Anabaptist World Fellowship News
Anabaptist World Fellowship |
January 2024Hello friends,May you experience the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ as we enter this new year.Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday (AWFS) takes place on January 21. Is your congregation participating this Sunday or at another time in the coming weeks?If yes, you will be joining with many churches around the world who are celebrating the goodness of God under the theme: MOSAIC: Becoming a part of God’s bigger picture.This theme was chosen and developed by the churches of Latin America, who provided the worship resources: interpretive notes on biblical texts, testimonies of God’s provision in Christ, Spirit inspired prayers for the church and world, and worship songs that originate in the Global South. |
Worship resourcesWe have multimedia resources including videos for worship and a children’s story to mark your participation. These resources can be used at any time.Click here for AWFS resources |
Celebration map We want to share your celebration with the family by adding your location to the celebration map. Please send the following to info@mwc-cmm.org: the name of your congregation the address of your congregation’s worship gathering place your church’s website URL (if applicable) (optional) Tell us your story: Will you have a special speaker from another part of the world? Will you sing songs from the Assembly songbook? Will you practice the children’s activity? Will you have any other special activities to celebrate being part of the body of Christ in the Anabaptist tradition? Email us |
2022 Year in ReviewMennonite World Conference has produced a “2023 Year-in-Review” video that features stories from the global church and how God has moved in the life of our global communion and how we are invited to be part of God’s mission. This video is available for download.We encourage you to share this video with your congregation on AWFS, or at any time that is suitable for your community.View |
Online Prayer Hour: 19 January 2024We invite you to participate in MWC’s Online Prayer Hour (19 January 2024) when we remember and pray for our sisters and brothers in Christ – from all nations and languages and cultures and races. We are one in Christ, and we demonstrate that unity as we pray with and for one another.Register |
We welcome your comments, photos and reflections about AWFS to share with other members of our global faith family. Send photos and stories to photos@mwc-cmm.org.photos@mwc-cmm.org |
One LunchMennonite World Conference also invites a special offering to be taken for the global Anabaptist church movement on Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday.One way to think about this offering is to invite every member to contribute the cost of at least one lunch in their own community to support the networks and resources of our global Anabaptist church family.Donate |