From persecution to reconciliation

Feb 4, 2019 by

Team members instrumental in planning and designing the new display at Menno-Hof include, from left, Menno-Hof executive director Jerry Beasley, Gayle Gerber Koontz, André Gingerich Stoner, John Roth and Charlotte Long. — Susan Miller/Menno-Hof

SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. — Persecution of Anabaptists in the 16th century by Catholic, Lutheran and Reformed churches created centuries of mutual mistrust and suspicion. In the last 30 years, however, these...

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Group seeks forgiveness for trauma of Münster

Jun 11, 2018 by , and

A litany of repentance in St. Lambert’s Church in Müenster included, from left, Jörg Hagemann, Keith Blank, Andrea Lange, Jacob Schiere and Ulf Schlier. — David Peters

MÜNSTER, Germany — An unprecedented time of forgiveness came in May to the site of a notorious and violent Anabaptist uprising. A litany of healing and exchanges of understanding were part of a national...

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Mennonite World Conference completes dialogue with Catholics, Lutherans

Mar 21, 2017 by

AUGSBURG, Germany — A five-year discussion of baptism among Mennonites, Catholics and Lutherans has yielded new insights. Representatives of the Catholic Church’s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian...

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