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Mennonite World Conference (MWC) represents the majority of the global family of Christian churches rooted in the 16th century Radical Reformation in Europe, particularly in the Anabaptist movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MWC membership as of November 2025 includes one international association and 110 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ national churches from 61 countries, with around 1.44 million baptized believers in close to 10,400 congregations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 84% of baptized believers in MWC member churches are African, Asian or Latin American, and 16% are located in Europe and North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A video introduction to MWC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mennonite World Conference is called to be a communion (Koinonia) of Anabaptist-related churches linked to one another in a worldwide community of faith for fellowship, worship, service, and witness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MWC exists 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shared Convictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By the grace of God, we seek to live and proclaim the good news of reconciliation in Jesus Christ. As part of the one body of Christ at all times and places, we hold these shared convictions to be central to our belief and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Vision, Mission, & Shared Convictions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Global Maps & Memberships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mennonite World Conference compiles statistics of churches that are rooted in the 16th century Radical Reformation in Europe, particularly in the Anabaptist movement. This faith family includes 2.13 million baptized believers in 86 countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Interactive Global Map<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
All Maps & Statistics<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Member List<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

General Council<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MWC\u2019s member churches and conferences each send one to three delegates (based on the population of the church or conference) to General Council meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This group of church leaders meets every three years to shape the mandate of MWC, share concerns and insights, and worship together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adopted by the General Council, 14 July 2009, Asunci\u00f3n, Paraguay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View Constitution<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Executive Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An Executive Committee is elected from the General Council and meets annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meet Executive Committee<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mennonite World Conference produces three types of documents approved by the General Council:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View Resource Library<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A video introduction to MWC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Learn about MWC through short videos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meet MWC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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