In three presentations at the Mennonite World Conference General Council meetings May 20–27, theologians and historians revisited the Anabaptist vision in a global context and sought input from meeting participants.
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Far from nostalgic throw-backs to earlier patterns of church, discussion papers and decisions at this year’s MWC gathering were about new ways global Anabaptists can be the church together in …
Walking along the bank of the Limmat River, Thioro Bananzoro pondered the challenges Anabaptists have turned into opportunities over the last five centuries.
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MWC General Council votes U.S. pastor as president-elect
by MeetinghouseIt took three impromptu songs to count the ballots and confirm the results, but Anabaptist leaders from around the world elected J. Nelson Kraybill president-elect of Mennonite World Conference at …
Indigenous people in eastern Panama are watching in alarm and frustration as huge tracts of the tropical forest in which they live are cut down by illegal loggers. The seriousness …
“A cloud of witnesses” gathered Mar. 30, at Akron (Pa.) Mennonite Church to observe the commissioning of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada and MCC U.S. for a new era of …
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Profile “As long the wind is in its sails…”
Larry Miller remembers one moment clearly when, as a 38-year-old, he was weighing whether or not to accept the nomination to lead Mennonite World Conference. The year was 1988, 23 …
With aid dollars that have flooded in from Canadians, Mennonite relief agencies are strategically distributing food and resources through their networks of partners in East Africa, where some 12 million …
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From “second conversion” to the helm of Mennonite World Conference
by MeetinghouseGeneral Secretary-Elect César García reflects on his journey and vision César García, an MB pastor and conference leader from Bogotá, Colombia, was recently appointed general secretary-elect of Mennonite World Conference. …
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is the largest and most influential Anabaptist organization in the world. It has nearly 1,200 workers and an annual budget of $82 million. Its reach extends …
The executive committee of Mennonite World Conference gathered July 28–Aug. 4 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for their annual meeting.
On May 24, during 150th anniversary celebrations in Detmold, Mennonite Brethren church officials read a statement asking for forgiveness for spiritual arrogance, pride and lack of love, for excluding brothers …
Mennonite Central Committee is changing how it does its work, but not the work itself. That’s how Arli Klassen, MCC executive director, described MCC’s process of streamlining and shifting areas …
Fifty writers from most of the 18 member conferences of International Community of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) are prepared to bless the 300,000 members of the global MB church through short …
A new Mennonite World Conference map shows that Mennonite, Brethren in Christ, and related churches (national conferences) can now be found in 80 countries around the world.