Anti-racism

South Africa Pilgrimage
Muizenberg Beach
Working through South Africa’s complex layers
By Jennifer Murch
South Africa
Just Peace Pilgrimages
Andrew Suderman (left) and Joani Miller (right) give their presentation on Just Peace Pilgrimages at Pastors and Leaders Conference on February 19. Photo by Sara (née Gurulé) Peachey.
Pilgrimages are a journey of lament and authentic hope
By Joani Miller and Andrew Suderman
South Africa Pilgrimage
District Six location
By Catrina Carrigan, Unsplash
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
image
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.
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.
Just Peace Pilgrimage
Members of Community Mennonite Church's Just Peace Pilgrimage group stand before the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. From left to right: Art Stoltzfus, Meribeth Kraybill, Betty Shenk, Rene Hostetter, Isaac Witmer, Ruth Zimmerman, Keaton Shenk, and Earl Zimmerman. Photo provided.