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MWC General Council fosters interdependence

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In four days of meetings just prior to the July 21-26 Mennonite World Conference assembly, the General Council took additional steps in the journey toward interdependence in the global communion.

Ron Rempel | Mennonite World Conference

August 3, 2015

Coming to a gathering space at assembly

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Roland Yoder presided over what he called “an innocent form of community graffiti” as he watched the hub of activity around the three-dimensional sculpture of the Mennonite World Conference logo he designed for the Global Church Village.

Village visitors were invited to put their thumbprints on the wooden sculpture in the village square. By July 25, the last day of the assembly, the white spokes . . .

Connie Faber | For Meetinghouse

August 3, 2015

Women share stories of ordination and peacebuilding

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Anabaptist women discussed the dynamics of gender and theological identities in a variety of workshops at the Mennonite World Conference assembly. Marlene

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

August 1, 2015

700 teenagers add youthful vibe to assembly

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Megan Breidigan may be only 16, but she’s already figured out there’s nothing quite like a Mennonite World Conference assembly.

The Douglasville high school student said it is different from national youth conventions because of the diversity of the people you meet.

“All different cultures are coming together, and it’s really an experience that . . .

Doreen Martens | For Meetinghouse

July 31, 2015

In the Anabaptist world, unity is alive and well

It’s been an interesting month. I attended both the Mennonite Church USA convention in Kansas City, Mo., and the Mennonite World Conference global assembly in

John Troyer

July 31, 2015

North Central Conference to withdraw from MC USA

North Central Conference of Mennonite Church USA will begin a yearlong process of withdrawing its membership from the denomination. A motion was passed by the

Tim Huber | Mennonite World Review

July 30, 2015

Looking back to colonization, and forward to justice and peace

Looking back to the Mennonite World Conference in Harrisburg, Pa., I am glad that the opening ceremony started with indigenous music, a reconciliation song. A

Iris Speckmann

July 30, 2015

Police brutality and Christian pacifist silence

When it comes right down to it, Anabaptist Christians can never justify siding with the police over a civilian. We are pacifist. It is a

Hillary Watson

July 29, 2015

Central District licenses Ohio pastor in same-sex relationship

Central District Conference licensed Mark Rupp for ministry at Columbus (Ohio) Mennonite Church on July 26. Rupp is the second Mennonite Church USA pastor in a committed same-sex partnership to be credentialed.

According to a resolution passed at MC USA’s national delegate assembly July 2, Central District is now at variance with the denomination.

Kelli Yoder | Mennonite World Review

July 28, 2015

A temple called “unity”

Walter Brueggeman describes the moment when David offers to build God a house as the balance point of David’s “glad yielding and manipulative utility” (2

Melissa Florer-Bixler

July 28, 2015