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• A Statement of the Position of the General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America on * Peace, War, Military Service, and Patriotism (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1941)
  As approved by the General Conference, Souderton, Pennsylvania, August 17-22, 1941. ...he world, we as representatives of The General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America, desire to set forth in the following statement our faith
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• A Church of Many Peoples Confronts Racism (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
  ...eoples Confronts Racism, A (General Conference Mennonite Church; Mennonite Church, 1989) ...diversity and thus a cause for celebration. We are becoming more like the church for which our Lord prayed (John 17:11-12, 20-23; Ephesians 2:11-22).
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• Statement on Inter-Mennonite Cooperation in North America (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1983)
  ...operation in North America (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1983) <h4>Statement on Inter-Mennonite Cooperation in North America</h4> Mennonites have lived in [[North America|
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• "And No One Shall Make Them Afraid" (Zephaniah 3:12-13): a Mennonite Statement on Violence (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1997)
  ...nite Statement on Violence (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1997) -- Summary Statement ...e Church, with God's help, we commit ourselves, our congregations, and our church agencies to be communities of nonviolence, demonstrating and proclaiming th
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• Recommendation on Exploring MC/GC Integration (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
  ...peration between the General Conference Mennonite Church and the Mennonite Church, we affirm the following: ...de and implement the process outlined above, with regular reporting to the General Boards and the biennial/triennial assemblies.</li><li>We propose that by 19
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• Justice and the Christian Witness (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1983)
  ...and the Christian Witness (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1983) ...by General Conference Mennonite Church Triennial Session Mennonite Church General Assembly Bethlehem, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] August 1-7, 1983
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• Resolution on Central America (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1983)
  Resolution on Central America (Mennonite Church, 1983) ...Central America, that their faith will be strong in adversity and that the church will have courage and strength in witnessing to the reconciling gospel of C
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• Vision: Healing and Hope (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church , 1995)
  Vision: Healing and Hope (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1995) ...statement for Mennonite Church USA and [[Mennonite Church Canada|Mennonite Church Canada]].
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• Stewardship of the Earth: Resolution on Environment and Faith Issues (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
  ...vironment and Faith Issues (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989) Mennonite Church and General Conference congregations and conferences be encouraged to promote discussion and actio
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• Statement on the Believers' Church (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1956)
  Statement on the Believers' Church (GCMC, 1956) ...hurch)|Board of Education and Publication]] to be presented to the General Conference Sessions in. Winnipeg, Manitoba, in August, 1956, for adoption.
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• Agreeing and Disagreeing in Love -- Commitments for Mennonites in Times of Disagreement (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1995)
  1. Acknowledge together that conflict is a normal part of our life in the church. (Romans 14:1-8, 10-12, 17-19; Romans 15:1-7) ...lves, we will use those with gifts and training in mediation in the larger church. (Philippians 4:1-3)
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• Mennonite Tricentennial Resolution (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1983)
  Mennonite Tricentennial Resolution (GCMC, 1983) <h3>Mennonite Tricentennial Resolution</h3> I
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• Television Violence (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977)
  ...t Upon the Mennonite Church (GCMC, 1977)|II. The Effect Upon the Mennonite Church]] ...this has upon children in our country and especially within the Mennonite church. Statistics and studies on violence on television differ slightly, but all
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• Offender Ministries (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1977)
  ...ve become involved in ministry to the offender and several conferences and conference agencies support programs of ministry to the offender; ...resource for congregational study and action.</li> <li>By encouraging the Mennonite Central Committee to continue exploring alternatives to prison systems.</li
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• Statement of Doctrine (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1941)
  ...more closely identify with seminary trained pastors. The board for the new Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Chicago approved this statement in July 1945. Adopted by the General Conference at Its Twenty-ninth Session Hold in Souderton, Pennsylvania, August 17-22,
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• The Christian Family (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1962)
  ...nt-Child Relations]]</li> <li>[[The Church and the Family (GCMC, 1962)|The Church and the Family]]</li> <li>[[Conclusion (GCMC, 1962)|Conclusion]] ...rise above difficulties and overcome the present threats to the home. The church is therefore being called upon to help the family.
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• Guidelines on Abortion (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1980)
  ...our time. Historically we, the members of the General Conference Mennonite Church, have affirmed the sanctity of human life. We continue to make that affirma ...Abortion Decisions</h4> <i>We believe that the New Testament pictures the church as a community</i> (koinonia) which seeks to discern the will of God and ta
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• Resolution on Nationalism (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1968)
  ...e [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] in the [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Canada|Canada]] a ...m of God. When religion or God is used to justify a state's action and the church has become its captive, we have become idolatrous.
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• Resolution on Apartheid (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1986)
  We give thanks that in the ministries of our church we have members serving among our black sisters and brothers of southern Af ...t the General Secretary to arrange for drafting letters in the name of the conference to be sent to the Prime Minister of [[Canada|Canada]] and the President of
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• Resolution Regarding Caring Community (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1983)
  We commend the hosting and program committees for the efforts made at this conference to meet some of the needs of the disabled. We pledge ourselves to continue ...e [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] at Bethlehem, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] in 1983.
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• Central District Conference
  ...by the merger of the General Conference Mennonite Church and the Mennonite Church. The purpose of Central District Conference, a member conference of Mennonite Church USA, is to promote community among congregations, to serve as a resource fo
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• Mennonite Church Canada
  Mennonite Church Canada's more that 200 congregations and over 32,000 baptized members repre ...the Conference of Mennonites in Canada (CMC), which had congregational and conference ties to both the MC and GC bodies.
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• Vision: Healing and Hope (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church , 1995)
  Vision: Healing and Hope (Mennonite Church, General Conference Mennonite Church, 1995) ...statement for Mennonite Church USA and [[Mennonite Church Canada|Mennonite Church Canada]].
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• A Call to Kingdom Commitments (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1986)
  Call to Kingdom Commitments, A (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1986) ...or the leaders and staff of the conference, to pray for the members of the conference individually and corporately and to encourage our congregations to pray tha
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• A Resolution to Laugh with Abraham and Sarah (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1992)
  1. that the General Conference Mennonite Church, together with the Conference of Mennonites in Canada and area conferences, give birth to 50 new churches 2. that the General Conference Mennonite Church provide staffing in church planting to enable the fulfillment of this vision, to be implemented when f
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• On Love and Unity in the Church (Mennonite Church, 1961)
  On Love and Unity in the Church (Mennonite Church, 1961) ...of the Bible</h4> Whereas we have been guided by God's Spirit during this Conference to affirm to ourselves and the larger society our doctrine of redemptive lo
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• Resolution on a Jubilee Year of Repentance and Action Regarding Nuclear Weapons (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1995)
  That the General Conference Mennonite Church in cooperation with New Call to Peacemaking and other religious organizatio That congregations of the General Conference Mennonite Church promote study concerning nuclear weapons through material produced in coope
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• Tokyo Chiku Menonaito Kyokai Rengo, Japan
  |Box title = Tokyo Chiku Menonaito Kyokai Rengo (Tokyo Area Fellowship of Mennonite Churches) ...n in Christ Churches Worldwide, 2009: Asia & Pacific." ''[[Mennonite World Conference]]''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/files/Members%202009/Asia%20&%20Pacific%20
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• Our Common Confession (General Conference Mennonite, 1896)
  ...version of 1929 quoted below). There were later attempts to approve the [[Mennonite Articles of Faith by Cornelis Ris (1766)]] and a revised set of articles in The Conference recognizes and acknowledges the Sacred Scriptures of the Old and New Testam
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• Canada
  |Row 6 title = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] (2006) ...09) of 33,487,208.<ref name="cia" /> Today (2009), many different types of Mennonite groups reside in Canada ranging from old order to progressive. To learn mo
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• Affirming Peacemaking as it Relates to the Peace Tax (U.S.)/Peace Trust (Canada) (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1995)
  ...even in the face of violence and warfare," (from Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, Article 22, first paragraph); Therefore be it resolved: That now is the time for us as a Mennonite people to support efforts being made to finance alternative approaches to p
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• United States
  |Row 6 title = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] (2006) ...d groups in the United States officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]]. Six of the 17 groups are made up of congregations in both the United St
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• Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender (Mennonite Church, 1965)
  Capital Punishment and the Ministry of the Church to the Offender (Mennonite Church, 1965) ...1965)|Statement]]</h3> A statement presented to [Mennonite Church] General Conference by the Peace Problems Committee and adopted August, 1965.
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• India
  |Row 6 title = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] ...06 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," ''[[Mennonite World Conference]]''. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 5 Augu
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• Paul M. Lederach
  ...hor of ''Daniel'', was ordained to the ministry in the Franconia Mennonite Conference at Norristown, Pa., in 1944. Since then, he has served in a variety of past ...s'' (1953-61), a cooperative venture with the General Conference Mennonite Church. He served as director of the Curriculum Development and Service Department
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• Recommendation on Exploring MC/GC Integration (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
  ...peration between the General Conference Mennonite Church and the Mennonite Church, we affirm the following: ...de and implement the process outlined above, with regular reporting to the General Boards and the biennial/triennial assemblies.</li><li>We propose that by 19
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• Resolution on Military Tax Withholding (Mennonite Church, 1989)
  Resolution on Military Tax Withholding (Mennonite Church, 1989) [[Text (Mennonite Church, 1989)|Text]]
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• On Dedication for Our Times (Mennonite Church, 1961)
  On Dedication for Our Times (Mennonite Church, 1961) ...urgency has gripped our hearts as we have been together under God in this Conference,
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• Resolution Regarding Caring Community (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1983)
  We commend the hosting and program committees for the efforts made at this conference to meet some of the needs of the disabled. We pledge ourselves to continue ...e [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] at Bethlehem, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] in 1983.
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• A Resolution: The Death Penalty (Mennonite Church USA, 2001)
  ...ments by the Mennonite Church in 1975 and the General Conference Mennonite Church in 1980. The resolution then passed with a few dissenting votes. * The General Conference Mennonite Church called for "federal and state governments . . .to discontinue the use of th
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