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Isolated churches seek connection
Posted: Tháng 1 24, 2024 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
“We are here to walk together as churches so we can help each other follow Jesus,” says Arli Klassen, MWC regional representatives coordinator. She gave that message as she visited the five Caribbean countries with MWC member churches in November... Xem thêm
Less rain, less shade, more people
Posted: Tháng 12 20, 2023 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
January to April is the rainy season in Guayaquil, a port city on the coast of Ecuador. But this past year, says Sara Noemi Viteri Moreno, a member of Iglesia Jesus el Buen Pastor (Jesus the good shepherd, a Mennonite church) in Guayaquil, it hardly... Xem thêm
Gathering of world communions focuses on God’s work
Posted: Tháng 12 18, 2023 | Mục phân loại: News
The Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions met at the Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches at Bossey, Switzerland, from 30 October-3 November 2023. To foster mutual understanding and familiarize participants with... Xem thêm
Celebrating God’s presence this Christmas
Posted: Tháng 12 15, 2023 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
From wars to climate disasters and slower-than-expected economic recovery post-pandemic, 2023 has been a challenging year. As we navigate through these world events and ponder their impact on our lives, Christmas approaches. How do we embrace the... Xem thêm
In Memoriam: John A. Lapp (1933-2023)
Posted: Tháng 12 10, 2023 | Mục phân loại: News
Mennonite World Conference mourns the loss of John A. Lapp, who died on Tuesday, 7 December 2023, at 90 years of age. John A. Lapp was coordinator and co-editor of MWC’s Global Mennonite History Series. From 1997 to 2012, he and C. Arnold Snyder... Xem thêm
MWC calls for global energy transition
Posted: Tháng 12 7, 2023 | Mục phân loại: News
Earth in all its diversity, vitality and abundance is a gift that has been overshadowed by neglect, exploitation and unsustainable consumption. Anabaptist values, by contrast, call for stewardship (thoughtful care-taking), simplicity and the dignity... Xem thêm
Ambassadors of God’s Kingdom
Posted: Tháng 12 5, 2023 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
“But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20). These words of the apostle Paul are part of a letter that addresses a church audience that likely included both... Xem thêm
One new step each year
Posted: Tháng 11 27, 2023 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
You are invited! Join us for Climate Pollinators, a webinar series on creation care. See below! On a map of Green Churches in the Netherlands, there is a green dot for the Mennonite congregation in Aalsmeer. Another dot represents Arboretumkerk (... Xem thêm
Mennonites and the state
Posted: Tháng 11 2, 2023 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
When we enter God’s kingdom, we receive new citizenship and are freed to experience a new kind of politics. We are not slaves of evil systems anymore. We belong to a new society where, along with other followers of Christ, we project Jesus’ image to... Xem thêm
Eco-theology reconciles the church with nature
Posted: Tháng 10 30, 2023 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
You are invited! Join us for Climate Pollinators, a webinar series on creation care. See below! When human beings were created in Genesis, “This was the first mission of the human… to both enjoy but also to protect and take care of creation,” says... Xem thêm
Meeting Jesus in another culture
Posted: Tháng 10 26, 2023 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
Before Esther Aguilar began her Bolivian adventure, she asked God for one thing: to teach her in a deeper sense the commandment where Jesus says, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. (…) A second is... Xem thêm
All kinds of gifts to share
Posted: Tháng 10 24, 2023 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
“Beautiful friendships! and a better understanding of Anabaptism.” Lois Friesen from Towanda, Kansas, USA, has no doubt about what she receives through connection with the global family. “As Anabaptists we believe in community. You need people to... Xem thêm
A reconciling response to war in the Middle East
Posted: Tháng 10 23, 2023 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
October 2023 At a time of increasing bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians, with mounting tension between nations of the Middle East and beyond, leaders of Mennonite World Conference make three urgent appeals: That member churches of Mennonite... Xem thêm
“We start with what we have”
Posted: Tháng 10 22, 2023 | Mục phân loại: News
“The way to address inequality is treating people differently – not the same,” says Arli Klassen, MWC regional representatives coordinator. Mennonite World Conference is an organization made of members. However, financial resources vary widely... Xem thêm
Interconnected family celebrates peace
Posted: Tháng 10 21, 2023 | Mục phân loại: Testimonies
Peace (English) – Paix (French) – Amani (Swahili) – Mirembe (Luganda): children at a Uganda Mennonite church wrote “Peace” in multiple languages. (See photo below.) Each year, the Peace Commission prepares a worship resource for Peace Sunday... Xem thêm
A Christian nation?
Posted: Tháng 10 11, 2023 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
The search for political power and privileges is increasing among evangelicals in Latin America. The close connection between some pastors and partisan politics concerns some of us as Mennonites, especially when religious Christian leaders try to... Xem thêm
A pastoral letter for peace in the Holy Land
Posted: Tháng 10 9, 2023 | Mục phân loại: From Our Leaders
Beloved sisters and brothers: Over the weekend the world was shaken by Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israeli lives. This crisis quickly escalated with air raids, land battles, random killings, kidnappings and war propaganda. No one is more... Xem thêm
In Memoriam: Charles Christano (1939-2023)
Posted: Tháng 9 22, 2023 | Mục phân loại: News
He gave himself as our mentor Rev. Charles Christano, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) president from 1978 to 1984, and one of the cornerstone pastors of GKMI (Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia church) in Indonesia, died Friday, 22 September 2023, at... Xem thêm
Building resilience in church members
Posted: Tháng 9 22, 2023 | Mục phân loại: News
Like many in Zimbabwe, Sukoluhle Ncube splits her time between the city where her family lives and works, and the rural community where they farm, 40 minutes away. “Most of the people have two homes,” Sukoluhle Ncube says. “In the town, you come and... Xem thêm
Anabaptists on the streets of Zurich
Posted: Tháng 9 21, 2023 | Mục phân loại: News
On 29 May 2025, Mennonite World Conference invites guests from around the world to gather in Zurich to commemorate this beginning. “Courage to love,” the theme for the event, will mark this history and celebrate what the movement has become today... Xem thêm
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