Why would Shia Muslims and Mennonite Christians strike up a friendship? Part of the answer might lie in their affinity as minorities within their faith traditions. Another possibility is the connection both communities draw between suffering and faith.
A new Meserete Kristos Church peacebuilding project empowered children to put an end to violent conflict among their elders earlier this year.
The International Community of Mennonite Brethren welcomed three new conferences at its biennial summit June 4-9 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
The Mennonite Brethren conference in Colombia has called on the global Anabaptist family to support them in prayer after the La Samaritana MB congregation in La Toma gave shelter in May to about 300 people fleeing violence between illegal groups and the army.
Plain Anabaptists gathered March 21-23 in Millersburg, Ohio, for the 18th Anabaptist Identity Conference to preserve and strengthen their faith, practice and witness.