On Saturday, November 1, delegates and credentialed leaders from across the country, will gather in Souderton, PA for the 2025 Mosaic Mennonite Conference Fall Delegate Assembly. Around 300 delegates and guests are expected in person, with around 30 delegates participating virtually who are unable to travel at this time.
Guided by this year’s theme, “Be My Witnesses,” and the text Acts 1:6-8, we will worship and pray together, break bread and fellowship, and have engaged conversations on the future of Mosaic including denominational affiliation and how to live faithfully centered on Jesus.
The day will begin with worship, which is open to all, though we ask that all guests RSVP by Monday, Oct. 27.
It will also be live streamed for those not attending in person. There will be lively music and a sermon from Dr. Meghan Larissa Good, who will cast a vision for renewed Anabaptist witness now and for the future.
Don’t miss our newest Learning Mosaic Podcast episode featuring Dr. Meghan Larissa Good as one of the guests. Listen here!
During worship, three new member congregations (Iglesia Menonita del Cordero [Brownsville, TX]; Iglesia Menonita Fuente de Agua Viva [Los Fresnos, TX]; and Redemption Church of Bristol [PA]) will be welcomed. We will also recognize newly credentialed leaders, honor those among us who have died, and remember those who have left Mosaic in the past year.
The morning delegate session will follow worship, and each delegate will be seated at a table group with a table leader. All table participants will be asked to commit to Mosaic’s Respectful Communication Guidelines. There will be times of singing praise and sharing communion.
There will be an opportunity to discuss the board’s recommendation: “to discontinue membership in Mennonite Church USA (MC USA) and cultivate healthy mutual partnerships with MC USA, MWC, and other Anabaptist communities,” followed by a vote (utilizing green, yellow, and red colors). (The ballot text is available in the docket, and more information is available on the FAQ document).
There will also be an opportunity to reflect in diverse table groups on Mosaic Conference’s new Centering Document (see: A Mosaic Identity: Clarifying our Center).
Due to space limitations and to maintain a quiet working space for delegates, all non-delegate guests will be seated in chairs rather than at tables and asked to be quiet observers. For guests who wish to talk to others during the session, the delegate sessions will also be livestreamed in the sanctuary.
Makinto, Associate Pastor of LA (CA) Faith Chapel and Co-Director of Conference-Related Ministry Amahoro International, will again lead us in a peacebuilding drumming ritual. Please bring a handheld rhythm instrument, such as a djembe, bongos, shaker, or a bucket and drumsticks, for the peacemaking and drumming time during our afternoon session. If you don’t bring something, your hands work great too!
There will be an extended period for lunch and relationship building, including time to visit the Exhibit Hall, to visit Mosaic Conference-Related Ministries and other agencies. This space will be open prior to worship and throughout the lunch period for visiting before or after eating. At 2 p.m., the Exhibit Hall will close.
There will be prayer room available for reflection, located off of the sanctuary and main foyer.
Intercessory Prayer for Mosaic Assembly
Join us on Tuesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM (ET) / 4:00 PM (PT) for a virtual time of prayer for Mosaic delegates and all who wish to lift up the upcoming Assembly.
Beyond the Saturday Assembly is a weekend of equipping and being community together. On Friday evening, the “Witness Together” equipping event at Zion Mennonite (Souderton, PA) will offer worship, equipping on Mosaic’s priorities of formational, missional, and intercultural transformation, and deepening intercultural relationships, and will include a workshop with Dr. Meghan Larissa Good. Sunday will include some pulpit swaps and visits by guest pastors.
We look forward to seeing you at Mosaic’s Assembly on November 1. For further information, please see Mosaic’s Assembly webpage.
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The opinions expressed in articles posted on Mosaic’s website are those of the author and may not reflect the official policy of Mosaic Conference. Mosaic is a large conference, crossing ethnicities, geographies, generations, theologies, and politics. Each person can only speak for themselves; no one can represent “the conference.” May God give us the grace to hear what the Spirit is speaking to us through people with whom we disagree and the humility and courage to love one another even when those disagreements can’t be bridged.