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Christmas is a very important moment for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. In the diverse country of Indonesia, Christmas is not only interpreted as a religious celebration, but also as a social moment to strengthen the values of togetherness, humanity and interfaith tolerance.
Five things Friday roundup: The beauty of tolerance at Christmas | Anabaptist World
Christmas is a very important moment for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. In the diverse country of Indonesia, Christmas is not only interpreted as a religious celebration, but also ...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Christmas is a very important moment for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. In the diverse country of Indonesia, Christmas is not only interpreted as a religious celebration, but also as a social moment to strengthen the values of togetherness, humanity and interfaith tolerance.
Sowing Seeds focuses on the life of J.D. Graber, an Iowa native and early 20th-century Mennonite missionary to India, who from the 1940s to the late 1960s served as executive secretary of the Indiana-based Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.
A mission mover beyond colonialism | Anabaptist World
Sowing Seeds focuses on the life of J.D. Graber, an Iowa native and early 20th-century Mennonite missionary to India, who from the 1940s to the late 1960s served as executive secretary of the Indiana-...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Sowing Seeds focuses on the life of J.D. Graber, an Iowa native and early 20th-century Mennonite missionary to India, who from the 1940s to the late 1960s served as executive secretary of the Indiana-based Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.
Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship will host its annual conference March 13-15 at Eastern Mennonite University with the theme “Solidarity, Community and Resistance in this Political Moment.”
Students planning Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship conference at EMU | Anabaptist World
Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship will host its annual conference March 13-15 at Eastern Mennonite University with the theme “Solidarity, Community and Resistance in this Political Moment.”
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February 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship will host its annual conference March 13-15 at Eastern Mennonite University with the theme “Solidarity, Community and Resistance in this Political Moment.”
Low enrollment and an ongoing budget deficit have prompted Freeman Academy in South Dakota to close at the end of this school year.
Freeman Academy to close at end of school year | Anabaptist World
Low enrollment and an ongoing budget deficit have prompted Freeman Academy in South Dakota to close at the end of this school year.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Low enrollment and an ongoing budget deficit have prompted Freeman Academy in South Dakota to close at the end of this school year.
An old question with new urgency: Where do we belong?
Backslider, outsider | Anabaptist World
In the olden days I’d be what they called a backslider. “That Missy, she’s off the path. We need to rein her in.”
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February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
An old question with new urgency: Where do we belong?
For years, leaders of the Evangelical Immigration Table have summed up the Bible’s view of immigration in three words: Welcome the stranger.
Evangelicals divided over what faith demands as immigration tensions deepen | Anabaptist World
When Szmara founded Immigrant Connection, a church-based network of legal clinics that assist immigrants, in 2014, some churches wanted to get involved, others said it was a good idea, and there was l...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
For years, leaders of the Evangelical Immigration Table have summed up the Bible’s view of immigration in three words: Welcome the stranger.
Anabaptist World reporter Juan Moya traveled to Minneapolis on Jan. 21 to report on Mennonites standing alongside other faith communities and residents amid an immigration crackdown. Three days later, the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents marked a turning point.
Four days in Minneapolis | Anabaptist World
It is Wednesday, Jan. 21. My flight lands in Minneapolis just before midnight. Even fully protected, my hands and toes are freezing, but my heart is warm as I enter the eye of the storm.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Anabaptist World reporter Juan Moya traveled to Minneapolis on Jan. 21 to report on Mennonites standing alongside other faith communities and residents amid an immigration crackdown. Three days later, the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents marked a turning point.
Lydia Harrison, a senior at Lancaster Mennonite School in Pennsylvania, has spent over half her life in the saddle. Now she’s taking on her biggest competition so far: a U.S. Equestrian Federation event featuring Olympic-level talent Feb. 9-22 in Ocala, Fla.
High schooler leaps to equestrian success | Anabaptist World
Lydia Harrison, a senior at Lancaster Mennonite School in Pennsylvania, has spent over half her life in the saddle. Now she’s taking on her biggest competition so far: a U.S. Equestrian Federation eve...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Lydia Harrison, a senior at Lancaster Mennonite School in Pennsylvania, has spent over half her life in the saddle. Now she’s taking on her biggest competition so far: a U.S. Equestrian Federation event featuring Olympic-level talent Feb. 9-22 in Ocala, Fla.
As the Minneapolis and St. Paul area was inundated with federal immigration agents using deadly force, Anabaptists have worked to respond in love to support their neighbors and each other.
Minnesota Mennonites support neighbors during immigration crackdown | Anabaptist World
As the Minneapolis and St. Paul area was inundated with federal immigration agents using deadly force, Anabaptists have worked to respond in love to support their neighbors and each other.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:18 PM
As the Minneapolis and St. Paul area was inundated with federal immigration agents using deadly force, Anabaptists have worked to respond in love to support their neighbors and each other.
Here are five biblical reasons this kind of resistance is faithful and some actions you might feel called to take.
Five things Friday roundup: Biblical reasons to resist ICE and what faithful action can look like | Anabaptist World
As people of faith, we’re often asked, “What should we do?” Scripture doesn’t offer a playbook for every moment, but it does illustrate a pattern of care, courage, and justice that can give shape to w...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Here are five biblical reasons this kind of resistance is faithful and some actions you might feel called to take.
A three-part draft counselor training program will kick off on Sunday, February 8, 2026, 1 p.m. Central Time, at Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma City.
Antiwar activist and attorney to lead draft counselor training in February | Anabaptist World
A three-part draft counselor training program will kick off on Sunday, February 8, 2026, 1 p.m Central time, at Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma City. Organized by James M. Branum, a longtime antiwar ...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A three-part draft counselor training program will kick off on Sunday, February 8, 2026, 1 p.m. Central Time, at Joy Mennonite Church in Oklahoma City.
Almost exactly a year ago, Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, stood in a pulpit in front of the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and preached a sermon that called on the commander in chief to have “mercy” on immigrants and other communities.
One year after she urged Trump to have mercy, Bishop Budde leads clergy protests in Minneapolis | Anabaptist World
Almost exactly a year ago, Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, stood in a pulpit in front of the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and preached a sermon that called on the comman...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Almost exactly a year ago, Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, stood in a pulpit in front of the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and preached a sermon that called on the commander in chief to have “mercy” on immigrants and other communities.
Near Ukraine battlefront, children and parents get help to ease war’s stress.
Healing the brokenhearted | Anabaptist World
The deafening sounds and scary sights of the war in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, are taking a toll on parents and children as the conflict grinds on toward its fifth year.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Near Ukraine battlefront, children and parents get help to ease war’s stress.
Their bright saffron robes and shoulder bags standing out against a cloudy sky, 18 Buddhist monks walked in a single file along the shoulder of U.S.-64, a four-lane highway, on January 23, drawing thousands of locals along their route.
Thousands show their respect for Buddhist monks on a Walk for Peace | Anabaptist World
Their bright saffron robes and shoulder bags standing out against a cloudy sky, 18 Buddhist monks walked in a single file along the shoulder of U.S.-64, a four-lane highway, on January 23, drawing tho...
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January 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Their bright saffron robes and shoulder bags standing out against a cloudy sky, 18 Buddhist monks walked in a single file along the shoulder of U.S.-64, a four-lane highway, on January 23, drawing thousands of locals along their route.
The Old Order way is not mindless conformity. It’s a communal commitment that our individualistic culture can barely imagine.
The Old Order way: holding on by letting go | Anabaptist World
Recently at a Walmart in Lancaster County, Pa., I observed an Old Order Amish mother with several school-age children in tow. It was Halloween season, and as they walked past costumes of witches and s...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The Old Order way is not mindless conformity. It’s a communal commitment that our individualistic culture can barely imagine.
A room full of Anabaptists weary of the world’s empires gathered Nov. 15 at Assembly Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., to imagine the future of Anabaptism at a Reparations Summit.
Repair & revival | Anabaptist World
A room full of Anabaptists weary of the world’s empires gathered Nov. 15 at Assembly Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., to imagine the future of Anabaptism at a Reparations Summit.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A room full of Anabaptists weary of the world’s empires gathered Nov. 15 at Assembly Mennonite Church in Goshen, Ind., to imagine the future of Anabaptism at a Reparations Summit.
The twelve days of Christmas that followed, leading to Epiphany, felt festive in a fresh and wonderful way. During that celebratory stretch, I enjoyed cups of warm Wassail, a mulled (heated and spiced) apple cider punch (that is sometimes spiked).
A toast to good health | Recipe: Wassail | Anabaptist World
I let Christmas linger later, or maybe it was that I didn’t rush Christmas this year. Advent was honored as a time of waiting, so we didn’t “deck the halls” of our house with homegrown tree and trimmi...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The twelve days of Christmas that followed, leading to Epiphany, felt festive in a fresh and wonderful way. During that celebratory stretch, I enjoyed cups of warm Wassail, a mulled (heated and spiced) apple cider punch (that is sometimes spiked).
For 75 years, an MCC volunteer exchange program has shaped worldviews, life paths.
Open houses, open hearts | Anabaptist World
Since 1950, more than 3,900 young adults from around the world have taken part in Mennonite Central Committee’s International Volunteer Exchange Program, spending a year living with host families, wor...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
For 75 years, an MCC volunteer exchange program has shaped worldviews, life paths.
We live in constant fear of targeted killings, renewed war, displacement and the prospect of again living on the streets, searching for water and food. The hardest thing has been being displaced from one place to another.
Update from Amgad Al-Mahalawi: The situation in Gaza is slow to improve | Anabaptist World
The situation in Gaza has been dire since the October 10, 2025, ceasefire declared by President Trump. Israel has violated the truce repeatedly, killing 464 Palestinians, including 164 children and 63...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
We live in constant fear of targeted killings, renewed war, displacement and the prospect of again living on the streets, searching for water and food. The hardest thing has been being displaced from one place to another.
A childhood memory and why it still matters.
“Hide the children!” When the trucks came | Anabaptist World
The news has been filled with stories of ICE raids and families living in fear of sudden abduction — children kept home from school, parents terrified.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
A childhood memory and why it still matters.
Kevin Goertzen began serving as conference minister of Virginia Conference of Mennonite Church USA on Oct. 15.
New conference minister serving in Virginia | Anabaptist World
Kevin Goertzen began serving as conference minister of Virginia Conference of Mennonite Church USA on Oct. 15.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Kevin Goertzen began serving as conference minister of Virginia Conference of Mennonite Church USA on Oct. 15.
The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine is on the ground supporting and covering the people of the Twin Cities in prayer. Follow along for ways you can support.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine is on the ground supporting and covering the people of the Twin Cities in prayer. Follow along for ways you can support.
Mennonite Central Committee continues to provide humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip through a local partner after Israel banned 37 groups from operating there. But Israeli restrictions still severely limit the size and speed of aid efforts, despite a ceasefire.
MCC still working in Gaza via partner after Israel bans dozens of groups | Anabaptist World
Mennonite Central Committee continues to provide humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip through a local partner after Israel banned 37 groups from operating there. But Israeli restrictions still severely ...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Mennonite Central Committee continues to provide humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip through a local partner after Israel banned 37 groups from operating there. But Israeli restrictions still severely limit the size and speed of aid efforts, despite a ceasefire.
There’s a curious phrase in the first chapter of Acts: “a sabbath day’s journey.” It refers to the short walk between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives — just under a mile.
Sabbath work | Anabaptist World
There’s a curious phrase in the first chapter of Acts: “a sabbath day’s journey.” It refers to the short walk between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives — just under a mile. What I love about this deta...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
There’s a curious phrase in the first chapter of Acts: “a sabbath day’s journey.” It refers to the short walk between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives — just under a mile.
Our farm’s four elders pour enough hours into their gardens that they can eat from them all year round. Sharing a farm with hard-core farmers, as I do at Joyfield Farm, is true wealth.
Feasting on ugly | Anabaptist World
Without getting to the farmers’ market or even spending time in the garden, I have abundant organic produce at my doorstep. Our farm’s four elders pour enough hours into their gardens that they can ea...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Our farm’s four elders pour enough hours into their gardens that they can eat from them all year round. Sharing a farm with hard-core farmers, as I do at Joyfield Farm, is true wealth.