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.
Young adults gathered the next day to be Empowered by love at the 2025 Global Youth Summit (GYS).
Join God’s work in the world!
This season invites us to marvel at God’s incredible gift of hope made visible in Christ. In this time of sharing, we follow Jesus by reaching out to the world in love. Your Christmas gift to MWC blesses the worldwide Anabaptist family of faith as we witness the Spirit’s new work springing up.
Standing between the Lines in a World on Fire
The panel discussion “Standing between the Lines in a World of Fire” explored what it means to be Anabaptist in today’s conflicts and how to work nonviolently for peace. Moderated by Swiss journalist Judith Wipfler, the event will feature voices with extensive experience in peacebuilding in conflict zones, including Amos Chin (Myanmar), Rebeca Gonzáles Torres (Mexico) and Siaka Traoré (Burkina Faso), Hansuli Gerber (Switzerland), and Carolyn Yoder (USA). Through personal insights and dialogue, the panel will reflect on how Anabaptist principles of nonviolence and reconciliation can address today’s global challenges.
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A pastoral letter for the people of the Caribbean
Beloved sisters and brothers: We call on the global Anabaptist family to pray for people in the Caribbean region after Hurricane Melissa. “The prospects from the human eyes are dismal but as his children we continue to hold fast to our hope in Christ. Keep praying for faith,” says pastor Liston Aiken, president of Jamaica Mennonite Church. Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, blew […]
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Urgent Prayers and Pastoral Letters
Online Prayer Hour
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Prayer Network
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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 / 40.2-3
In this issue
Perspectives (Anabaptism@500 activities)
- International choirs
- Workshops
- Panel discussion
- Walking tour & Story trails