Mennonite World Conference

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.

Table of contents

1 External link
2 Reference
3 Mennonite World Conferences

External link

Mennonite World Conference - official Web Site

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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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