Articles : Other Anabaptists
Nov. 14, 2011 issue
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Photo by Merle Good
History, mission go arm in arm to tell global story
ELKHART, Ind. — A new Mennonite narrative has been created.
A series of five history books, to be completed in 2012, offers new ways to think about the Anabaptist movement worldwide, said John A. Lapp, co-editor of the series, at a conference Oct. 27-29 at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
Oct. 31, 2011 issue
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German agency has sent more than 1,200 volunteers into service
The 1984 Mennonite World Conference assembly in Strasbourg, France, was a seminal event.
Oct. 17, 2011 issue
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Faith an anchor as young goalie becomes NHL starter
When James Reimer was 15, his parents called a family meeting. Though Harold and Marlene Reimer had originally decided their sons couldn’t play organized sports outside of school, James wanted desperately to play elite AAA hockey.
Sept. 12, 2011 issue
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Church leader tells of challenges in Vietnam
PHILADELPHIA — The Vietnamese government maintains it allows freedom of religion, but pastors and other Christians are routinely questioned by security police about impromptu Christian witnessing.
Sept. 5, 2011 issue
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8 convicted in Bolivia rape trial
A Bolivian court on Aug. 25 convicted eight Mennonite men of aggravated rape after a two-month trial that brought to light shocking reports of the systematic rape of more than 100 women and girls over five years in a reclusive Mennonite colony.
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In Bolivia, a closed society is torn open
MANITOBA COLONY, Bolivia — Susana Banman dreads the dark. Since one terrible night in early 2009, she and her husband check the closets and lock newly installed window latches each night before going to sleep in their picturesque Mennonite community of Manitoba Colony, in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia.
Aug. 22, 2011 issue
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Bernese Anabaptist Exodus commemorated
LIESTAL, Switzerland — The Bienenberg Theological Seminary will hold a historical colloquium about the Bernese Anabaptist Exodus Sept. 1-2 in Liestal.
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EMC addresses unity in diversity
Evangelical Mennonite Conference is working on a “Unity in Diversity” document to address difficult issues, and delegates recently decided it still needs a little work.
Aug. 15, 2011 issue
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Austrians claim Anabaptist past
A 15-meter galley ship tucked into the ruins of a castle in Austria restores to public memory a dramatic episode in Anabaptist history — a piece of a past nearly forgotten in that country.
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Virginia Conference celebrates 175 years
HARRISONBURG, Va. — As some 1,200 members of Virginia Mennonite Conference congregations gathered to worship, sing and celebrate, they were told to rejoice, even in the midst of suffering.
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