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Delegates at First Conference, Basel, 1925
Part of COE Slide Presentation - "Mennonite World Conference"
The idea of bringing Mennonites of the world together for a united meeting originated in the late 1800s among different Mennonite leaders in Europe and North America. Mennonite publications occasionally discussed this proposal, but the first Mennonite World Conference (MWC) did not take place until 1925
Participants at the 5th World Conference
Part of COE Slide Presentation - "Mennonite World Conference"
Daily attendance at the 5th Mennonite World Conference (MWC) numbered about 600 persons. This was the first conference to have an official theme: "the Church of Christ and Her Commission".
Part of COE Slide Presentation - "Mennonite World Conference"
The 5th Mennonite World Conference (MWC) gathered in the facilities of the St. Chrischona Bible School near Basil, Switzerland.
Part of COE Slide Presentation - "Mennonite World Conference"
The 5th Mennonite World Conference (MWC) was the first conference to use special equipment for translating.
Part of Youth Photograph Collection
This photograph is of a group of women and men standing in front of the Basel Bible School which includes Paul Hofer. They are standing on the steps in front of the building.
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This photo is of Samuel Gerber. He met with old friends during a farewell service at Beinenberg Bible School in Basel, Switzerland. He and his wife, Irma, were on a short-term MCC assignment with local Mennonite churches in Zaire.
Mennonite Central Committee (Akron, Pennsylvania)
European Mennonite Bible School buildings
Used in the CM 2-16-3. Newly acquired building of the EMBS.
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European Mennonite Bible School men's quartet
Men's quartet of the EMBS, Spring, 1954.
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European Mennonite Bible School faculty
Used in the CM 7-2-3. L. to R.: (back) Adolfe Schnebele, Germany; Andre Goll, France; P. J. Dyck, MCC Europe Director; (fr.) Samuel Gerber, Director of Bible School; H. H. Janzen, Basel; Willy Peterschmidt, France.
Fast, George, 1933-
Samuel Gerber, Director of Bienenberg Bible Institute with John Dyck
Part of 1970s
European Tour
Schellenberg, David K., 1917-2008
This is a photo of a group of people sitting on chairs or blankets positioned in a circle. There are large trees above them. See volume 1231, scrapbook 20, pg 37.
This is a photo of a three story building with two trees and a pole in front of it. There is a car in the bottom right hand corner. See volume 1231, scrapbook 20, pg 37.
This is a photo of a street in Basil. There are buildings on either side of the street, a truck and some bikes parked in the street and a Cathedral Spire at the end of the street. See volume 1231, scrapbook 20, pg 37.
This is a photo of a street in Basil. There are tall buildings on either side of the stress. The street in empty except for one bicycle at the left of the photograph. See volume 1231, scrapbook 20, pg 37.