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The 14th Assembly of Mennonite World Conference will likely take place in Africa in the year 2003. Meeting in Strasbourg, France, the MWC Executive Committee expressed a preference for the year 2003, rather than waiting until 2004. A host country has not been chosen. Official invitations have come from The Brethren in Christ Church in Zambia, the Brethren in Christ Church Zimbabwe, and the Meserete Kristos Church of Ethiopia.
Before the next meeting between Mennonites and Brethren in Christ, MWC will continue its work to facilitate communion between churches through activities that have been developed in response to specific needs, requests and initiatives of MWC member churches or their mission and service agencies.
Executive secretary Larry Miller said MWC attempts to stimulate "greater unity in our life in Jesus Christ as members of the Mennonite and BIC world community." As part of that effort, representatives of Mennonite Central Committee and MWC are discussing how the two groups might relate more fully in the international arena on behalf of the world church. At the MWC Executive Committee meeting, Ronald Mathies, MCC executive director, spoke to the committee members about internationalization, which is about accountability and relationships as they deal with power, structure and money.
Over the next 3 years, executive committee members from both groups will attend the other's meetings in order to exchange ideas. During that time, the groups will continue to strengthen the partnership, utilizing MWC's worldwide membership and MCC's workers and support.
Mennonite World Conference news release
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