A news article by Paul Schrag in Anabaptist World, an independent Mennonite news publication, dated 26 November 2025 and updated 17 February 2026. Reports that Meserete Kristos Church, Ethiopia's largest Anabaptist body with over 514,000 baptized members, withdrew as host of the 2028 Mennonite World Conference Assembly after social media backlash over its association with North American churches that accept same-sex marriage, quoting the church's executive committee that associating with a conference including churches supporting homosexuality contradicts the core beliefs of its church. Quotes MWC General Secretary Cesar Garcia stating that MWC itself takes no position on same-sex marriage and that only four of its roughly 110 member churches hold a progressive stance on the question.
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Reliability Tier2
Independent, named-author Mennonite journalism, paired with Mennonite World Conference's own page for the global body's own statement of its position, and quoting the General Secretary directly rather than characterizing the position unattributed. NotesCited for Mennonites' sexuality-position and its detail, the Meserete Kristos Church withdrawal and the General Secretary's quoted statement.
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PublisherAnabaptist World
Publication Year2025
URLhttps://anabaptistworld.org/ethiopians-cancel-hosting-2028-world-assembly-mwc-leader-says/
Source Typejournalism
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This source names Mennonite World Conference directly: "members, withdrew as host of the 2028 Mennonite World Conference Assembly after social media backlash over its association with North American churches that accept same-sex marriage, quoting the..."
This source names Mennonites directly: "A news article by Paul Schrag in Anabaptist World, an independent Mennonite news publication, dated 26 November 2025 and updated 17 February 2026."
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