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The
Mennonite World Conference
(
MWC
) is an international
Mennonite
Anabaptist
Christian denomination
. Its headquarters are in
Kitchener, Ontario
,
Canada
.
History
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The first
Mennonite World Conference
was held in
Basel
in 1925.
[1]
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 was president of the following meetings in 1930 and 1936.
[2]
The MWC prints a quarterly news publication in three languages?Spanish (as
Correo
), English (
Courier
), and French (
Courrier
.) This project began in 1986. The
Mennonite World Conference
considers that its mission is to (1) be a global community of faith in the Anabaptist-tradition, (2) facilitate relationships between Anabaptist-related churches worldwide, and (3) relate to other Christian world communions and organizations.
[3]
The official repository of Mennonite World Conference is the
Mennonite Church USA Archives
.
According to a census published by the association in 2022, it would have 107 member denominations in 59 countries, and 1,47 million baptized members in 10,300 churches.
[4]
Beliefs
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The Conference has an
Anabaptist
confession of faith
.
[5]
Affiliated organizations
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The Global Mission Fellowship (GMF) has 71
mission
member organizations.
[6]
GASN
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The Global Anabaptist Service Network (GASN) supports
humanitarian
aid projects.
[7]
Conferences
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Year
|
Location
|
Conference Focus
|
1925
|
Basel
, Switzerland
|
400th anniversary of Anabaptism
|
1930
|
Free City of Danzig
|
Mennonite Relief Efforts
|
1936
|
Amsterdam
and
Elspeet
, Netherlands
|
400th anniversary of Menno Simons' conversion
|
1948
|
Goshen, Indiana
, and
North Newton, Kansas
, United States
|
Relief,
Nonconformity to the World
, Faith and Life, Missions, Young People's Work, A Young People's Program, the Peace Testimony, Colonization, Institutions and Mennonite Life, and Christian Education
[8]
|
1952
|
Bettingen
, Switzerland
|
The Church of Christ and Her Commission
|
1957
|
Karlsruhe
, West Germany
|
The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the World
|
1962
|
Kitchener, Ontario
, Canada
|
The Lordship of Christ
|
1967
|
Amsterdam, Netherlands
|
The Witness of the Holy Spirit
|
1972
|
Curitiba
, Brazil
|
Jesus Christ Reconciles
|
1978
|
Wichita, Kansas
, United States
|
The Kingdom of God in a Changing World
|
1984
|
Strasbourg
, France
|
God's People Serve in Hope
|
1990
|
Winnipeg
, Manitoba, Canada
|
Witnessing to Christ in Today's World
|
1997
|
Calcutta
, India
|
Hear what the Spirit is Saying to the Churches
|
2003
|
Bulawayo
, Zimbabwe
|
Sharing Gifts in Suffering and in Joy
|
2009
|
Asuncion
, Paraguay
|
Come together in the way of Jesus Christ
[9]
|
2015
|
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, United States
|
Walking with God
|
2022
|
Salatiga
,
Jepara
,
Surakarta
,
Margokerto
,
Ungaran
,
Semarang
, Indonesia
|
Following Jesus together across barriers
[10]
|
Notes
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- ^
J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann,
Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices
, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1859
- ^
"Previous Assemblies"
.
Mennonite World Conference
. 29 July 2019
. Retrieved
31 October
2020
.
- ^
"Vision and Mission"
.
Mennonite World Conference
. 29 July 2019
. Retrieved
31 October
2020
.
- ^
Mennonite World Conference,
About MWC
, mwc-cmm.org, Canada, retrieved November 5, 2022
- ^
Mennonite World Conference,
Shared convictions
, mwc-cmm.org, Canada, accessed May 5, 2023
- ^
Mennonite World Conference,
Global Mission Fellowship
, mwc-cmm.org, Canada, accessed May 5, 2023
- ^
Mennonite World Conference,
Global Anabaptist Service Network
, mwc-cmm.org, Canada, accessed May 5, 2023
- ^
Mennonite World Conference
in
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
- ^
"Mennonite World Conference Assembly 15 theme chosen"
. MWC. 2008-01-30. Archived from
the original
on 2011-06-06
. Retrieved
2008-07-05
.
- ^
"Indonesia 2022"
(PDF)
.
Mennonite World Conference
. Retrieved
31 October
2020
.
References
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]
- Mennonite Encyclopedia
, Harold S. Bender, Cornelius J. Dyck, Dennis D. Martin, et al., editors
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