Year in Review 2025
“We are an extremely small group in a global context. But we Anabaptist churches have a lot to share and a lot to contribute to other Christian groups and societies around the world.”
—Elke & Philipp Horsch

500 years: The courage to love
On 29 May 2025, Mennonite World Conference (MWC) welcomed estimated 3 500 or more guests from around the world to The Courage to Love: Anabaptism@500.
Our Membership
1
International Association
>100
Mennonite & Brethren in Christ national churches
61
Countries
1.45
Million
baptized believers
10 180
Congregations
News
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A pastoral letter regarding Anabaptists in Venezuela
Beloved sisters and brothers Mennonite World Conference calls on all its members to join in prayer for our sisters and brothers in Venezuela. On 3 January 2026 at 2 a.m. local time, the USA bombed military bases in the capital city Caracas and in the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira. The USA military
Featured items
In Prayer
If you would like to share a prayer with us, please write to prayers@mwc-cmm.org.
Urgent Prayers and Pastoral Letters
Online Prayer Hour
Upcoming prayer hour events are at 14:00 UTC*.
- Friday, 16 January 2026
- Friday, 20 March 2026
- Friday, 15 May 2026
- Friday, 17 July 2026
Prayer Network
The Prayer Network supports our global family by emailing prayers every two months and occasionally when an urgent call to prayer arises.

Worship Resource
Anabaptist World Fellowship Sunday 2026
Our MWC tagline lists “living out unity” as a core part of our identity. We exercise solidarity with our fellow Anabaptists across denominational lines locally, around the world, with the body of Christ more broadly, and with partners in building peace and pursuing justice.
Solidarity is another word for the connection we exercise within the body of Christ. Unity expressed through actions reverberates beyond our efforts: we raise our voices and our finances in support; we stand together and lift each other up; we pay attention so that no one is left behind.
Our Magazine
Courier 2025 / 40.4
In this issue
- Reflect back to reflect forward
- MWC timeline
Resources
- Commission news: a tangible source of support and testimony
- New officer appointed
- The Officers’ Column: The Courage to Love: A 500-year witness

