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Place yourself as witness for peace
“How do we amplify voices? How do we nourish acts of resistance already in place?” These questions were raised during “Ubíquese,” a webinar from the Global Anabaptist Peace Network (GAPN). The webinar had two focal points: past and present injustices against Indigenous peoples in Canada and the recent national protests, cases of police brutality and…
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Meet your MWC Officers
The Executive Committee delegates responsibility to the officers to provide oversight to the life and work of MWC between its annual meetings. president and vice-president elected by the General Council, the general secretary (ex officio) appointed by the General Council a treasurer appointed by the Executive Committee An officer must be a member of an…
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The Love of the Lord Jesus
Everyone has difficult times in their lives, whether it is grief, economic difficulties or health problems. Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought tremendous shocks to all areas, including Indonesia. The economy slumped, health was threatened, social interaction was limited and countless lives were lost. We see businesses going bankrupt, hospitals overwhelmed with patients,…
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Ministry partner update: ICOMB – February 2022
The Mexican conference has nine congregations and 479 baptized members, led by pastor Carlos Ortega. Two churches are from the city of Tijuana, one from the State of Mexico, one from Colima, and five from the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco. On 5 February 2022, the Mennonite Brethren in Mexico, known…
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Crossing climate barriers to Assembly
“This idea of the people of God being in all places is very real,” says Benjamin Isaak-Krauß, pastor of Frankfurt Mennonite Church. The half-decade Assemblies of Mennonite World Conference are an opportunity to experience this reality. But, as members consider the looming climate crisis, some worry about the environmental costs of travel. MWC spoke with…
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What would help churches engage more with creation care?
Last month we looked at what activities churches actually do with creation care. This week we look at what they would like to learn more about. In other words, what do churches wish they could do more? 1. Respondents are interested in learning about several key areas of creation care. Respondents believe their churches are…
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Calling for Christians
In the midst of the increasing prevalence of hate speech and intolerance around us, we as a Christian community placed in Indonesia have a calling that is not easy. There are many efforts made by Islamic groups or schools who want to make the Republic of Indonesia a country with a religious ideology, an Islamic…
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A pastoral letter for Anabaptists in Ukraine
Dear Anabaptist Christians on all continents: This is a call to prayer for the peace of Ukraine, and for the well being of Anabaptist Christians living with the threat of a foreign military invasion. Hundreds of thousands of German-speaking Mennonites once lived in Ukraine. Nearly all migrated or were forcibly removed during political upheavals of…
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Des étudiants burkinabè écrivent l’histoire de l’Église africaine
Des étudiants burkinabè écrivent l’histoire de l’Église africaine Un étudiant burkinabè regrette que l’Église d’Afrique soit « comme une pirogue qui part sans laisser de trace ». Anicka Fast s’est engagée à changer cette réalité, en enseignant aux étudiants de l’Université chrétienne Logos de Ouagadougou à collecter l’histoire orale et à rédiger des biographies de…
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Created in the beauty of climate
On 23 September 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that the Intergovernmental Panel report on climate change was “a code red for humanity.” And yet Guterres was hopeful, saying “it is not too late to act to ensure that climate action contributes to international peace and security.” For Guterres, nations must work together because peace…
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Scholars connect and grow
“If there’s something scholarly happening, we want to know about it!” says Kyle Gingrich Hiebert, co-coordinator of the Anabaptist Mennonite Scholars Network (AMSN). The Anabaptist Mennonite Scholars Network connects students and professors within a network of networks. It fosters global connections in research and to provide a contact point for shared information and resources. “For…
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Strengthening the arms of response
“In the midst of the pandemic, the sense of sharing and communion between faith communities, churches and Anabaptist institutions has grown,” says Willi Hugo Perez, Mennonite World Conference regional representative for Latin America – Central. At the dawn of a third pandemic year, there is weariness from the ongoing griefs, but churches are continuing with…
