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A pastoral letter regarding war in the Middle East
Beloved sisters and brothers: The escalation of war in the Middle East today is a source of fear and grief for our Anabaptist family around the world. For some, this is a new reality, for others it adds to the burden of violence carried for years or decades from local conflict. We see all of…
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The beating heart of MWC
Deacons The responsibilities of the Deacons Commission include overseeing the Global Church Sharing Fund (GCSF), fostering prayer within the Anabaptist communion (sending the Prayer Network email, hosting Online Prayer Hour and collaborating with the president on pastoral letters), and deacon visits. From 2022 to the end of 2024, the Deacons Commission approved 20 GCSF proposals…
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Rosedale Network of Churches in the USA
Courier: Perspectives North America: USA Anabaptist church beginnings: A snapshot On a cold, Thanksgiving Day in November 1910, a group of five ordained ministers gathered with other guests at the Pigeon River Conservative Amish Mennonite meetinghouse in Huron County, Michigan, USA, for the purpose of working together to further the mission of the church. Out…
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Convención Evangélica Hermanos Menonitas Nivaclé in Paraguay
Courier: Perspectives Latin America: Paraguay Anabaptist church beginnings: A snapshot At no time did we hear the word leaders, but instead we spoke of the missionaries. The first leaders of the church were Mennonite Brethren: Jakob Franz in the 1930s and later Gerhard Hein. The people left, but they sowed the Word in the community. First…
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A movement that has been diverse and international
The bells rang out across the city that full of Anabaptists. An estimated 3 500 or more people filled the streets of old Zurich on Ascension Day 29 May 2025 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism. “Today, as Mennonites in Switzerland we are a small community,” said Gladys Geiser & Lukas Amstutz, co-presidents, Konferenz der…
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MWC at 100: “We come together and share”
“He has done marvellous things!” An international ensemble with members from the USA, Germany, Colombia and Indonesia led the congregation in singing these words to open the fundraising celebration of 100 years of Mennonite World Conference. One of those marvellous things is 110 national churches* agreeing to walk together through MWC. César García preached from…
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A role model for others
Glory Michael Sunday is from Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria where she attends Ikot Ekang Itam Assembly, a congregation of MWC member church Mennonite Church Nigeria. She’s currently nearing the end of her term with YAMEN (Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network) serving as a teacher at P4T Nursery and Primary School in Kyangwali Refugee Camp…
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From celebration to commemoration
Mennonite World Conference (MWC) concludes its triennial General Council (GC) meeting 26-28 May 2025 in Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany, with a clear framework for the future.
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Igreja dos Irmãos Menonitas de Portugal
Courier: Perspectives Europe: Portugal Anabaptist church beginnings: A snapshot A series of North American missionary couples came and went from the MB mission agency through the 1980s and 1990s but the seeds planted in a house church in the Lourés suburb of Lisbon have persisted in the form of a Mennonite Brethren church. The first…
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Hmong District 20th of the Church of Christ in Thailand
Courier: Perspectives Asia: Thailand Anabaptist church beginnings: A snapshot The Hmong District 20th of the Church of Christ in Thailand began with three congregations: Khek Noi church, Khun Klang Church and Pa Kluai Church. Later, the gospel was announced and spread to the Hmong hill tribe people during the years starting in 1987. There was…
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Brethren in Christ Church (BICC) in South Africa
Courier: Perspectives Africa: South Africa Anabaptist church beginnings: A snapshot Brethren In Christ Church (BICC) South Africa was established in 1988 by the late Reverend Hamilton Madlabane in Soshanguve, located north of Pretoria. Even though a South African started the BICC in South Africa, it was largely unknown to most South Africans at the time.…
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A reminder of our presence in the world
“We are stewards of creation; this tree reminds us that every step we take as Commissions, as Officers, and Networks has repercussions for creation,” says Henk Stenvers, MWC president. It also symbolizes our presence in the world, he said. The Executive Committee, Commissions, staff and Creation Care Task Force planted a linden tree (tilia cordata)…
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