The Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is a body that attempts to bring fellowship and communication to diverse Anabaptist bodies across the world.

The first Mennonite World Conference was held in Basel in 1925. Its main purpose was to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Anabaptism. An assembly is convened approximately every six or seven years.

Christian Neff (1863-1946), a Mennonite minister in Germany, is often called the "father" of the Mennonite World Conference. Neff, through the Conference of Mennonites in South Germany, issued the call for the first gathering in 1925, and personally proposed the following meetings in 1930 and 1936.

Currently (2003), the MWC represents 87 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ bodies in 48 countries. The MWC prints a quarterly news publication (Correo, Courier, and Courrier) in 3 languages - Spanish, English, and French. This project began in 1986. The Mennonite World Conference considers that its main purpose is to provide "fellowship, communication, and facilitation." In partial fulfillment of this goal, the MWC has organized a General Council, the Faith and Life Council and the Peace Council.

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1 External link
2 Reference
3 Mennonite World Conferences

External link

Reference

  • Mennonite Encyclopedia, Harold S. Bender, Cornelius J. Dyck, Dennis D. Martin, et al., editors

Mennonite World Conferences


Year Held Location Held Conference Focus
1925 Basel, Switzerland 400th anniversary of Anabaptism
1930 Free City of Danzig Mennonite Relief Efforts
1936 Amsterdam and Elspeet, the Netherlands 400th anniversary of Menno Simons' conversion
1948 Goshen, Indiana, and North Newton, Kansas ???
1952 St. Chrischona, Switzerland The Church of Christ and Her Commission
1957 Karlsruhe, Germany The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the World
1962 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada The Lordship of Christ
1967 Amsterdam, the Netherlands The Witness of the Holy Spirit
1972 Curitiba, Brazil Jesus Christ Reconciles
1978 Wichita, Kansas, USA The Kingdom of God in a Changing World
1984 Strasbourg, France God's People Serve in Hope
1990 Winnipeg, Canada Witnessing to Christ in Today's World
1997 Calcutta, India Hear what the Spirit is Saying to the Churches
2003 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Africa Sharing Gifts in Suffering and in Joy
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