posted: Janeiro 15, 2015 | Categoria: News
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – Danisa Ndlovu, president of Mennonite World Conference, retired from his position as bishop of Ibandla Labazalwane KuKristu eZimbabwe (Brethren in Christ Church in Zimbabwe), effective 31 December 2014. Ndlovu has been bishop of... more/más/suite
PA 2015 Includes Assembly Gathered and Assembly Scattered
Posted: Janeiro 1, 2015 | Categoria: News
Harrisburg, PA, USA – “Mennonite World Conference Assemblies come with many parts. Two of them are Assembly Gathered and Assembly Scattered,” explains Liesa Unger, Chief International Events Officer for MWC. Unger, of Regensburg, Germany, is... more/más/suite
In Memoriam: Edward Sahani
Posted: Dezembro 29, 2014 | Categoria: News
Dhamtari, India – Edward Sahani, a delegate to the Mennonite World Conference General Council for the past six years, passed away 13 December 2014 at the age of 65. He represented the Mennonite Church in India Dhamtari. Sahani was a member of... more/más/suite
Islamic State terror does not render pacifism obsolete, declares faculty at European Mennonite seminary
Posted: Dezembro 19, 2014 | Categoria: News
Liestal, Switzerland – While “deeply shaken” by the terror caused by IS (Islamic State) militias in Iraq and Syria, “we believe that the situation does not render pacifist convictions obsolete,” declared the faculty of the Theological Seminary... more/más/suite
MWC seeks vocalists for International Ensemble
Posted: Dezembro 17, 2014 | Categoria: News
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA – Mennonite World Conference is seeking gifted vocalists to join the International Vocal Ensemble for the Pennsylvania 2015 Assembly. This ensemble will lead congregational singing during the Assembly. The singing and... more/más/suite
Korean translation of What We Believe Together released
Posted: Dezembro 11, 2014 | Categoria: News
In early November, the Korea Anabaptist Press released a Korean translation of What We Believe Together by Alfred Neufeld, a 2007 publication in the Mennonite World Conference Global Anabaptist Mennonite Shelf of Literature . This was an initiative... more/más/suite
Healthcare leaders plan international summit July 2015
Posted: Dezembro 11, 2014 | Categoria: News
Bogota, Colombia and Goshen, Indiana, USA – Leaders of Anabaptist/Mennonite healthcare institutions and healthcare professionals will hold a conjoint international meeting during an international leadership summit 20-21 July 2015, under the... more/más/suite
Preparing for PA 2015 – What you can do!
Posted: Dezembro 9, 2014 | Categoria: News
Harrisburg, PA, USA – In less than a year from now, our sisters and brothers from around the world, and from across North America, will be coming to Harrisburg to worship and fellowship with us. “PA 2015,” the Mennonite World Conference Assembly,... more/más/suite
Workshops strengthen Anabaptist identity in India
Posted: Dezembro 9, 2014 | Categoria: News
India – A jointly sponsored series of workshops have helped to strengthen Anabaptist identity across India. In a collaborative effort, the Mennonite Christian Service Fellowship of India (MCSFI), Mennonite World Conference (MWC) and Mennonite... more/más/suite
Using violence against violence? Statement from a peace church perspective
Posted: Dezembro 4, 2014 | Categoria: From Our Leaders
In the face of the terror caused by the IS militias in Iraq and Syria, Western nations have reacted with air strikes and deliveries of weapons. A reaction that, given the atrocities described, has been widely accepted – also increasingly in churches... more/más/suite
Ukrainian Mennonite leader tells dramatic story about the power of prayer
Posted: Novembro 28, 2014 | Categoria: News
Lisbon, Portugal – Roman Rakhuba, a leader of the Mennonite Church in Ukraine, shared the trauma of recent military actions in his country during his first ever participation in the annual gathering of leaders of European Mennonite conferences. He... more/más/suite
New intern brings Korean voice for reconciliation to UN
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
New York, New York, USA – JeaHyun Nham from the Republic of Korea (ROK/South Korea) is the latest Mennonite World Conference (MWC) intern to join the staff of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) United Nations Office. The intern is a joint... more/más/suite
Walking together while speaking different languages
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA - “Isn’t English your first language?” Marius van Hoogstraten (Netherlands) asked Don McNiven (Canada), after a laughter-filled conversation about the proper spelling of the English word “future.” Both men are members... more/más/suite
García calls for 'mission from below' amidst shifting global realities
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
Chicago, Illinois, USA – “What would happen if, following the example of monastic orders, there would be a ‘vow of poverty’ in multicultural mission teams for everyone?” This question, posed by César García at the 22 January annual consultation of... more/más/suite
Greek Catholics in Ukraine restore former Mennonite church building
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada – In Ukraine a former Mennonite church building is being restored and transformed – with the help of Canadian Mennonites – into a Greek Catholic church. This development, according to observers, is an example of Mennonite-... more/más/suite
Mennonite World Conference Assembly to meet in Pennsylvania July 21-26, 2015
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
Harrisburg, PA, USA – We Mennonites, Mennonite Brethren, and Brethren in Christ of North America have invited our sisters and brothers from around the world to come to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in a little more than a year from now—July 21-26, 2015... more/más/suite
Local Tours Add Flavor to PA 2015 Experience
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
Harrisburg, PA, USA – Registrants for PA 2015 will be able to choose from 47 tours while attending the Mennonite World Conference Assembly, to be held July 21-26, 2015 in Harrisburg, PA. Ten full-day tours will take place on Monday, July 20... more/más/suite
Survey of MC USA congregations reveals strong global connections but weak connections to MWC
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
Goshen, Indiana, USA – As Anabaptist denominations in the United States prepare to host the 16th Mennonite World Conference Assembly in Pennsylvania next July, a new survey sheds light on the strength of Mennonite Church USA’s existing global... more/más/suite
Partnership solution developed to make PA 2015 attendance possible
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
Harrisburg, PA, USA – “What a sad irony it would be if we welcomed the world to PA 2015 but we failed to find a way for our U.S. and Canadian sisters and brothers who belong to immigrant congregations, and to congregations who need financial support... more/más/suite
Read your way to PA 2015
Posted: Novembro 26, 2014 | Categoria: News
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA – “We should be well informed hosts,” said Richard Thomas recently about PA 2015, the Mennonite World Conference Assembly, to be held next July 21-26 in Harrisburg, PA. Thomas, who chairs the National Advisory Council... more/más/suite
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