Peace and justice

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Workshop
Wil LaVeist, Mission Network senior executive of advancement, presenting “Afrocentric Anabaptists: Black Experiences in the Mennonite Church” at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s conference for Pastors & Leaders 2025 | Anabaptism at 500: Looking Back, Living Forward.
Afrocentric Anabaptists
By Jane Morrow
United States
Urgent humanitarian crisis
A dove
South Africa Pilgrimage
The congregation at Brethren in Christ Church, Hillbrow. Photo by Jennifer Murch.
Unlearning
By Jennifer Murch
South Africa
South Africa Pilgrimage
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The invisible majority
By Jennifer Murch
South Africa
South Africa Pilgrimage
Our Iziko (pronounced “ee-ZEE-ko”) leaders — Mzi, Nkosi, Pokie, and Steve — doled out t-shirts, water bottles, pens, notebooks, the wi-fi password, towels, a booklet containing the schedule, brief summaries about the sites of struggle we would be visiting, and poems and prayers we would be using in our group times.
MVS
Tucson MVS members walk through the desert in Mexico near the U.S. border wall. From left are Zing Bawi Ken, Hannah Lehman, Schyler Entz and Lisa Showalter (local program coordinator for the unit). Photo provided.
Just Peace Pilgrimage
The group toured the Old Fort Prison Complex at Constitution Hill, learning about the historical figures who were held captive there, like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, among others.
Breaking down barriers
Nathan Mudiji Makumbi, standing center right with clerical collar, gathers with the Kiri Centre Mennonite Brethren congregation in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a worship service. Photographer: Glodie Kihita.
MVS
The 2024-25 Tucson, Arizona, MVS unit