A gathering of celebration, consecration and preparation tied to the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism is planned by a variety of Anabaptist groups to take place Jan. 20-22 at Petra Church in New Holland, Pa.
The prayer-and-fasting event is intended to reach across denominational lines and look beyond the past to renewal for the future.
Planning team members come from Mennonite and Amish churches and include Lloyd Hoover, Dave Smucker, Elmer Fisher, Ken Reinford, Josh Smucker and Reuben Stoltzfus. The ecumenical event is supported by Alliance Network, an Amish-affiliated discipleship training and mission organization with offices at Ridgeview Mennonite Church in Gordonville, a member of Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA.
Registration is recommended at allianceus.org/the-invitation.
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