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1970s church planting builds flourishing congregations today
...ner with a local congregation in ministry. This relationship between local congregations and service participants illustrates well the philosophy of Mennonite Missi ...to make this statement of what we’re really about. We want to partner with congregations who are actively involved in ministry in their communities and we want to f

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A Statement of Direction to Guide Congregations and Regional Conferences in Understanding Ordination (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1974)
Statement of Direction to Guide Congregations and Regional Conferences in Understanding Ordination, A (General Conference <ol> <li type="I"> <h4>The Believer's Church</h4> <ol> <li type="A">Congregations standing within the believer's church tradition hold to the concept of the

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Illinois Mennonite Conference
==Congregations==

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Lancaster Conference
==Congregations==

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Central District Conference
Central District Conference is an affiliation of 46 congregations from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin,Florida, Georgia, North C ...ns, and to facilitate the reign of God by providing channels through which congregations and pastors may work.

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Western District Conference
...congregations in the Mennonite Church USA denomination. WDC is composed of congregations located in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Western District Conference empowers Anabaptist/Mennonite congregations to:

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Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
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Jamaica Mennonite Church
The '''Jamaica Mennonite Church''' is conformed of 13 congregations with 731 members (2005). ...being in 1955 as a result of the efforts of mission workers. The thirteen congregations are now part of an independent conference that meets annually for business

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Mennonite Church of Trinidad and Tobago
The '''Mennonite Church of Trinidad and Tobago '''is conformed of 4 congregations with a total of 130 members as of 2005. ...inidad in the 1970's. This work has resulted in a small conference of four congregations. Pastoral leadership for the conference is trained at the West Indies Theol

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Central Plains Mennonite Conference
...is a vibrant area conference of Mennonite Church USA made up of 46 diverse congregations spanning 8 states (Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, congregations and partners to grow in holistic witness to God's reconciling mission

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Nationwide Fellowship Churches
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...s relate to the Nationwide Fellowship Churches in the United States. Other congregations related to this group are in Canada, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and th

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Asociación de Menonitas y Hermanos en Cristo de España
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Bharatiya Mennonite Church in India ki Pratinidhi Sabha
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Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, Dominican Republic
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...ission outreach sites with a total membership of 50. The group has related congregations in Belize, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and the

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Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowships, Nicaragua
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...is xxx associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 200x, xx had xx congregations and xx members.<ref>"2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Asia/Pac

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Iglesia Evangélica Menonita, Beachy Amish, El Salvador
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...tion by 1968. The church has 10 congregations and about 200 members. Other congregations related to this group are in Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and the

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On Observing 1992 (Mennonite Church, 1991)
...tive Americans and their experience since 1492. We call on our members and congregations to: ...learn to know and support in love end prayer the member congregations and congregations eligible for membership in the Council.*

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Christian Brotherhood Churches
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...nd affiliated with the Beachy Amish Mennonite Church. Related Beachy Amish congregations are found in Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and the United States

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Church of God in Christ, Mennonite
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...tes, and a gospel tract distribution center in El Salvador. It has related congregations in Belize, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexic

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A Resolution on Following Christ and Growing Together as Communities Even in Conflict (Mennonite Church USA, 2009)
...wledge the pain and frustration of this issue for a number of conferences, congregations, families and individuals. We acknowledge the statements by Mennonite Churc ...t, and “agreeing and disagreeing in love.” We confess that we as a church (congregations, conferences, denomination) have rarely found a way to create a healthy, sa

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Persatuan Gereja-Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...006, the Persatuan Gereja-Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia conference had 45 congregations and 14,624 members.<ref>"2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Asia

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On Love and Unity in the Church (Mennonite Church, 1961)
...all of life and to all human relationships, many of our homes, many of our congregations, many of our institutions, and many of our conference districts are trouble ...Statement</h4> The late 1950s and early 1960s were a time when a number of congregations and leaders withdrew from the [[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]bec

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Mpingo Wa Abale Mwa Kristu, Malawi
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...lso focused on responding to the challenges of poverty and HIV/AIDS in its congregations and in the broader society.

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Affirming Peacemaking as it Relates to the Peace Tax (U.S.)/Peace Trust (Canada) (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1995)
2. We ask our congregations to designate persons to provide leadership: <br> a. in keeping their congregations aware of developments in this campaign, and,<br>

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Guidelines for building faithful relationships in the church (Conference of Mennonites in Canada, 1998)
...solve differences and find reconciliation have failed, would separation of congregations and conferences be considered. See Matthew 18:17 and the <i>Confession of F ...ferences and the national church body. This was a change, particularly for congregations and area conferences that historically related to the General Conference M

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Conference Example
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Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church
|Row 1 title = Congregations Mennonite Church''' has 10 congregations and 425 members. Although the official

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Women in Ministry (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1999)
...se leadership on Conference boards, in pastoral staff positions and in our congregations, institutions, and agencies. We ask women to minister as gifted, called and ...boards are selected to facilitate service by gifted women.</li> <li> Local congregations are called to free women to give leadership and service in all positions ot

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Statement on the War in Iraq (Mennonite Church USA, 2005)
...March 2003. In June 2004 the Executive Board sent a pastoral letter to our congregations during this time of global turmoil. * We will encourage those called from our congregations to serve on Christian Peacemaker Team delegations to Iraq;

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Caribbean Light and Truth
|Row 1 title = Congregations Twelve congregations (150 members) belong to this group, which began in the 1970s through missio

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A Call to Kingdom Commitments (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1986)
...embers of the conference individually and corporately and to encourage our congregations to pray that this body might be renewed and invigorated in faith by the pow ...in our congregations to do the same. We commit ourselves to challenge our congregations to call, encourage and support persons whom God may lead into service in th

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Iglesia de Dios en Cristo Menonita, Mexico
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Resolution on the Issue of Homosexuality (Conference of Mennonites in Canada, 1998)
...actions, to strive to enhance rather than hinder their relation ship with congregations and conferences of the CMC.</li></ol> ...ts current Constitution and Bylaws which states the following: "Individual congregations shall retain full privileges of self-determination in their own program. Ho

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Assemblée de la Grâce, Haiti
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...d with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2006 KMT had 2427 members in 27 congregations.<ref>"Caribbean, Central & South America." ''Mennonite World Conference''.

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Reinländer-Gemeinde, Mexico
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...675 members in three colonies, two in Chihuahua and one in Campeche. Other congregations related to this group are in Canada and the United States.<ref>Donald B. Kr

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Brethren in Christ Church, Botswana/fr
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Brethren in Christ Church, Botswana
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Sommerfelder Mennonitengemeinde, Paraguay (Colonia Sommerfeld)
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Mexican gathering promotes understanding, fellowship
...embly which involved Hispanic and Germanic Mexicans, including people from congregations along the border that relate to both a Mexican conference and a Mennonite ...e said, often have more theological knowledge than many in German-speaking congregations, in part, perhaps, due to their process of choosing to join the church and

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Sommerfelder Mennonitengemeinde, Mexico
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...colonies, five in Chihuahua and two each in Campeche and Tamaulipas. Other congregations related to this group are in Canada and the United States.<ref>Donald B. Kr

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Kleine Gemeinde, Mexico
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...s. Some Kleine Gemeinde members are converts from Old Colony groups. Other congregations related to this group are in Canada, Belize, and the United States.<ref>Don

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Convención de Iglesias Evangélicas Menonitas de Costa Rica
...zones. The Convención is a member of MWC. There are 2,500 memebers and 26 congregations. <ref>Global Gift Sharing Report (MWC, 2005), 93.</ref> |Row 1 title = Congregations

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Mennonite Church Canada
Mennonite Church Canada's more that 200 congregations and over 32,000 baptized members represent a cross-section of Canadians. Me

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Ten-Year Goals (Vision '95)(Mennonite Church, 1985)
<h4>Challenge </h4> The challenge to us now--as individuals, congregations, conferences, and churchwide agencies--is to set directions for growth in f ...n new cross-cultural urban settings. </li> <li>adding more than 500 strong congregations of caring disciples and experiencing overall membership growth exceeding 50

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Guidelines for Membership in the New Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church Canada, 1999)
...untary covenant between and among four inter-related communities of faith: congregations, area conferences, country church bodies, and international fellowships. ...onstituted by member congregations; area conferences and their constituent congregations join together to form country church bodies; country church bodies join for

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Conferencia Menonita de Mexico
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Iglesia Evangélica Menonita del Noroeste de México
...n 1966 and the first Mexican pastor ordained a year later. Today there are congregations in Sinaloa and Sonora. The church is an associate member of MWC.<ref>Global

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Resolution on Pastoral Ministry (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1978)
...f extra support and understanding and respond accordingly.</li><li>We urge congregations to provide the necessary time and means for the pastor and his wife to be i

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A Resolution to Laugh with Abraham and Sarah (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1992)
5. that we encourage all congregations to "birth" one or more of the following: (1) a Call to Peacemaking group, ( Statements by the triennial delegate convention are not binding on member congregations or affiliate area conferences.

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Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowships, Costa Rica
...congregations in Costa Rica with about 275 members. This group has related congregations in Belize, Canada, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the United States.<ref>Donal

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Communauté Evangélique Mennonite, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Mennonite Mission Network collaborates for earthquake relief efforts in Chile
...nnonites in Chile: the Evangelical Mennonite Church with 900 members in 12 congregations; the Puerta del Rebaño Anabaptist congregation in Concepción; the Union o ...church partners to ascertain the extent of potential losses experienced by congregations in the hardest-hit zones. Initial reports suggest that the coastal town of

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Urban-Racial Concerns (Mennonite Church, 1969)
...p training. This should also involve racial sensitivity education in white congregations. ...ority as confirmed or endorsed by Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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Iglesia Menonita de Riobamba
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Lynn Jost
Before taking his current position, he did church planting in Spain, pastored congregations in Kansas, and taught biblical and religious studies at Tabor College, Hill

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Membership Guidelines for the Formation of Mennonite Church USA (Mennonite Church USA, 2001)
...re constituted by member congregations; area conferences with their member congregations join to form country church bodies; country church bodies join for internat ...he vision and commitments listed here, and to ask the same of their member congregations. <br> <br>

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Race Relations (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1963)
..., and that the various district mission boards be encouraged to help these congregations when this becomes necessary, so that the souls in those communities, regard

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What Does It Mean to Be Mennonite? Anonymous 2, April 2011
...e south do not rely on knowing their history as much. I believe it allows congregations in the north and south to be connected; we all stemmed from one another. W ...peace as a top value. From this class, we have discovered many Mennonite congregations in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, or other nations are choosing peace in the midst of

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Iglesia Nacional Evangélica Menonita Guatemalteca, Guatemala
|Row 1 title = Congregations The church has about 1,700 members in 11 congregations throughout the capital city area

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Legal and Legislative Exemptions from War Tax Withholding (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1980)
...77 on the World Peace Tax Fund have not produced sustained work among many congregations to ensure that their congressional Representatives and Senators have endors ...tions, or some other means compatible with their financial structure. U.S. congregations are urged to support efforts for the passage of the World Peace Tax Fund.</

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L'Association des Eglises Evangéliques Mennonites de France
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...iated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2006, the conference had 33 congregations and 2,100 members.<ref>"2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Europ

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Resolution on Apartheid (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1986)
...y the cruelties of the state of emergency, with police harassing Christian congregations and indiscriminately violating human rights.

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Resolution on World Hunger (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1968)
...battle against hunger and poverty.</li> <li>We urge individuals, families, congregations, and organizations in our brotherhood to consider making radical adjustment

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Iglesia Evangélica de los Hermanos Menonitas del Perú
The Mennonite Brethren Evangelical Church of Peru has 215 members in 12 congregations. They are concentrated on the north coast. There are churches in Lima, Piur

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Iglesia Evangélica Hermanos en Cristo de Venezuela
...roviding evangelical literature have all been a part of this ministry. The congregations which emerged from this work are located in different parts of Caracas and

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Mission partnership network aids earthquake relief in Chile
...cades of relationship-building in Chile laid foundations that helped local congregations provide a rapid response following February 27’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake ...bution. As Mennonite partners toured the hardest-hit regions that included congregations of the three Chilean church bodies, Guenther reported great devastation tha

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Resolution on a Jubilee Year of Repentance and Action Regarding Nuclear Weapons (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1995)
That congregations of the General Conference Mennonite Church promote study concerning nuclear

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Reuniting intertwined spirits in Paraguay
...different types of church music on their November trip to Paraguay. Enlhet congregations sing a cappella in three- or four-part harmony while Nivacle Mennonites hav

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Conferencias template
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The Christian and Race Relations (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1959)
<h4>Our Commitment</h4> By the grace of God we as individuals and congregations will strive sincerely and prayerfully to love every person as we are loved ...rther ask them to oppose such prejudice wherever it appears in their local congregations, institutions, and communities. To give reality to this confession and comm

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A Resolution against Interpersonal Abuse (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1992)
...n of men and women in marriage and in the church. Therefore, we resolve as congregations and individuals: 7. to encourage study in our congregations, colleges and seminaries of issues of interpersonal abuse and of healthy re

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African Faith Tabernacle Church
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...regation is energized for Jesus, then the enthusiasm just spreads to other congregations in the area, and to society at large.

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Many Peoples Becoming God's People (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1986)
...s consult with ethnic and language minority groups, church schools, camps, congregations, district and provincial conferences, boards and commissions about specific ...ue this call as a venture of faith for all of us as individuals, families, congregations, district conferences and the General Conference.

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France
...with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in France with 2,100 members in 33 congregations:<ref name="mwc" />

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Resolution on Central America (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1983)
...meet the spiritual and material needs of Central American refugees in our congregations in [[North America|North America]].</li><li>We affirm and endorse the actio ...as confirmed or endorsed by area Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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"Ministries come of age in Ecuador"
...ies program. They will share some teaching responsibilities at AMBS and in congregations. ...nite Church in Colombia, Mennonite Mission Network and five Central Plains congregations: White River Cheyenne Mennonite Church, Busby, Mont.; Bellwood Mennonite Ch

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Sinode Jemaat Kristen Indonesia
|Row 4 title = Number of Congregations ...e JKI synod. The strongest numbers reside in Indonesia, with few scattered congregations in USA, Australia, and the Netherlands. JKI was created as a result of a sp

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"And No One Shall Make Them Afraid" (Zephaniah 3:12-13): a Mennonite Statement on Violence (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1997)
...Church and the Mennonite Church, with God's help, we commit ourselves, our congregations, and our church agencies to be communities of nonviolence, demonstrating an ...as confirmed or endorsed by area Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations. The effect of such statements is similar in the General Conference Mennoni

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Konferenz der Mennonitengemeinden in Uruguay
This conference includes the German-speaking congregations in Uruguay that originated from Danzing and West Prussia, and came to Urugu

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1970s church planting builds flourishing congregations today
...ner with a local congregation in ministry. This relationship between local congregations and service participants illustrates well the philosophy of Mennonite Missi ...to make this statement of what we’re really about. We want to partner with congregations who are actively involved in ministry in their communities and we want to f

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A Resolution on Male Violence Against Women (Mennonite Church, 1993)
7. to model, within our congregations, alternative and counter-cultural ways of being male and female; to practic 8. to encourage study in our congregations and church schools of issues of violence against women. (Suggested resource

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Stewardship of the Earth: Resolution on Environment and Faith Issues (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
...American societies. We recognize and affirm the ways in which individuals, congregations, and district/provincial conferences have engaged in both education and act Mennonite Church and General Conference congregations and conferences be encouraged to promote discussion and action on ways the

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Our Common Confession (General Conference Mennonite, 1896)
In the matter of faith it is therefore required of the congregations which unite with the Conference that, accepting the above confession, they

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Iglesia Cristiana de Paz en México
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Vision for Witness (Mennonite Church, 1983)
Mennonite Church leaders in congregations, conferences, and churchwide agencies need to recover the vision and focus h. Congregations need to promote a style of life which reflects faithful stewardship of the

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Senegal
...ially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] with 45 members in 12 congregations in [[Senegal]], [[the Gambia]] and [[Guinea-Bissau]].<ref name="mwc" />

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Guinea-Bissau
...-Bissau]] as well as [[Senegal]] and [[the Gambia]], with 45 members in 12 congregations.<ref name="mwc" />

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A Statement of Direction to Guide Congregations and Regional Conferences in Understanding Ordination (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1974)
Statement of Direction to Guide Congregations and Regional Conferences in Understanding Ordination, A (General Conference <ol> <li type="I"> <h4>The Believer's Church</h4> <ol> <li type="A">Congregations standing within the believer's church tradition hold to the concept of the

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James H. Waltner
Waltner served as a pastor for thirty-eight years in Mennonite congregations in Kansas, California, Illinois, and Indiana. With specific interests in bi

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Resolution on Human Sexuality (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1986)
...nd for openness to each other. As a part of the nurture of individuals and congregations we will promote congregational study of the complex issues of sexuality, th ...reporting to the national conventions in 1983 and testing the study in the congregations. The final study was published in 1985 as <i>Human sexuality in the human l

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Vision Statement (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1990)
...the Calgary study conference in 1987. It has twice been sent out to local congregations for study and comment. Conference agencies and schools have been invited to ...ually renewed, that church leadership will become more unified, that local congregations and ministries will grow stronger, that church structures will be streamlin

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Eglise Evangélique Mennonite du Burkina Faso
...title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1 Profiles of EEMBF congregations, biographies of EEMBF individuals] ''on GAMEO.''

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Asociacion Koinonia de Iglesias
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Iglesia Evangelica Menonita en Mexico
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Nihon Menonaito Kirisuto Kyokai Kyogikai, Japan
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Conferencia Misionera Evangélica
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Resolution on Conscientious Objection to Military Taxes (Mennonite Church, 1983)
...States House of Representatives for the World Peace Tax Fund (H. R. 3224), congregations in the United States are urged to communicate this concern to their congres ...as confirmed or endorsed by area Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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Resolution on Health Care in the United States (Mennonite Church, 1993)
II. '''As delegates we call on our congregations, institutions, and members to''' ...people to make important health care decisions within the context of their congregations.<br>

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Christian Church International, Kenya
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...has grown to include about 300 congregations in Kenya. There are also CCI congregations in Uganda, Congo, Rwanda, and the United States. Membership in 2012 was est

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Resolution on the 500th Anniversary of Columbus (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1989)
...e people in [[North America|North America]].</li><li>That we encourage our congregations to use the <em>Multi-Cultural Worship Resource Notebook</em> and the new ed

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Convención de Iglesias Evangélicas Menonitas en Uruguay
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Conferencia Evangélica Misionera de México
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A Call to Affirmation, Confession, and Covenant Regarding Human Sexuality (Mennonite Church, 1987)
...nd for openness to each other. As a part of the nurture of individuals and congregations we will promote congregational study of the complex issues of sexuality, th ...reporting to the national conventions in 1983 and testing the study in the congregations. The final study was published in 1985 as <em>Human sexuality in the human

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Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship (Goshen, Ind.)
...en Fellowship. The church began 1) to relieve overcrowding in several area congregations, and 2) to provide a church for people on the northwest side of Goshen, the ...he possibility of beginning a church plant in cooperation with other local congregations.

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Conferencia Cristiana Menonita Anabautista de Tamaulipas
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Ghana Mennonite Church
...cially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2006 GMC had 23 congregations and in 2009 had 5,014 members.<ref>"North America." ''Mennonite World Confe ...convention came to an end, Thompson spent time visiting numerous Mennonite congregations throughout Europe. Eventually he ended up at the Mennonite Centre in London

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Statement on Immigration (Mennonite Church USA, 2003)
...As Christians, we believe we are called to welcome these sojourners in our congregations and communities, especially as our government creates increasingly harsh im ==Immigrants in our congregations==

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Reception of Mennonite-Lutheran Dialogues
.... Advent Lutheran Church. || Dialogue between local Lutheran and Mennonite congregations in Harleysville, PA. ...ran-reconciliation/ “Lutherans reconcile with Virginia Peninsula Mennonite congregations."] November 1, 2010. Virginina Mennonite Missions.|| Reconciliation service

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Statement on Inter-Mennonite Cooperation in North America (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1983)
We experience this in 46 congregations holding dual-conference memberships, in linking of families through marriag 2. To support congregations which have affiliated with more than one denomination in order to manifest

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V. George Shillington
...Trinity College (Dublin), and New College (Edinburgh). He is well-known in congregations for his enthusiastic biblical sermons. He is the author or editor of three

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Germany
[http://www.btg-online.de/ Alliance of Baptism-minded Congregations] ''Bund Taufgesinnter Gemeinden (BTG)''.

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Jamaica
...roup associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Jamaica with 13 congregations:

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Ordination (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1997)
...mented by the respective district and provincial conferences together with congregations, with the counsel of conference leadership.</li> <li>That the Canadian and

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Daniel Epp-Tiessen
...p available to students in an academic setting as well as to lay people in congregations. In retirement Dan continues to write, preach, lead Bible studies, and teac

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Asociación Religiosa Igelsia Evangélica Hermanos en Cristo de México
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Misión Evangélica Hermanos en Cristo, Honduras
|Row 1 title = Congregations

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What Does It Mean to Be Mennonite? Andrew Shenk, April 2011
...babwe, or the mission outreaches in Paraguay, or the socially conservative congregations of Lancaster County, or my own relatively liberal church in Goshen, Indiana ...ginning, and that the conflicts and questions that have frequently brought congregations together and driven them apart are the best way we can define “Mennonite.

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Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de El Salvador
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A Church of Many Peoples Confronts Racism (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
...ct is an essential part of our evangelism. As representatives of Mennonite congregations throughout North America, we declare here and now that expressions and atti ...r fellowship with congregations of other racial heritages. Where feasible, congregations should join in projects of common service and witness.

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Panama
...group associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Panama with 13 congregations:

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Paul M. Zehr
In 1980, Paul was ordained bishop and supervised pastors in five congregations, a position he held for twenty-five years. In 1987, he graduated from Easte

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China/Hong Kong
...with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Hong Kong with 193 members in 4 congregations:<ref name="mwc" />

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Perry B. Yoder
...ich grew out of his experiences as an itinerant Bible teacher in Mennonite congregations, was followed by ''From Word to Life: A Guide to the Art of Bible Study'' (

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Dan Nighswander
...ife of the church throughout his whole life. He has been a pastor in three congregations: Cassel Mennonite and Waterloo North Mennonite in Ontario, and Jubilee Menn

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Trinidad and Tobago
...d group associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] in Chile with 6 congregations:

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Mennonites are Strongest in Siberia
...ends in Germany supplied the required funds. “Patriarch” for most of these congregations is 1929-born Nikolai Dikman (or Dieckmann) from Marionovka, who was forced ...rgest Mennonite congregation in the region of the former USSR. Other small congregations of Church Mennonites are located in Nieudachino to the east of Omsk and in

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Resolution on Military Tax Withholding (Mennonite Church, 1989)
</li></ol> </li> <li>That conferences and congregations be urged to provide financial and other support for the Peace Tax Fund opti ...ist the collection of that part of their [[Taxes|taxes]], we encourage our congregations to be supportive by: <ol> <li type="a">Studying the pertinent biblical tex

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Amnesty (Mennonite Church, 1975)
<h4>A Report of the Study by Congregations</h4> <strong>Steps Leading to the Study</strong> ...73, and the delegates authorized revision and circulation to all Mennonite congregations for study, action, and response. The document "Amnesty: a Peace Church conc

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A Resolution: The Death Penalty (Mennonite Church USA, 2001)
'''We further''' urge congregations to take action to support abolition of the death penalty through prayer, le

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Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church
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Biblical Understandings Concerning Women and Men (Mennonite Church, 1975)
...d the study document, "Women in the Church." it was then made available to congregations and women's groups for study, action, and response. At the request of the M <h3>Responses to the Study from Congregations</h3> Responses regarding use of the study document were solicited by Mennon

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Being an Anabaptist Mennonite, Ty L Stuckey, April 1999 (United States)
congregations are no longer being threatened with draft or conscription. I think that in many congregations this has caused the stance on

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United States
...with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. Six of the 17 groups are made up of congregations in both the United States and [[Canada]].

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Convención Evangélica de Iglesias Paraguayas Hermanos Menonitas
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...de Iglesias Paraguayas Hermanos Menonitas. In 2006 the conference had 76 congregations and 3,500 members. To learn more about the broader Mennonite experience in

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Roth, John D. and Thomas Yoder Neufeld. “'Believe and Be Baptized': Conversations on Baptism in the Anabaptist-Mennonite Tradition." 2022
...onestly acknowledge a host of pastoral questions that Anabaptist-Mennonite congregations continue to confront:

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Conferencia de Iglesias Evangélicas Anabautistas Menonitas de México
|Row 1 title = Congregations

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Misión Evangelica Hermanos en Cristo en Nicaragua
|Row 1 title = Congregations

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Mennonite Church USA
...lly associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2006 MCUSA had 950 congregations and 110,696 members.<ref>"North America." ''Mennonite World Conference''. h ...received a sympathetic audience among the larger of these Dutch-Mennonite congregations around Krefeld, Altona-Hamburg, Gronau and Emden.<ref>Smith p.139</ref> It

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Convención de Iglesias Evangélicas Menonitas de Nicaragua
|Row 1 title = Congregations The '''Nicaraguan Mennonite Conference''' has 6000 members and 123 congregations. It is a member of the Mennonite World Conference.

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Nihon Kirisuto Keiteidan, Japan
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Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference
|Row 3 title = Congregations ...e “biblical,” “evangelistic” and”peaceful,” and embracing diversity within congregations. The conference plans on implementing these suggestions as well as promoti

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High demand for Toba Bible study in Argentina
...more about the “hidden” parts of God’s word helped us better teach our own congregations.

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Ivan D. Friesen
He and his wife, Rachel Hilty Friesen, served as copastors at Mennonite congregations in North Carolina and South Dakota from 1993 until 2007. He was a member of

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Vision: Healing and Hope (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church , 1995)
...as confirmed or endorsed by area Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations. The effect of such statements is similar in the General Conference Mennoni

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Strasbourg Discipline (South German Anabaptist, 1568)
...renewed in 1607 at the same place by the assembled representatives of the congregations, This Abrede der Diener und Eltesten (Agreement of the Preachers and Elders ...ons of church life, for the most part dealing with the organization of the congregations, supply of ministers, discipline, ordinances, marriage, care of orphans, et

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A Call for a Peacemaking Task Force (Mennonite Church, 1993)
...as confirmed or endorsed by area Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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Richard B. Gardner
...ominational staff assignments, Gardner pastored two Church of the Brethren congregations in northern Ohio, 1971-1974: the Paradise and Wooster Christ churches.

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Tokyo Chiku Menonaito Kyokai Rengo, Japan
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Mosaic Mennonite Conference
The Mosaic Mennonite Conference was comprised of 57 congregations and 7,587 members at the time of its formation. One congregation announced ==Mosaic Mennonite Conference Congregations==

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Canada
...th [[Mennonite World Conference]] in Canada. Six of the 25 are made up of congregations in both the [[United States]] and Canada.

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Communauté Mennonite au Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Alianza Evangélica Menonita
|Row 4 title = Number of Congregations

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J. E. McDermond
...Committee, Great Lakes. He has also provided pulpit supply for a number of congregations facing senior pastor interims. McDermond has written many essays, article,

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Statement of Doctrine (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1941)
...ritten with seminary education in mind, as part of an effort to have local congregations more closely identify with seminary trained pastors. The board for the new

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Governmental Oppression and our Christian Witness (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977)
...a and Washington.</li> </ol> As we send this to our missionaries, our home congregations, and to heads of state, we are persuaded with the Apostle "that there is no ...1, the nearly one thousand delegates representing over three hundred local congregations in [[Canada|Canada]] and the United States, unanimously adopted the attache

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A Resolution on Health Care (General Conference Mennonite Church U.S. Assembly, 1992)
II. As congregations, institutions and members we resolve to ...th-care ethics and health-care alternatives. Through education we can help congregations become health-promotion communities.<br><br>

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Epistolary Analysis (in 1 & 2 Thessalonians)
...he medium for continuing a pastoral conversation when separated from their congregations. As apostle to the Gentiles, Paul adapted the letter form in effective ways

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Raphael Mthombeni
...cle. They found a receipt book that was used to collect offerings from the congregations and they claimed they had found evidence that these pastors were part of a

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Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowships, Belize
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...group has six congregations with about 175 members. The group has related congregations in Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the United States..<ref>

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The Call and Care of Pastors (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977)
...k, <b>Because</b> the minister is a key to the development of strong local congregations within the General Conference, ...d since a variety of models of pastoral leadership are held by persons and congregations; and the call of pastoral leadership is not only a function of the colleges

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Anabautistas, Menonitas y Hermanos en Cristo de España
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...an area of high crime and unemployment in Burgos. In 1989 three Christian congregations in Burgos joined together to form the United Christian Fellowships of Burgo

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Iglesia Evangélica Unida de los Hermanos Menonitas de Panamá
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Baptism by Immersion as a Requirement for Ordination to Pastoral Leadership (Mennonite Brethren Church, 1987)
...baptize believers who are unwilling to become members of one of our local congregations. (See [[Confession of Faith (Mennonite Brethren, 1975)|1975 Confession of F

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Titus
..., these three individual letters were written to leaders of young, growing congregations in the context of Roman society. The first major theme, God Our Savior, con ...e Pauline in character but worded to fit the Cretan context. Some of these congregations were small house churches predominately Jewish in origin who were open to a

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On Dedication for Our Times (Mennonite Church, 1961)
...ority as confirmed or endorsed by Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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Grace Community Church, South Africa
|Row 5 title = Number of Congregations ...urch in South Africa has reported to have 1,027 members in seven different congregations.<ref>"Africa." Africa Summary. Mennonite World Conference, 2011. Web. 17 Ap

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Sociedad Misionera Hermanos en Cristo, Cuba
...0 participantes en 75 congregaciones. There are related Brethren in Christ congregations in Canada, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the Uni

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Resolution on Healthcare Access: Next Step (Mennonite Church USA, 2009)
2. We will ask our members and congregations to urge their congressional representatives to support legislation that wou

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Mission Statement for Congregational Youth Ministry (Mennonite Church, 1997)
...ities (in italics) of Vision: Healing and Hope. Conferences, districts and congregations are encouraged to utilize these specific responses as they continue to nurt

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Anchor of Hope Anabaptist Fellowship
...Fairhaven congregation began a Christian school and planted three daughter congregations: Fellowship Haven Amish Mennonite (Monkton, Perth County, 1991), River of L

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Bolivia
...iliated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] as well as various independent congregations and colonies.<ref>"2006 Mennonite World Conference Directory for Caribbean,

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Peace in Our Time (Mennonite Church, 1993)
...ral Assembly approves "Peace in our Time," for study and discussion in our congregations and conferences.'' ...as confirmed or endorsed by area Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference
In 2020, the Conference had 1,645 baptized members in 17 congregations. ...nd buggies, which resulted in a great deal of tension within the Old Order congregations. Because of this, "The Old Orders of Waterloo had ceased to affiliate with

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Preaching the Bible in the Congregation
...Dodd’s analysis and pleads that in application to the life and ministry of congregations, it is not appropriate that sharp distinctions between preaching and teachi ...congregations.'' In spite of the criticisms of preaching and of preachers, congregations continue to give good preaching a high rating in their desires and expectat

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"Ecuador Partnership creates place of peace for refugees"
...ationship were established bringing together indigenous people in Ecuador, congregations from Mennonite Church USA’s Central Plains Conference, the Colombia Menno

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Brethren in Christ Church, South Africa
|Row 5 title = Number of Congregations ...n Christ Church in South Africa has over 764 members in thirteen different congregations.

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Ibandla Labazalwane kuKristu eZimbabwe
|Row 5 title = Number of Congregations ...st is growing rapidly. In 2006, the church had over 33,000 members in 317 congregations. Zimbabwean leadership of the Mennonite World Council and the recent Zimb

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Iglesia Menonita de Riobamba/es
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Guidelines on Abortion (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1980)
...n to miscarried fetuses or funerals held for them. From the responses from congregations it is clear that most people, when there is a case of life against life (mo ...[[Bluffton (Ohio, USA)|Bluffton, Ohio]], a resolution called for study by congregations on "the moral issues of [[Abortion|abortion]], and practical ways in which

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Independent Old Order Mennonite Church
As of 2020, the church had 7 congregations with about 1000 baptized members.

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The Conference of Mennonite Churches in Hong Kong Limited
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...d''' is associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2011, it had 3 congregations and about 120 members.

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Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender (Mennonite Church, 1965)
...inue the use of the death penalty and that we refer to our conferences and congregations for study and discussion the paper, [[Christian Declaration on Capital Puni

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Bharatiya General Conference Mennonite Kalisiya, India
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2006 BGCMK had 6727 members in 26 congregations.<ref name="mwc" />

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Mennonite Church Nigeria
...ite World Conference in Nigeria, including over 19,600 members and over 50 congregations. Other Anabaptist groups in Nigeria include the Church of the Brethren and |Row 3 title = Congregations

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On Inspiration of the Bible (Mennonite Church, 1959)
...ority as confirmed or endorsed by Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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David Pätkau
.... In January 1925, Pätkau took part in the General Conference of Mennonite Congregations (Allgemeine Mennonitische Bundeskonferenz) in Russia and was elected into t

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What Is Being a Mennonite, When You Aren't? Angie N Amstutz, April 1999 (United States)
...terites, and Amish. Even then there are so many variations in each of the congregations in each of these Anabaptist groups.

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Australia
...ists heritage through communal worship. But, since there were no Mennonite congregations to join and members of the denomination were spread out, they began to be e ...gations in Australia, like the Catholic and Anglican churches, but for new congregations it is almost impossible to create a congregation if people do not commit th

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Haiti
...blée de la Grâce is the founding church. GAN today consists of twenty-four congregations, one orphanage, and seven schools. ...Network becomes partners in mission with Souderton, Rockhill and Hopewell congregations of Franconia Mennonite Conference in the U.S. The purpose of the partnershi

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The Call from Colombia to MC Canada (2000)
...and local congregations in the north to join Colombian churches and local congregations, strategically located throughout the country. Through interdependent frate

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Integrated Mennonite Churches, Philippines
|Row 8 title = Number of Congregations ...rence associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2012, IMC had 21 congregations and 701 members.<ref>"Philippines Membership," ''Mennonite World Conference

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Africa
...American missionary efforts in Africa and the growth of Africa Anabaptist congregations and conferences.

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Resolution on South Africa (Mennonite Church, 1987)
We call upon our congregations in [[North America|North America]] to act in faithfulness to Jesus Christ: ...onal councils of churches as well as those of individual denominations and congregations, including African independent churches. These relationships inform our pro

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Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches, India
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...dia affiliated with MWC. In 2012 the conference had 103,488 members in 840 congregations.<ref name="mwc" /> In 2015, it was estimated that there were as many as 20

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Meserete Kristos Church, Ethiopia
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...June 2010).</ref> In addition to the 484 official Meserete Kristos Church congregations, there are also 834 congregation planting centers. <ref>Meserete Kristos Co

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Argentina
...ts a news bulletin online. Also included on the site are links to various congregations and conferences in Latin America as well as Anabaptist seminaries in Latin

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Chiesa Evangelica Mennonita Italiana
|Row 4 title = Number of Congregations ...orld War II era. Today, the Italian Mennonite Church has 250 members and 5 congregations (Mennonite World Conference).

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Iglesia Evangélica Menonita del Perú
...de Lares. The conference has a central committee which represents all the congregations and fellowships. It is a predominantly Quechua conference.<ref>Global Gift The church continues to grow rapidly, four congregations have grown to ten. The authority of the Mennonite churches in Cuzco is off

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Television Violence (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977)
...their television programming. Also, ask them for suggestions on how local congregations and church groups can get involved in supporting and helping to produce mor ...s at the triennial convention of the denomination are not binding on local congregations or district conferences unless they are also formally adopted by those bodi

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Convención de las Iglesias Evangélicas Menonitas de Puerto Rico, Inc.
...f the Puerto Rican Mennonite Church Convention, which is now made up of 11 congregations with 394 members. ...ve challenge is the lack of inspiring Mennonite leadership in Puerto Rican congregations, mostly due to a lack of educated pastors and leaders. Though there is the

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Statement on Abortion (Mennonite Church USA, 2003)
We urge pastors and congregations to foster a climate of openness so that these decisions can be worked out p ...expected and unwanted pregnancies. If we want to create safe places in our congregations where people can talk about their problems, we must learn to listen in a no

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Position of the Mennonite Church on Carnal Warfare (Mennonite Church, 1915)
Therefore, we the Mennonite General Conference, representing congregations in United States, Canada, and India, assembled at Archbold, Ohio, August 18

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A Commitment to Christ's Way of Peace (Mennonite Central Committee, 1993)
As our congregations have reached out to become more diverse, we have grown in our awareness of ...mmitment to Christ's Way of Peace," and commends it to our conferences and congregations for teaching, study and the strengthening of peace convictions.

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Recommendation on Exploring MC/GC Integration (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
...the development of common vision. </li><li type="a">The undertaking in our congregations of a study of Christian unity. </li><li type="a">The writing of a conjoint

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Philadelphia Praise Center
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...ult of these shared beliefs, as well as relationships built with Mennonite congregations, Philadelphia Praise Center officially joined Franconia Mennonite Conferenc

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Mennonitische Freikirche Österreich
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...en Missionaries followed up on MCC relief work by helping to establish new congregations of believers, many of whom were refugees. [2]

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Caribbean, Central and South America/es
...ts a news bulletin online. Also included on the site are links to various congregations and conferences in Latin America as well as to Anabaptist seminaries in Lat

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Old Order Mennonite Church in Ontario
As of 2021, the church included over 1900 families in 53 congregations.

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Mennonite Brethren Church Confession of Faith (1975)
...d and are members of this body, whose head is Christ. Despite diversity in congregations and denominations, the Spirit works a basic unity which results in cooperat ...nurture, service and witness. Each congregation regulates its own affairs. Congregations, committed to the Word of God and to this confession, affiliate as a denomi

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Vieques Resolution (Mennonite Church USA, 2001)
...le. On May 11, 2001 they asked Mennonite Central Committee to request that congregations write their government representatives asking for a cessation of military e

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Convención Evangélica Menonita Paraguaya
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...etwork, 2014. Web. 01 Nov. 2014.</ref> In 2012, the conference included 47 congregations and 2182 members.<ref>"Membership." Mennonite World Conference. Mennonite W

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Colombian Mennonites share bread of life
...es of each congregation that was awarded part of the grant and several new congregations have grown out of these ministries. Each location has adapted its programs

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Anabaptist Association of Australia and New Zealand
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...ition were diverse. Some of the participants fellowshipped with Anabaptist congregations, others experienced meaningful dialogue with Anabaptist missioners, yet oth

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Mennonite Church USA Archives
*Mennonite congregations

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A Resolution on Faithful Action Toward Tax Withholding (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1983)
...sponsorship of MCC Canada Peace and Social Concerns. We encourage Canadian congregations to continue study of materials made available on the issue of military [[Ta

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Preface
...ulation and testing, both in the circles of this book's readers and by the congregations they serve.

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Brethren in Christ Church Orissa, Inida
...ributed to a community peace building initiative. As of 2013, they had 155 congregations with 5,830 members. In 2013, the church finished construction on a church

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Teaching the Bible in the Congregation, by Ross T. Bender
...text and the mindset in which biblical interpretation is going on in these congregations. ...em to represent the current Mennonite teaching canon, at least in these 34 congregations. Additional texts included Mark 10:1-12, Acts 15, Ephesians 5:21-31; Hebrew

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Suffering and God's Judgment (in 1 & 2 Thessalonians)
...Thessalonians 1:3-12. Suffering is not a favorite theme in North American congregations, where most members live quite comfortably. Texts which emphasize God's jud

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Christian Stewardship of Energy Resources (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977)
...issues in energy use and production;</li> <li> To circulate information to congregations during this triennium that will help encourage better stewardship of our en

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Bharatiya Jukta Christa Prachar Mandali, India
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...as at this school that students were trained and sent out to establish new congregations (Sarkar & Lageer, 1993).

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Kenya Mennonite Church
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2006 KMT had 11,800 members in 140 congregations.<ref name="mwc" />

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Response to Conscription and Militarism (Mennonite Church, 1969)
...ority as confirmed or endorsed by Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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The Use of the Law (Mennonite Church, 1981)
...ian and civil law. No interpretation or statement should take the place of congregations and individuals becoming directly involved in interpreting and applying the ...ture, professional persons, the average householder, conferences, and even congregations.

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Gereja Injili di Tanah Jawa, Indonesia
...e last sixty years, from 2000 members to over forty thousand and about six congregations to about 100 (Yoder). In the near future, this pattern will probably contin

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Mennonite-Lutheran Dialogue
...nthropology and free will, and others. Throughout the dialogue, members of congregations were given opportunities to meet with and discuss these issues as the group

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Fraternidad de Iglesias Evangélicas Menonitas de Nicaragua
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...of Evangelical Mennonites of Nicaragua''' has around 1.500 members and 22 congregations. It is a member of Mennonite World Conference

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How Christian Communities Emerge (in 1 & 2 Thessalonians)
...rch has been called to proclaim and live out God's message of love. Unless congregations share this message in words reinforced by their actions, the good news rema

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Women in Ministry (in 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus)
...ordained as the first Mennonite woman pastor, not until 1980 did Mennonite congregations choose women as pastors with the blessing of their conferences and denomina

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What Does It Mean to Be Mennonite? Daniel Penner, April 2011
...havens like Goshen, Newton or Lancaster are still quite vibrant, there are congregations springing up in Seattle, Denver and St. Louis. This integration into the la

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Iglesia Evangélica Menonita de Guatemala
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...eo.org/encyclopedia/contents/I44169.html.</ref> In 2006, IEMG included six congregations and 1,320 baptized members.<ref name="menno" /> To learn more about the Men

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Kanisa la Mennonite Tanzania
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. In 2006 KMT had 50,560 members in 286 congregations.<ref>"Africa." ''Mennonite World Conference''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/

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Brethren in Christ Church Society-Bharatiya Khristiya Mandali, India
|Row 6 title = Number of Congregations ...d of 2007 Bharatiya Khristiya Mandali reported to have 4,841 members in 65 congregations.<ref name="bicwm" />

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I Am a Mennonite, Deborah A Scott, April 1999 (United States)
those goals, but I have been blessed with congregations at home and in

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Mennonite Air Missions, Guatemala
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...oadless interior of the country, the Air Missions group has established 17 congregations with nearly 275 members.<ref>Donald B. Kraybill, Concise Encyclopedia of Am

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What Does It Mean to Be Mennonite? Emma Ruth, April 2011
...the notion that many Mennonites seem to battle—that we think more of local congregations and have a view of the church that makes it difficult to think about global

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Mennonite Confession of Faith (Mennonite Church, 1963)
...s. The decisions of such conferences should be respected by the individual congregations and members. ...pastors lay the responsibility for the leadership and pastoral care of the congregations, and the deacons served as their helpers. In each era of the life of the ch

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Why I Am Mennonite, Anonymous, April 1999 (United States)
divided over homosexuality and whether or not to put congregations out of

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Waterlander Confession of Faith (1577)
...which was that they drew up a confession of faith in order to instruct the congregations."5 ...harvest--that our heavenly Father may prepare the right servants among the congregations to the glory of His name; servants who will proclaim His holy Word truthful

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Online Anabaptist-Mennonite Library
...neral Conference Mennonite Church, 1974)|A Statement of Direction to Guide Congregations and Regional Conferences in Understanding Ordination (General Conference M

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Abortion (Mennonite Church, 1975)
...e a panel of persons giving input to a local congregation or to a group of congregations in an area. Following the panel, small groups or Sunday school classes coul ...as confirmed or endorsed by area Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.

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The Way of Christian Love in Race Relations (Mennonite Church, 1955)
...race or color; that in communities where there are now adjacent segregated congregations, sincere efforts toward intercongregational fellowship be cultivated.

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Leadership and Authority in the Life of the Church (Mennonite Church, 1981)
...as confirmed or endorsed by area Mennonite Church area conferences and/or congregations.] ...ordained ministry. It is hoped that this study can assist conferences and congregations as they seek God's leading in these matters. It is also hoped that it can c

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Nihon Menonaito Kirisuto Kyokai Kaigi, Japan
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Altkolonier Mennonitengemeinde, Mexico
|Row 1 title = Congregations ...a, and the rest are in Coahuila, Durango, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. Other congregations related to this group are in Belize, Canada, and the United States.

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Concept of Cologne (Anabaptists, 1591)
According to the example of the apostolic congregations, deacons are also to be chosen, to whom the care of the needy is entrusted. ...lsace, the Breisgau, and the Palatinate joined; the names of the signatory congregations are Strasbourg, Wittenberg (probably Wissembourg in Alsace), Landau, Neusta

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Witness in Acts
...above, serves as a home base for all of Paul's missionary journeys. Other congregations also spring up in Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Greece as the powerful witness

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The Christian Family (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1962)
...ment was circulated along with study questions and a bibliography to local congregations for discussion.

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Olive Branch Confession (1627)
...d-Bereydinge (Letter for Preparing Peace), dated 16 September 1627, to the congregations in the provinces of Groningen, East and West Friesland, Overijssel, Utrecht ...30, and after thorough preparation the Flemish and the Frisian High German congregations were united. On 26 April 1639, a meeting was held in the Singel Church of A

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Confession of Faith (Fellowship of Concerned Mennonites, 1990)
...hese brethren were responsible for the leadership and pastoral care of the congregations and the maintenance of order in the church. We believe the New Testament pr

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Biblical Interpretation In The Life of the Church (Mennonite Church, 1977)
...ely needs to involve the whole people of God -- individuals, study groups, congregations, conferences, denominations, and wider church. ...ch, 1977)|G]] are identified because they are both of high interest in the congregations and directly related to the way we interpret and obey biblical teaching. Th

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Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference Confession of Faith (2001)
...ith in Jesus Christ. Members of this body are covenanted together in local congregations and participate in the ordinances of water baptism and the Lord's Supper. .... Church leaders are chosen based on godly character, and spiritual gifts. Congregations call and may financially support pastors and ministry leaders. Persons call

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