General Anabaptist and Mennonite Videos

Videos that teach and explain about who we are as Anabaptists and Mennonites, and our history. We are continually updating this list, please click here to send us your ideas and suggestions of what more should be included.

Africa

Asia and the Pacific

Latin America and the Caribbean

Europe

Menno Simons (the Netherlands, English) - An educational video about Menno Simons, a Dutch religious reformer who rocked the cradle of a worldwide faith fellowship, his particular achievement was to assume leadership and give form to Anabaptism.

North America

Menno Simons Story (Canada, English) - A video sharing the basic story of Menno Simons, the person whom "Mennonites" are named after.

Mennonites Everywhere - A video series that strives to debunk some long-standing Mennonite stereotypes. You don't have to have a certain kind of surname, eat specific ethnic foods, or dress a certain way to belong to a Mennonite church.

Zahara Kwaje Ali (Canada, English)
Nick Spaling (Canada, English)
Odette Mukole L Mukanzo (Canada, English)

The Spread of the Anabaptists -The Story of the Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites (USA, English) - This is a very brief overview of the history of the Anabaptists, beginning in Zurich in 1525 and tracing their paths to the present. This was originally prepared for a historical society in Lancaster County, PA.

Who are the Mennonites? - This video explores Mennonite history, beliefs and practices. Available in English and Spanish.

Who are the Mennonites? (North American, English)
¿Quienes son los menonitas? (North America, Spanish)

Most Recent News

New bishops in Tanzania plan for revival

The church in Tanzania underwent revival in the 1940s–1980s and the leaders of Kanisa la Mennonite Tanzania (KMT) are ready to welcome it again. The newly elected bishops have cast a vision to expand the Mennonite church in Tanzania by one million people. In January 2017, several retirements caused turnover of more than half of KMT’s bishops: five new young leaders (under age 55 compared to the usual 60-plus) joined the remaining three to create a plan for revival, envisioning a Mennonite congregation in every village in Tanzania.

MWC has beauty to be shared

Bogota, Colombia – “MWC is a global family through which we experience our participation in the body of Christ,” says general secretary César García. Social media is one place we participate with each other across geographical boundaries. “We are a meeting place for the Anabaptist family,” says Chief Communications Officer Kristina Toews. “Through MWC’s online platforms, you can talk to each other, sharing lives through photos, prayers and encouragements.”

New name? MWC considers identity and brand

Changing a name is not a process entered into lightly: there are legal steps, and friends and acquaintances must learn to use the new name. More importantly, the change says something about identity: something significant has changed, or the new name better describes who you have always been. Over the past 30 years, the leaders of Mennonite World Conference (MWC) have been in conversation around the possibility of a name change.

MWC provides care after the storm

A 15th birthday celebration at their church, Casa de Oración, drew Ignacio and Liliana’s family out of their house in Manta, Ecuador, earlier than usual on 16 April, 2016, just before an earthquake struck. The 7.8 Richter scale tremor killed some 700 people and left more than 6,500 families homeless, including Ignacio and Liliana who stayed with his parents after the falling wall of the neighbour’s house damaged theirs.