Eastern Mennonite Missions and the Lancaster, Pa.-based Anabaptist fellowship LMC are inviting contributions to respond to a humanitarian appeal from the Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia.
A demonstration of humility through footwashing in an Ethiopian peacebuilding training inspired one man to persuade more than 600 rebel fighters to turn from their violent ways.
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.”
A severe water shortage could not stop the baptism of 120 people in August by Meserete Kristos Church pastors in southern Ethiopia.
Mennonite World Conference’s General Council is considering a proposal to change the global body’s name during July 1-4 meetings preceding the MWC assembly in Indonesia. The Executive Committee suggests shifting to “Anabaptist Mennonite World Communion.”
One of the focus areas of Meserete Kristos Church’s Prison Ministry addresses the basic needs of these children — some of the nation’s most vulnerable.
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada, an area church of Mennonite Church Canada, will welcome diverse congregations from Ontario and Quebec into membership during its annual meeting April 29-30 at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ont.