To help Ukrainians suffering from Russia’s military invasion, Swiss and French Mennonites sent 400 handmade comforters and about 2,000 kits of hygiene supplies to Ukraine last fall.
To help Ukrainians suffering from Russia’s military invasion, Swiss and French Mennonites sent 400 handmade comforters and about 2,000 kits of hygiene supplies to Ukraine last fall.
The Swiss Mennonite Conference commemorated the beginning of the Anabaptist movement in Zurich on the 500th anniversary of the first adult baptisms with a celebration that recalled the movement’s origins and reflected on current challenges.
The German Mennonite Peace Committee is honoring an Israeli-Palestinian renewable energy humanitarian organization with the 2025 Michael Sattler Peace Prize.
Young adults will have a bigger role in Mennonite World Conference gatherings taking place this summer in Europe.
Anabaptists around the world celebrated 500 years of Anabaptism around the week of Jan. 19, some marking it during Sunday worship services and others in special gatherings and conferences.
Under cover of darkness, a dozen or so men quietly walked through the falling snow in Zurich, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 1525. The winter wind seemed to match the chill in their hearts as they made their way through the narrow streets to the home of Anna Manz, mother of Felix.
Events celebrating the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism are planned in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands throughout 2025.
