International Committee of Mennonite Brethren
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The International Committee of Mennonite Brethren (ICOMB) was officially launched at the 1990 Mennonite World Conference
in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
as a partnership of global Mennonite Brethren conferences.
ICOMB was originated by MBMS International
in Curitiba, Brazil in 1988 as a framework for worldwide MB conferences to relate as peers rather than as mission churches under the structure of MBMS International.
In 2005, Victor Wall, president of the Paraguay-German Mennonite Brethren Conference, was chosen to be the first Executive Secretary of ICOMB.
Mennonite World Conference
The Mennonite World Conference is a global community of Christian churches that facilitates community between Anabaptist-related churches and relates to other Christian world communions and organizations....
in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
as a partnership of global Mennonite Brethren conferences.
ICOMB was originated by MBMS International
MBMS International
MBMS International is the global missions agency of the US and Canadian MB churches. Previously it was known as Mennonite Brethren Missions/Services and Board of Missions and Services...
in Curitiba, Brazil in 1988 as a framework for worldwide MB conferences to relate as peers rather than as mission churches under the structure of MBMS International.
In 2005, Victor Wall, president of the Paraguay-German Mennonite Brethren Conference, was chosen to be the first Executive Secretary of ICOMB.
See also
- Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren ChurchesCanadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren ChurchesThe Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches is an association of Mennonite Christians with origins in southern Russia. It is part of the larger Mennonite Brethren Church and shares some common history with the US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.-Background:A small group of...
- Japan Mennonite Brethren ConferenceJapan Mennonite Brethren ConferenceThe Japan Mennonite Brethren Conference, or 日本メノナイトブレザレン教団 Nihon Menonaito Burezaren Kyoudan, is an organization serving the Mennonite Brethren churches of Japan....
- US Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
- Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church of India
- Communauté des Eglises de Frères Mennonites au Congo,