STRASBOUG, France — African members of Mennonite-related churches now outnumber similar church members on any other continent, the Mennonite World Conference announced.
The conference, based in Strasbourg, France, released its new census figures June 18.
There are 451,959 baptized Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and related church members in Africa, compared to 451,180 members in North America. The increase of members since 2000 has caused the African continent to move ahead of North America in terms of Mennonite membership for the first time.
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