Vietnam Mennonite Church
The Vietnam Mennonite Church is a
History
The Church has its origins in an American mission in 1957. [1] It was founded in 1964.
The Mennonite Central Committee, which is the social service branch of the Mennonite Church, was one of the few Western charitable organizations to continue work in Vietnam after the Northern regime communist victory in 1975 and the subsequent reunification of the country.[2]
In 2001, it has about 10,000 members. [3]
Controversies
The Church general secretary, vice president (and also a chairman of the Legal Committee of the
Another five members of the church, called, along with Quang, the "Mennonite Six" (Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang, Evangelist Pham Ngoc Thach, Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Church elder Nguyen Huu Nghia, Children's worker
In July 2005, Vietnamese government officials destroyed the home of the pastor Nguyen Hong Quang, while he was in detention, including the room where his congregation held worship services.
The Mennonite movement (together with Baptist one) was officially recognized by Hanoi in October 2007, which was estimated as some improvement of religious freedom in the country.[6] Pastor Nguyen Quang Trung, provisional president of the Vietnam Mennonite Church, taking part in the official ceremony of the above authorisation, quoted his Church’s motto: "Living the Gospel, worshipping God, and serving the nation."[6]
See also
- Christianity in Vietnam
- Protestants in Vietnam
References
- ^ Mennonite World Conference, Living out the gospel as received, mwc-cmm.org, Canada, August 3, 2022
- ^ "Vietnam: Attack on Mennonites Highlights Religious Persecution". Human rights watch. October 22, 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-05-09. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
- ^ World Christian Encyclopedia 2nd edition (Oxford University Press, 2001), first volume, p. 806
- ^ Compass Direct, Activist Christian Pastor Arrested In Vietnam, christianitytoday.com, USA, August 1, 2001
- ^ Kenneth Chan, Vietnam Court to Hear Appeal of Mennonite Six Members Today, christianpost.com, USA, April 12, 2005
- ^ a b "Hanoi officially recognises Baptists and Mennonites", Asia News, October 2007.