MWC Online Prayer Hour

MWC online prayer hour

“Though we truly live out our Christian faith in local communities, it is when we meet as a global church we begin to grasp the vastness of God’s grace,” says Elisabeth Kunjam, a Mennonite church member from India.

From Indonesia to Peru, participants are invited to join MWC’s Online Prayer Hour sponsored by the Deacons Commission.  

Participants enter breakout rooms on the Zoom online meeting platform to pray in smaller groups in English, Spanish and French.

The prayers include thanks: gratitude to God for protection from harm in this difficult time.

“Praying together brings a wonderful feeling of being part of the global Mennonite family,” says Hans Gerhard Peters, MWC General Council member for Aliança Evangélica Menonita, Brazil.

“I am confident that when we come together for praying, God listens and answers us,” says Deacons Commission chair Siaka Traoré of Burkina Faso.

Click here to register for the next online prayer hour.

Friday 14 May 2021

Friday 16 July 2021

Friday 17 September 2021

Friday 19 November 2021

Click here to learn more about the prayer network

 

Click here to learn more about the Deacons Commission

 

Click here to read about the first online prayer hour

Online Prayer Hour is held every two months on Friday

City Time (Daylight Saving)
Vancouver 07:00 (UTC -7)
Guatemala City /  Winnipeg 08:00 (UTC -6)
Bogota / Lima / Winnipeg 09:00 (UTC -5)
Asuncion / Kitchener / Washington DC 10:00 (UTC -4)
Curitiba 11:00 (UTC -3)
Ouagadougou 14:00 (UTC)
Kinshasa 15:00 (UTC +1)
Amsterdam / Harare 16:00 (UTC +2)
Nairobi 17:00 (UTC +3)
Kolkata 19:30 (UTC +5.5)
Semarang 21:00 (UTC +7)
Hong Kong 22:00 (UTC +8)
Seoul / Tokyo 23:00 (UTC +9)
UTC 14:00

 

City Time - Standard
Vancouver 06:00 (UTC -8)
Guatemala / Winnipeg 08:00 (UTC -6)
Bogota / Kitchener / Lima / Washington DC 09:00 (UTC -5)
Asuncion / Curitiba 11:00 (UTC -3)
Ouagadougou 14:00 (UTC)
Kinshasa / Amsterdam 15:00 (UTC +1)
Harare 16:00 (UTC +2)
Nairobi 17:00 (UTC +3)
Kolkata 19:30 (UTC +5.5)
Semarang 21:00 (UTC +7)
Hong Kong 22:00 (UTC +8)
Seoul / Tokyo 23:00 (UTC +9)
UTC 14:00

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Deacons Commission
Purpose The Deacons Commission focuses on the welfare of the churches within the MWC communion, particularly in times of duress, and offers listening, prayer, encouragement and support to churches feeling the need for brothers and sisters to “walk with them” in their particular need. The commission promotes the attitude and practice of service among member churches by means of visits, teaching and materials. Program Activities Global Church Sharing Fund MWC Prayer Network: Click here for more information about what the Prayer Network is and how to sign up.

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Red de Oración del CMM
“I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone” (1 Timothy 2:1). Please join us in a network of brothers and sisters committed to praying for our global Anabaptist family. Started as part of the preparation for the MWC Assembly PA 2015, the MWC Deacons Commission and Communications office are continuing this initiative to connect the global family so that we can lift each other up in prayer. MWC already shares prayers on the MWC website, Info email, and the MWC Facebook page.

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Deacons Commission
Purpose The Deacons Commission focuses on the welfare of the churches within the MWC communion, particularly in times of duress, and offers listening, prayer, encouragement and support to churches feeling the need for brothers and sisters to “walk with them” in their particular need. The commission promotes the attitude and practice of service among member churches by means of visits, teaching and materials. Program Activities Global Church Sharing Fund COVID-19 Fund proposal application MWC Prayer Network: Click here for more information about what the Prayer Network is and how to sign up.

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Physically distanced but in prayer together
Physically distanced but in prayer together
“There is lockdown and physical distancing, but even so, we can meet in prayer. From different countries, we can come together and pray together in this way. As we are united in prayer, we trust God will hear our prayers and intervene.” Hanna Soren, member of the Deacons Commission, offered this prayer at the close of Mennonite World Conference’s first online prayer meeting.