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READ NEWS RELEASES 11.05.2007 — Release: Mennonite and Catholics Speak Together to International Ecumenical Peace Convocation Planners 11.05.2007 — Release: Mennonite Delegation Well Received by Catholic Leaders in Rome 10.22.2007 — Release: Koinonia Delegation Member Suffers Fatal Heart Attack 10.19.2007 — Release: Mennonites and Catholics Seek Common Ground to Work for Peace 10.15.2007 — Release: Visas Denied for Speakers for Women of Color Gathering 10.10.2007 — Release: MWC Delegation heads to Rome for Talks with Catholic Church 10.02.2007 — Release: Vietnam Recognizes Mennonite Church 09.28.2007 — Release: Vietnam set to Recognize Mennonite Church 09.25.2007 — Release: Global Gift Sharing links Honduras and Canada 09.18.2007 — Release: Inter-church Conversations Build Relationships
09.10.2007 — Release: MWC Koinonia Delegation Sees Crisis and Hope in Zimbabwe 09.07.2007 — Release: Siberian Church Marks 100 Years in the “Shelter of the Most High” 09.04.2007 — Release: Scholarship Leads to Graduation in Congo 09.04.2007 — Release: Young Indonesian Begins Service at UN Office 08.31.2007 — Release: Colombian Catholics and Mennonites strike New Bonds at First Dialogue 08.31.2007 — Release: Anabaptist Churches to Observe Global Peace Sunday 08.21.2007 — Release: MWC in Healthy State in Lead-up to Assembly 15 in Paraguay 08.20.2007 — Release: Koinonia Delegation to Zimbabwe meets in Johannesburg 08.15.2007 — Release: AMIGOS Decides Theme for Global Youth Summit 2009 08.15.2007 — Release: MWC will Deliver on Promise of Support for Zimbabwe 08.14.2007 — Release: Vietnamese Conference Meets in Virginia 07.09.2007 — Release: International distribution of ICOMB release — New-and-Old Name — Clearer Purpose 07.09.2007 — Release: International distribution from report by Dora Dueck — Global MB Educators Gather for Historic Consultation 07.06.2007 — Release: German Mennonite Brethren host Pentecost Conference 07.05.2007 — Release: MWC international distribution of DMFK release by Wolfgang Krauß — Palestinian Family Receives 2007 Michael Sattler Peace Prize 06.26.2007 — Release: International distribution of Justapaz and MCC release — Break-in at Colombia Mennonite Agency Puts Justice Workers and Churches at Risk 06.25.2007 — Release: The Lutheran and Mennonite International Study Commission (Strasbourg, France, 18 – 22 June 2007)
06.12.2007 — Release: The Shared, Blackened Pot 06.05.2007 — Release: Mennonite Encyclopedia Project Progressing Along the Information Superhighway 06.05.2007 — Release: Of Sewing Kits, Soap Powder and Baobab Juice 06.04.2007 — Release: German Mennonite Conference Offers Hope for the Future 06.04.2007 — Release: MWC Officials Visit Baptist Colleagues 06.04.2007 — Release: New Commission Seeks Greater Coherence for World Communions 04.27.2007 — Release: Spain and Paraguay Join Forces to Help African Children 03.30.2007 — Release: Kinshasa in Fire and in Blood 03.30.2007 — Release: Swiss Remember Anabaptists in Year of Special Events
03.29.2007 — Release: Crisis in Zimbabwe Needs High Level Action says MWC Letter 03.16.2007 — Release: Prayer and Solidarity for Zimbabwe 03.09.2007 — Release: German President Visits Mennonites in Paraguay
03.08.2007 — Release with sidebars: International distribution of articles by Laurie Oswald Robinson and Rhoda Keener for Mennonite Women USA — IWF inspires women to drink fully of Christ’s living water 03.08.2007 — Release: International distribution of MC USA release by Marathana Prothro — Mennonites in Bandundu Province engage Mennonite Church USA delegation 02.22.2007 — Release: International distribution of MC USA release by Ron Byler — Diamonds are Forever, Congo and U.S. Mennonites learn Together 02.21.2007 — Release: International distribution of article by Anna Groff for The Mennonite — American Mennonites forge Links with Congolese Churches 02.15.2007 — Release: Uruguay hosts Southern Cone Anabaptist-Mennonite Congress 02.08.2007 — Release: International distribution of MC USA release by Marathana Prothro — Congolese Mennonites Welcome Mennonite Church USA Delegation 02.07.2007 — Release: Floods Ravage Indonesia’s Capital City 02.01.2007 — Release: MWC Moves Ahead on Support for Global Faith Family and Assembly 15 01.29.2007 — Release: Vietnam Congregation Continues to Meet After Conflict with Local Authorities 01.22.2007 — Release: MWC Vice-president Pleads for Help for Zimbabwe 01.17.2007 — Release: European Leaders Face Challenges in 2007 01.09.2007 — Release: First Ugandan Mennonite Church Seeks Registration 12.29.2006 — Release: 2006 Selection for “Global Anabaptist-Mennonite Shelf of Literature” Announced 12.22.2006 — Release: Mennonite Church USA Delegation to Visit with Churches in Congo
11.23.2006 — Release: MEDA release by Wally Kroeker — Blonde, Blue and Beyond 11.23.2006 — Release: Joint MCC/EMM release by Holly Blosser Yoder — Landmark Votes Set New Policy at MKC General Assembly 11.22.2006 — Release: Plans for Finances and Facilities for Assembly 15 Move Ahead 11.22.2006 — Release: Global Membership Almost 1.5 Million 11.21.2006 — Release: Gift Sharing Book Now Available in German
10.17.2006 — Release: Eastern Mennonite Missions release (and sidebars) by Jewel Showalter, circulated internationally by Mennonite World Conference — Philippine Mennonite churches host Holy Spirit in Mission Conference & International Missions Association 10.17.2006 — Release: Europe Volume of Global History Series Released 10.14.2006 — Correction: "CEMTA celebrates 50 years," issued on August 28
10.06.2006 — Release: Global Mission Fellowship holds Historic Meeting in Kazakhstan 10.02.2006 — Release: Justapaz Receives Swedish Peace Award 09.29.2006 — Release: Zambia BIC Church Turns 100 09.26.2006 — Release: MCC Release by Mark Beach — U.S. Religious Leaders meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 09.26.2006 — Release: Training Course for Vietnamese Pastors 09.21.2006 — Release: Mennonite Scholars Participate in Iranian Conference on Muslim Doctrine 09.18.2006 — Release: Eastern Mennonite University release by Jim Bishop — Nicaraguans Honor Anabaptist for Global Peace Efforts 09.06.2006 — Release: Central American women theologians' first meeting billed a 'success' 08.30.2006 — Release: Global Prayer for Peace Sunday planned for September 24 08.28.2006 — Release: CEMTA Celebrates 50 Years of God's Faithfulness 08.16.2006 — Release: Diverse Christian Groups in Europe Discover Importance of Meeting Face to Face 08.15.2006 — Release (MMN/MC Canada Witness release by Cheryl Woelk): Walking the Way to Discipleship 07.19.2006 — Release: ICOMB’s Global History of Mennonite Brethren Takes Shape 07.18.2006 — Release: MWC names Assembly 15 National Coordinator
07.10.2006 — Release: Congolese Mennonites Solicit Prayer for Election Period 07.06.2006 — Release: Two New Translations of From Anabaptist Seed Completed 07.04.2006 — Release: Lancaster Leaders Urge 'Jubilee' Sharing 06.30.2006 — Release: IMPaCT has an Impact on Global Pastors 06.27.2006 — Release: Church Organizations Appeal to Secretary of State to Revise Visa Application Process 06.19.2006 — Release: Child Sparks Fund Raiser for Congo 06.13.2006 — Release: Eastern Mennonite Missions release by Jewel Showalter, circulated internationally by Mennonite World Conference — Christian and Muslim Dialogue Builds Bridges 06.13.2006 — Release: World Lutherans and Mennonites Seek Closer Relations 06.09.2006 — Release: Indonesian Mennonites Organize Aid for Quake Victims 06.09.2006 — Release: Spain hosts European Mennonite Conference for First Time 06.08.2006 — Release (with Sidebar): Diverse Group Begins Plans for July 2009 Assembly; An Interview with Paraguayan Alfred Neufeld and MWC Assembly 15 Dates Announced 06.02.2006 — Release: Indonesian Mennonites Moblize to Aid Earthquake Victims 06.01.2006 — Release: Vietnam Church Involved in Another Skirmish with Authorities 05.23.2006 — Release: CPT Receives First Michael Sattler Award 05.12.2006 — Release: Colombian Churches Call for Solidarity in Building Peace 05.04.2006 — Release: Meetinghouse article by Paul Schrag — Paraguayan's New Path: International MB Leader Talks About Global Church Unity, National President's Congregation and Hosting the Next Mennonite World Conference 05.03.2006 — Release with Sidebar: AIMM/Mennonite Mission Network release — Relationship Cure for Cancers of Materialism, Poverty 05.02.2006 — Release: Joint Release of Mennonite World Conference, Mennonite Central Committee and Eastern Mennonite Missions — Visa Denials Send Church and Agency Leaders to Washington 04.24.2006 — Release: Eastern Mennonite Missions release by Jewel Showalter, circulated internationally by Mennonite World Conference — African and Latin American Anabaptist Leaders Strengthen Links with Lancaster Churches 04.20.2006 — Release: Joint release of MWC and Mennonite Mission Network — India Church will Celebrate 100 Years 04.07.2006 — Release: MWC Youth Committee Sets $100,000 Goal for Paraguay Gathering 03.30.2006 — Photo Release: Vietnam's 'Mennonite Six' Together 03.28.2006 — Release: Symposium Concludes Anabaptists and Pentecostals Can Help Each Other 03.27.2006 — Release: Rejoicing, mourning, nurturing: MWC General Council approves shared-beliefs statement, proposes peace work with Catholics 03.27.2006 — Release: Recovering an Anabaptist Vision for Southern California 03.27.2006 — Release: Indonesian Pastor Held at LA Airport 03.27.2006 — Release: MWC Peace Council urges churches to be 'a culture of peace' 03.27.2006 — Release: CPT Hostages Freed Peacefully in Baghdad 03.27.2006 — Release: WCC Delegates Find Consensus on Peace Issues 03.15.2006 — Release: Vietnam Mennonite Church Recognized by Authorities 03.14.2006 — Release: ‘Mini-assembly’ Gathers Global Church 03.13.2006 — Release: Church Called to Economic Sharing 03.12.2006 — Release: Missing Delegates Frustrate MWC Gathering 03.11.2006 — Release: Mennonite World Conference Leaders Mourn Death of CPT Worker 02.27.2006 — Release: Dutch Mennonites Celebrate World Fellowship Sunday 02.24.2006 — Release: Mennonite Mission Network Release distributed internationally by Mennonite World Conference — Korea's First Anabaptist Church Turns 10 01.31.2006 — Release: Planned Congolese Visit Aims to Forge Strong Bonds with American Churches 01.31.2006 — Sidebar: Global South Delegates Face Funding and Entry Visa Challenges 01.26.2006 — MC USA Release: Anabaptist Leaders Meet to Discuss Military Draft 01.17.2006 — Release: German Missiologist Joins GMF Planning Committee as Interim Staff Person 01.10.2006 — Release: EMM Release distributed internationally by MWC — Peace-building workshop opens doors in conflict-torn Ethiopia 01.10.2006 — Release: Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee — Peace Churches Consider Asian Consultation 12.28.2005 — Release: Mennonite Mutual Aid will Help Bring Leaders to 'Mini-Assembly' 12.21.2005 — Release: Pham Ngoc Thach Still in Prison 12.19.2005 — Release: Costa Rican is 'Symbom of Shift to the South' 12.16.2005 — Release: Indonesian University Chooses Mennonite Rector 12.15.2005 — Release: New Twist on Glamour 12.14.2005 — Release: ‘From Anabaptist Seed’ Released in Two More Languages 12.06.2005 — Release: Christian Peacemakers Held in Iraq 11.23.2005 — Release: Advocacy Actions Could Change Crises in Zimbabwe Says Church Leader 11.21.2005 — Release: BIC Church Allows Woman to Preach 11.03.2005 — Release: Christian World Communion Officials See Dialogue and Joint Action as Vital 11.03.2005 — Release: California MWC Meetings Offer Links to North American Churches 11.02.2005 — Release: Hurricane Leaves Loss and Destruction to Latin American Churches in Both South and North America 10.21.2005 — Release: Asian Writers Plan Global Worship for January 2006 09.30.2005 — Release: Asia Mennonite Conference Executive Committee Meets in Taipei, Taiwan 09.30.2005 — Release: Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee — Colombian Mennonite Leader Receives Peace Award 09.15.2005 — Release: MWC Leaders Express Support for Stricken Americans 09.15.2005 — Release: Global Missions Group Lays Plans for 2006 09.01.2005 — Release: Pastor Quang Released from Vietnam Prison 08.30.2005 — Release: Colombian Mennonites and Catholics Invite Dialogue 08.30.2005 — Release: Dutch Youth Make Video with Tanzanian Visitors 08.29.2005 — Release: MWC Executive Business Includes Much Prayer, Assessing Priorities 08.10.2005 — Release: Former MWC President Wins Seat in Regional Parliament 08.10.2005 — Release: Reformed Assembly Joins MWC Prayer for Zimbabwe 08.09.2005 — Release: Takashi Yamada was Strong Anabaptist Church Leader 08.04.2005 — Release: MCC Blanket Distributions Begin in Zimbabwe 08.04.2004 — Release: Prayers for Zimbabwe Circle the Globe 08.04.2004 — SIDEBAR #1: Churches Challenge Government 08.04.2004 — SIDEBAR #2: The Voices 08.03.2005 — Release: Largest Anabaptist Church Building in the World 08.03.2005 — Release: Indonesians host International Mission Leaders 07.23.2005 — Release: Part of Vietnam Mennonite Church Center Torn Down 07.23.2005 — Release: Mennonites in Vietnam: Light and Shadow 07.15.2005 — Release: MWC Guest Finds Some Common Issues at Global Seventh Day Adventist Gathering 07.15.2005 — Release: Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee — Davis Joins Christian Call for Aid to Global Poor 07.13.2005 — Release: Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee — Zimbabwe Leaders Call Church to Honour Promise 07.08.2005 — Release: Lutheran-Mennonite International Study Commission Begins Work on Condemnations of Anabaptists 07.01.2005 — Release: Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee — MCC and MWC Respond to Needs in Zimbabwe; July 24 to be Day of Prayer 06.29.2005 — Release: ICOMB Appoints Executive Secretary 06.25.2005 — Release: Mennonites and Lutherans Weigh 16th Century Anabaptist Condemnations 06.14.2005 — Release: Fernando Enns Lectures in Canada Address 'A Peace Church in Conversation' 06.10.2005 — Release: Church Leader Calls Global Faith Family to Remember Zimbabwe in its New Crisis 06.09.2005 — Release: World Mission Conference Delegates Grapple with Reconciliation Theme 06.09.2005 — Release: Reflections on the WCC Conference on World Mission and Evangelism 06.09.2005 — Release: Calling the Worldwide Anabaptist-Mennonite Community to Fervent Prayer for our Suffering Brothers and Sisters in Eritrea, East Africa 06.03.2005 — Release: Mennonite Brethren Churches in Paraguay Celebrate 50 Years 06.02.2005 — Release: Ethiopian Church Membership Outnumbers all National Mennonite Churches 05.20.2005 — Release: Young African Theology Students Seek New Ministry Careers 05.12.2005 — Release: New YAMEN! exchanges begin 05.02.2005 — Release: Ms. Lien Released from Prison 04.14.2005 — Release: Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee — Peace Worker Goes Home, but Joint Project will Continue 04.13.2005 — Release: Ho Chi Minh City Court Upholds Sentences 04.13.2005 — Release: MWC officials offer condolences to Catholic colleagues 04.07.2005 — Release: Vietnam Church Requests Prayer Support 03.24.2005 — Release: Vietnam Prisoner Transferred to Hospital 03.07.2005 — Release: Another Vietnam Mennonite Leader Released from Prison; Continued Concern for Ms. Lien 03.03.2005 — Release: Plans for Menno Simons Study Centre Unveiled 03.03.2005 — Release: MWC 'Mini-Assembly' Proposed for 2006 03.01.2005 — Release: New CD Release of African Music 02.25.2005 — Release: Gift Sharing Gains Global Momentum 02.25.2005 — Story #1: Sharing Gifts in the Global Faith Family 02.25.2005 — Story #2: Church Leader Sees Gift Sharing Potential for Conference 02.24.2005 — Release: Anabaptists 'Down Under' Celebrate Ten Years 02.15.2005 — Release: Anabaptist Youth Want a Say in Church's Future 02.15.2005 — Release: Young Committee Members Identify Continental Issues 02.14.2005 — Release: Vietnam Mennonite Church Experiences Dissension 02.14.2005 — Release: Vietnam Prime Minister Issues New Statement Regarding Protestants 02.09.2005 — Release: Scattered Asian Mennonites Face Challenges of Poverty and Persecution 02.04.2005 — Release: Women Hold Special Meeting at Southern Cone Congress 02.04.2005 — Release: Southern Cone Anabaptists Consider Challenges of Postmodern Times 02.02.2005 — Release: Young Anabaptists Begin Exchanges 01.31.2005 — Release: African Women Theologians Set Ambitious Goals 01.31.2005 — Release: Court Appeal Delayed, Vietnam Church Asks for Prayer 01.18.2005 — Release: Court Sets Appeal Date for Imprisoned Leaders 01.12.2005 — Release: Amnesty International Urges Appeals to President of Vietnam 01.10.2005 — Release: Anabaptist Churches in India Join in Tsunami Relief Efforts 01.10.2005 — Release: Christmas Observed by Vietnam Churches 01.05.2005 — Release: Released Church Leaders Speak Out on Prison Abuse 01.04.2005 — Release: Indonesian Mennonites Gear Up to Aid Ravished Country 12.30.2004 — Release: MCC Ramps Up for a $1.4 Million Response to Victims of Asian Tsunamis 12.14.2004 — Release: MWC Executive Reflects on Vietnam Visit 12.13.2004 — Release: Ho Chi Minh City Authorities Target Mennonite Congregation 12.13.2004 — Release: Two Vietnamese Mennonites Released from Prison 12.02.2004 — Release: Almaty Chosen for Next Global Mission Fellowship Gathering 12.02.2004 — Release: Colombian Mennonite Pastor Dies in Bomb Explosion 12.01.2004 — Release: Mennonite World Conference and Mennonite Central Committee — New Director Appointed for Young Adult Exchange Program 12.01.2004 — Release: 2004 Global Shelf Selection Announced by Mennonite World Conference 11.16.2004 — Release: Vietnamese Court Sentences Quang and other Mennonite Church Workers 11.16.2004 — Release: Mennonite Leaders Harassed in the Central Highlands 11.16.2004 — Release: New law restricts Vietnam house churches 11.13.2004 — Vietnam News Agency Release: Six people sentenced for opposing officials on duty 11.12.2004 — Compass Direct Release: Harsh Sentences for Vietnamese Mennonites 11.12.2004 — Release: Mennonite pastor, five followers sentenced to jail in Vietnam 11.08.2004 — Release: Dutch host youth conference on 'Dealing with difference' 11.06.2004 — Release: Trial date set for Nguyen Hong Quang; persecution continues for Mennonite house church Christians 10.26.2004 — Release: Risky Witness: Sanctuary Peace Churches in Colombia 10.26.2004 — Release: Andean Anabaptists Focus on Restoration and Plans to Work Together 10.26.2004 — SIDEBAR: Kidnapped woman tells her story 10.25.2004 — Release: Sudden Death of Dutch Scholar is Great Loss to Anabaptist World 10.25.2004 — Release: Paraguayan and German Mennonites Meet at President’s Dinner 09.28.2004 — Release: Mennonite Voice Important at Ecumenical Talks 09.01.2004 — Release: Quang Trial May Come in September; Some Detainees Allowed Visits 08.31.2004 — Release: Anabaptist Story DVD Now Available in Spanish and Portuguese 08.27.2004 — Release: Youth Beyond Europe Invited to October Conference 08.27.2004 — Release: Watu Wa Amani Conference First for African 'People of Peace' 08.27.2004 — Release: Zambian Youth Continue Spirit of 2003 Global Event 08.14.2004 — Release: Wife of Jailed Vietnamese Pastor Briefly Sees Husband 08.12.2004 — Release: Remembering the Cloud of Witnesses: Second Ecumenical Conference on 16th-century Martyrdom 08.12.2004 — Release: Mozambique Brethren in Christ Hold First Annual Conference 08.12.2004 — Release: More than 60 Indonesian Church Leaders Address Youth Challenges 08.09.2004 — Release: MWC Executive Chooses Paraguay for 2009 Assembly 07.25.2004 — Release: Vietnamese Pastors Ordained in the U.S.A. 07.25.2004 — Release: Church Life Continues in Vietnam in Spite of Arrests 07.09.2004 — Release: Confession and Forgiveness Mark Anabaptist-Reformed Conference 07.09.2004 — SIDEBAR: Reflections on the Zurich Reconciliation Conference 06.30.2004 — Release: Seek Ambassadors' Help for Vietnamese Mennonites 06.30.2004 — SIDEBAR #1: MWC President Meets with Vietnamese Officials in Washington 06.30.2004 — SIDEBAR #2: Vietnam Pastor Visits U.S. 06.28.2004 — Release: Javanese Church Marks 150 Years of Faith in Indonesia 06.23.2004 — Release: Angolans Launch New Inter-Mennonite Council 06.23.2004 — Release: Mennonites in Ukraine Launch Union 06.15.2004 — Release: Appeal for Prayer 06.11.2004 — Release: Second Ecumenical Conference on 16th-century Martyrdom 06.10.2004 — Release: Nguyen Hong Quang, General Secretary of the Mennonite Church in Vietnam, Arrested: Calls on "the Church to Pray for Us" If you need an article from the MWC News Archive, please send e-mail 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