Discipleship was the focus of an event commemorating 500 years of Anabaptism at the Spring Valley Bruderhof in Farmington, Pa., on May 10.
Discipleship was the focus of an event commemorating 500 years of Anabaptism at the Spring Valley Bruderhof in Farmington, Pa., on May 10.
Andrews University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution in Berrien Springs, Mich., hosted a conference in honor of Anabaptism’s 500th anniversary April 3-5 to “reflect on the past, engage with the present and envision the future of Anabaptist traditions, emphasizing their enduring impact on Christian faith, peacebuilding and communal living.”
The coordinator of the World Council of Churches’ Jerusalem Liaison Office is the 2025 recipient of the Menno Simons Sermon Award.
Amish and Old Order Mennonites gathered March 28-29 in Shipshewana, Ind., for encouragement, teaching, singing and fellowship. Held at the Shipshewana auction, the event drew about 1,600 people from 15 U.S. states.
Mennonite World Conference’s commemoration of Anabaptism’s 500th anniversary on May 29 in Zurich, Switzerland, will include a panel discussion and a story trail.
The Swiss Mennonite Conference commemorated the beginning of the Anabaptist movement in Zurich on the 500th anniversary of the first adult baptisms with a celebration that recalled the movement’s origins and reflected on current challenges.
The January issue of Anabaptist World reminded me of the date of the first Anabaptist baptisms 500 years ago: Jan. 21. I realized this was also Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the day after the U.S. presidential inauguration.
