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Assembly planning and growth challenges engage MWC Executive Committee
Akron, Pennsylvania, USA – They toured the site of the next global assembly and imagined the global faith family worshipping and relating in that space. They explored ways to increase funding of Mennonite World Conference as a growing global... 続きを読む
Program Oversight Committee selected for Assembly 16
Akron, Pennsylvania, USA – At meetings held here 23-28 May, the Mennonite World Conference Executive Committee confirmed the appointment of a Program Oversight Committee for the 2015 Assembly to be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 21-26 July... 続きを読む
Latin American Anabaptist Women Theologians movement celebrates ten years
Guatemala City, Guatemala – The seminar “Active and Compassionate Listening”, given by Carolyn Holderread Heggen and Rhoda Shenk Keener of Mennonite Women USA was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, at the Latin American Anabaptist Seminary (SEMILLA... 続きを読む
MWC responds to election of Pope Francis
Bogota, Colombia – After the March 13 election of Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis, Mennonite World Conference issued a letter of congratulations and also sent two of its leaders to March 19 and 20 inaugural services in Rome. In... 続きを読む
European Mennonites plan multimedia project to focus on public influence and future identity
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – “A contribution to the public debate” – that’s what Fernando Enns, professor of Mennonite Peace Theology and Ethics calls euMENNet. This multimedia project aims to reveal the influence of five centuries of Mennonite... 続きを読む
European Mennonite leaders seek renewal of identity as peace church
Elspeet, The Netherlands – At the annual meeting of the leaders of European Mennonite conferences, interest in creating a centre of coordination was reaffirmed. The conference leaders also gave attention to the renewal of the peace witness and to... 続きを読む
Japanese church calls for ‘ring of prayers’
“Prayers like a huge ring on the earth” is what Yamanota Fukuin Church, a Brethren in Christ congregation in Japan envisions by asking churches around the world to join in prayer on March 11, 2012 for victims and survivors and all affected by the... 続きを読む
Latin American Women Theologians examine violence facing women
La Angostura, Chile – The fifth gathering of Latin American Mennonite Women Theologians took place within the framework of the 15th Southern Cone Anabaptist Mennonite Congress held here January 23-27, 2013, attended by sisters and brothers from the... 続きを読む
World Directory now available
This directory, compiled by Mennonite World Conference, includes churches that are rooted in the 16th century Radical Reformation in Europe, particularly in the Anabaptist movement. This faith family includes more than 1.7 million baptized believers... 続きを読む
Chile hosts global family at 15th gathering of Southern Cone Anabaptists
Angostura de Paine, Chile – After a two-year delay caused by the massive earthquake of 2010, the traditional biannual gathering of the Mennonites of the Southern Cone took place in Chile for the first time, where about twenty congregations state... 続きを読む
Panama’s Wounaan community receives land rights certificate
In early April 2012, members of Iglesia Evangélica Unida Hermanos Menonitas de Panamá (United Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church of Panama), requested prayer for the peaceful settlement of land claims, following a confrontation between members of... 続きを読む
New website and publication changes are part of communication plan for 2013
Bogota, Colombia - At its May 2012 meetings in Switzerland, the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) General Council approved a global communication strategy calling for changes in the reach, frequency, form and content of MWC communications... 続きを読む
Baptism the focus of trilateral dialogue by Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans
An international trilateral dialogue between Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans began in Rome, 9-13 December 2012.続きを読む
Kristina Toews to serve as MWC Web Communications Worker
Bogota, Colombia – Kristina Toews of Abbotsford, B.C. has been appointed to serve as Web Communications Worker with Mennonite World Conference. The MWC position will be the main part of her three-year assignment as a Mennonite Central Committee... 続きを読む
Devin Manzullo-Thomas appointed as MWC Editor and Writer
Waterloo, Ontario – Devin Manzullo-Thomas of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been appointed as Editor and Writer for Mennonite World Conference beginning January 2013. In this half-time position, he will serve as part of the MWC communication team,... 続きを読む
Nepal believers dedicate concrete church building
Babiya, Nepal – Believers from the Behelwa Brethren in Christ (BIC) Church were eagerly waiting for the day to worship the Lord in a newly constructed concrete church building. Hundreds, including leaders from neighbouring churches and the BIC... 続きを読む
Mennonite pastor, sister and nieces killed in Mexico
Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico – Josefina (Chepina) Rempening Diaz, her sister and two nieces were found dead on December 14 as victims of violence. They were on their way to the funeral of a relative in Guauchochi, a village in the mountains... 続きを読む
Vietnam Mennonite Church reviews work after four years as registered church
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Four years after completing official registration with the government, leaders of the Vietnam Mennonite Church met November 21-22, 2012 to review their work and to project ministries for the next four years. The... 続きを読む
Bert Lobe completes service with MWC
St. Jacobs, Ontario – After four and a half years in various Mennonite World Conference staff roles, Bert Lobe will complete his service at the end of 2012. Lobe was first appointed in May 2008 as the MWC Global Church Advocate in North America. He... 続きを読む
Lynn Roth appointed as MWC North American Representative
Bogota, Colombia – Lynn Roth of Harrisonburg, Virginia, has been appointed as the North American Representative for Mennonite World Conference beginning part time in January 2013. The appointment was announced by César García, MWC General Secretary... 続きを読む
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