• Trails of blood, sweat and tears 

    Celebrate, equip, worship: 500 years of Anabaptism  Churches around the world are marking the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism with lectures, hymn sings and even regional events.   MWC member church Iglesia Evangélica Menonita del Perú hosted “Celebrar, equipar, adorar” in Cusco, Peru 18-22 January 2025 to mark 500 years of Anabaptism.   Church members gathered for the…

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    Trails of blood, sweat and tears 
  • Activities for thinkers and movers 

    There will be something for everyone at The Courage to Love, a one-day event to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism, 29 May 2025. Activities for the registration-free event in Zurich will include a panel discussion and a “story trail.”  A world on fire  “Most early Anabaptists advocated for nonviolent witness in a context of…

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    Activities for thinkers and movers 
  • Join our anniversary campaign 

    Marking 100 years of living out unity in MWC through photos, music, trees and more  Following Jesus, living out unity, building peace. It’s a new tagline for the mission we’ve always carried as Anabaptists.   This is a momentous year with two anniversaries for Mennonite World Conference: Five hundred years of the Anabaptist movement; and 100…

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    Join our anniversary campaign 
  • Anniversaries, fellowship and consensus 

    Around the world, Anabaptists are marking 500 years of our Jesus-following movement with worship services, historical lectures and regional gatherings.   For Mennonite World Conference (MWC), the anniversary year coincides with the triennial meeting of the General Council. Additionally, 2025 is a double anniversary: it also marks 100 years of MWC drawing together Anabaptists into one…

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    Anniversaries, fellowship and consensus 
  • Read the Bible around the world!

    You are invited to participate in a Scripture read-a-thon.  To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism, MennoMedia has commissioned a new English study Bible. To celebrate its release, MennoMedia and Mennonite World Conference are collaborating on a three-day video stream of Bible reading on YouTube.   Beginning on 18 January 2025, the Global Anabaptist Bible Read-a-Thon…

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    Read the Bible around the world!
  • 100 years of evangelism in DR Congo

    “100 years of evangelism in Congo.” From 4-11 August 2024, Communauté des Églises des Frères Mennonites au Congo celebrated the 100th anniversary of their national church. The celebration in Kikwit – delayed by two years due to the pandemic – included preaching, singing, choir performances, a pastor’s conference and evangelism rally and ecumenical and international…

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    100 years of evangelism in DR Congo
  • 500: The courage to love

    Commemorating 500 years of Anabaptism on Thursday, 29 May 2025 (Ascension Day) in Zurich, Switzerland.

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  • Renewal decade commemorates 500th anniversary

    Bogotá, Colombia – On 12–19 February 2017, Anabaptist-Mennonites from around the world will gather in Augsburg, Germany, to celebrate the opening event of Renewal 2027 in conjunction with meetings of the Mennonite World Conference Executive Committee. Renewal 2027 will be a 10-year series of events (culminating in 2027) to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the…

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  • Dutch Mennonites celebrate 25th anniversary of a home mission project

    Almere, Netherlands – Some 30 years ago the Dutch Mennonite Mission Board (DZR), which had been exclusively oriented toward foreign lands, began a missionary project on its own soil. This decision was motivated by an awareness of the increasing secularization of Dutch society. This led to the start of a project in a new town…

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    Dutch Mennonites celebrate 25th anniversary of a home mission project