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Confession
of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, 1995
Mennonite Church
USA
Summary
Statement, Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective.
Adopted by
the delegates of Mennonite Church General Assembly, and of the General
Conference Mennonite Church Triennial Session, July 28, 1995, Wichita,
Kansas. Mennonite Church USA,
formed by the merger of these two groups, has adopted this confession
as its statement of faith. Copyright © 1995 by Herald Press
Scottdale PA 15683. Used by permission. Order print copies of Confession
of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, and Summary Statement,
Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, From Herald Press, Scottdale,
Pa. Worship resources
based on this confession, and translations
are also available.
Mennonite Church General
Assembly action: "To approve the articles and summary statement of the Confesson
of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective and commend them to areas
conferences, congregations and denominational ministries as their
statement of faith for teaching and nurture in the life of the church;
we further endorse the commentary as helpful clarification and
illustrative applicaton of the articles in the confession. We ask the
Committee* and the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite
Church General Boards to consider the counsel given and to approve a
final draft of the confession for the church." (Proceedings, pp
27-28.)
*Members of the
Inter-Mennonite Confession of Faith Committee: Marlin E. Miller
(co-chair), S. David Garber, Beulah Hostetler, Samuel Lopez, Ann
Weber-Becker, Helmut Harder (co-chair), Lois Barrett, Heinz Janzen,
Jake Tilitzky and Ted VanderEnde.
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