Mesach Krisetya, 83, an Indonesian theologian, professor and academic administrator who was president of Mennonite World Conference from 1997 to 2003, died Sept. 30.
Mesach Krisetya, 83, an Indonesian theologian, professor and academic administrator who was president of Mennonite World Conference from 1997 to 2003, died Sept. 30.
Hurricane Julia’s impact on Honduras could lead to a migration crisis stretching from Central America to the United States. The relatively weak Category 1 hurricane made landfall Oct. 9 in Nicaragua.
Centennial celebrations marking the arrival of Mennonite immigrants in Mexico were held Aug. 10-14 in Cuauhtémoc.
SangMin Lee, a South Korean conscientious objector who was imprisoned for 18 months in 2014 and 2015 for his refusal to serve in the military, died Aug. 14 due to a bicycle accident. He was 35.
The University of Hamburg Department of Peace Church Theology has awarded the 2022 Menno Simons Sermon Prize to Peter Stucky, pastor of Teusaquillo Mennonite Church in Bogotá, Colombia, and professor at Seminario Bíblico Menonita de Colombia.
Arnoldo Wiens, a former pastor who hails from a Low German Mennonite colony in Paraguay, is running to be the nation’s president.
A Mennonite ministry in eastern Ukraine has abandoned its historic location and transferred its office to a new city in response to an ultimatum from Russian occupying forces.
