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Call for artwork at MWC Assembly
Bogotá, Colombia – Are you an artist? Do you know an Anabaptist artist? Mennonite World Conference is calling for artwork to be displayed at Assembly Gathered, 21-26 July 2015 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA. At the Assembly there will be a central gallery, which will feature representative contemporary artwork by artists of all ages and traditions.…
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Mennonite World Conference and Argentinian church mourn death of leader
Bogotá, Colombia – Early Easter morning, 5 April, Edgardo Sánchez, a leader in Iglesia Evangélica Menonita Argentina (Evangelical Mennonite Church of Argentina), died in a car accident while travelling to his home in Neuquén, Argentina. Later that day, Mennonite World Conference General Secretary, César García of Bogotá, Colombia shared the tragic news with the MWC…
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Honduran Anabaptist groups reconcile
La Ceiba, Honduras – After decades of misunderstanding and little collaboration, Organización Cristiana Amor Viviente and Iglesia Evangelica Menonita Hondureña (IEMH), the two largest Anabaptist groups in Honduras, have publicly reconciled with each other and are actively working at improving their relationship. Both are Mennonite World Conference member churches. In August 2013, leaders from both…
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Congregations seek reconciliation with Ghana Mennonite Church
Pimpimso, Ghana – The Ghana Mennonite Church (GMC) experienced an act of reconciliation at its 49th annual conference, held 10-11 October 2014 at the Pimpimso congregation, a new church plant of the GMC’s Somanya district. The reconciliation occurred between the northern Ghana churches and the rest of GMC. The northern churches had withdrawn from GMC…
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MWC urges solidarity with calls for peaceful solution in Ukraine
Bogotá, Colombia – “We want to partner with our brothers and sisters in the West and in Ukraine to call for a negotiated diplomatic settlement to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. “This conflict cannot be solved with violence. Both NATO and Russia are too strong to be defeated by military means…. The costs of a…
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In Memoriam: Joram Mbeba (1930-2014)
Musoma, Tanzania – Joram Mbeba, a bishop in Kanisa la Mennonite Tanzania (Tanzania Mennonite Church), died on November 22, 2014 at the age of 84. He completed undergraduate and graduate studies in the United States and then returned to Tanzania for a career in teaching and education administration until his retirement in 1985. From 1985…
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Japanese Mennonites protest government’s pro-war proposal
Hokkaido, Japan/Elkhart, Indiana, USA – Reacting to a proposed change in Japan’s ban against making war outside of its borders, Japanese Mennonites issued a statement reaffirming its anti-war stance. The protest issued in September 2014 was in response to the Japan Cabinet’s decision in July to reinterpret the country’s pacifist postwar 1947 constitution that limits the use of…
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Webinar about PA 2015 to feature César García and Nelson Kraybill
Bogotá, Colombia/Elkhart, Indiana, USA – Are you thinking about attending Assembly Gathered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania July 21-26, 2015? To get a taste of this once-in-six-years global gathering of Anabaptists, you can participate in a 30-minute webinar (online presentation) on Wednesday, February 25th at 4 pm EST. During the presentation, Mennonite World Conference President Elect J. Nelson…
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Creating connections between American veterans and peace churches
Akron, Pennsylvania, USA – Several North American agencies have collaborated to produce a new Sunday school curriculum focused on building bridges between peace churches and military veterans. “Returning Veterans, Returning Hope: Seeking Peace Together” was created by Mennonite Central Committee, the Peace and Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA (MCUSA) and Mennonite Mission Network…
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On the way to PA 2015: Neckties foster global connections
Akron, Pennsylvania, USA – When thousands of Anabaptists from around the world arrive in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania next July, they will each receive a hand-sewn bag, created from recycled materials by the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Material Resources Center (MRC). As excitement over these bags has grown, materials have come from surprising places. After attending Paraguay’s…
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Seminary class during PA 2015 an opportunity to encounter Anabaptism in the Global South
Registrants for PA 2015, the Mennonite World Conference Assembly coming in July to Harrisburg, PA, can have a front row seat observing the Global Anabaptist Profile (GAP) study. But it will require some hard work and dedication. “Encountering Anabaptism in the Global South” is a graduate level course sponsored by Eastern Mennonite Seminary through its…
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After 25 years, tide begins to turn for conscientious objectors in Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia – “Pray, pray fervently that God will bring his favour, and that my case will become a door that many young people can walk through as well,” Colombian Reinaldo Aguirre pleaded to the church throughout his three years of administrative limbo. A conscientious objector to Colombia’s obligatory military service, the young man from…
