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Yesterday’s martyrs inspire those who suffer today
“Their commitment to passing down the message of peace and the gospel inspires me to live a sacrificial life for peace.” Stories of the early Anabaptist martyrs have shaped and inspired Mennonites around the world for 500 years. They continue to do so for suffering pastors in Myanmar, like the one quoted above. From 25-29…
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Holy Spirit works through Catholic synod
“It was necessary to take courage: it’s another world, another vocabulary, another way of thinking. How was I to bring my own questions and be respectfully present as a guest while being fully Mennonite?” Anne-Cathy Graber asked these questions as she received an invitation to attend the Vatican’s Sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod…
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Celebration of Christmas in Ghana
Christmas! Christmas!! Christmas!!! Christmas in Ghana is a season of magic and wonder. Every Ghanaian has their own definition to what Christmas means to them. It reminds me of the fact that no matter what one might go through, nothing is permanent. It brings joy and assurance that tomorrow can be better. The December weather…
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Find info faster on fresh site
Discover the global family on a fresh website. Users will find a new look when they visit starting 12 December 2024. The expiry of old technology was the impetus for Mennonite World Conference to refresh the website on a new platform. MWC’s website is a portal to a tool kit of information about our communion…
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The road and the destination
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” This saying summarizes one of the ideas from Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s tale, Alice in Wonderland. Having a road and defining your destination is crucial if you want to arrive there. There is a biblical version of that saying in Proverbs 11:14:…
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Bring what is in your hand
The church as the body of Christ is central in God’s activity of reconciliation in the world. We want to embody this idea in our global structure. Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is an organic community and not a bureaucratic institution. As a global church, we are committed to serving people rather than building an infrastructure…
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An act of justice, a gesture of love
Many hands make light work This adage is one we use frequently when we’re doing work together. A core part of our identity as Mennonite World Conference is living out unity, so pooling our efforts to make a positive difference in the world is fundamental. Living out unity is calls on each one of us…
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We are one
Evangelism rallies, energetic music and dancing all day; witnessing, altar calls with a dozen respondents. Praying is loud, through tears or joy. You can feel the enthusiasm. I was heartily welcomed by the Mennonite Brethren church in DR Congo to celebrate their 100th anniversary in August 2024. The multiday event was held in a big…
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“Unless a seed dies” (John 12:24)
“Disperse and connect.” This motto guided Hawkesville Mennonite Church as they closed the congregation’s active ministry and disbursed the assets to support other ministries. Mennonite World Conference was one of the beneficiaries from this congregation in rural Ontario, Canada. “The church’s assets will be used to promote the ongoing mission of the church,” says David…
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Read the Bible around the world!
You are invited to participate in a Scripture read-a-thon. To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism, MennoMedia has commissioned a new English study Bible. To celebrate its release, MennoMedia and Mennonite World Conference are collaborating on a three-day video stream of Bible reading on YouTube. Beginning on 18 January 2025, the Global Anabaptist Bible Read-a-Thon…
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COP 29 blogs by a Dutch Mennonite
Updates from COP 29 – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) “We are witnessing terrible violence against God’s beloved creation. And we are increasingly aware of how much we share in the harm, both as sinners and as sinned-against,” says Thomas R Yoder Neufeld, chair of the Faith & Life Commission. “We must…
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Investing in young adults is key
“Investing in young adults is a key way to move forward. Mennonite World Conference is the best way I can imagine to do that,” said Doug Klassen, executive minister of Mennonite Church Canada and the North America representative on MWC’s Executive Committee. The member church of Mennonite World Conference puts its money where its mouth…
