As Germany once again discusses compulsory military service, Bruno Sägesser of Switzerland is celebrating a very personal anniversary this week: 50 years ago, he refused to do military service in Switzerland and was court-martialed.
As Germany once again discusses compulsory military service, Bruno Sägesser of Switzerland is celebrating a very personal anniversary this week: 50 years ago, he refused to do military service in Switzerland and was court-martialed.
The Brethren in Christ Church and Mennonite Brethren Church in Malawi are working to treat and prevent a cholera outbreak, according to a Mennonite World Conference prayer request.
About 1,000 Christians from more than 20 villages in Narayanpur and Kondagaon districts of Chhattisgarh state in India have fled mobs that attacked people and church buildings.
Lower than expected expenses helped the Mennonite World Conference Assembly in Indonesia avoid a deficit.
Mennonite Economic Development Associates announced on Dec. 1 in Accra, Ghana, that it will lead Mastercard Foundation’s $200 million Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund.
The Meserete Kristos Church called on all armed groups to refrain from killing people because it is a sin and a crime, in a Nov. 21 statement “regarding the breach of peace in different areas of Ethiopia.”
Experiencing the vitality of Christian faith in Paris, North American pastors and mission administrators learned new ways to address the secularization of their own communities.
The German Mennonite Peace Committee has begun an initiative to support Russian conscientious objectors.
