Mennonite Church Guinea Bissau is part of a Mennonite mission presence in West Africa since 2000. The mission began first in Gambia and by 2005 the good news was being carried to Guinea Bissau by new believers from Gambia. Most of the work focuses on the Balanta people but other people groups are also part of the emerging church. The mission is sponsored by Eastern Mennonite Missions and seeks to establish an Anabaptist circle of churches in those two countries plus in the intervening territory of Senegal. Welcome to our blog page and thanks for your interest in learning more about bringing Christ to a part of Africa where the church is weak or non-existent.

Saturday

Before arriving in Hutch I visited North Newton. In the late 1880's the Mennonite pioneers from Russia had a vision for higher education for their children so they founded Bethel College. Here you see the entrance to Bethel's fabled 'Old Main'. The college is struggling being one of four Anabaptist related colleges in Central Kansas. The student body is under 500 and recent years has seen numerous presidents come and go. The day I visited campus the appointment of a new president was announced- a Catholic, no less! We'll see how this flies.
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