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{{Infobox Christian denomination
|name = Mennonite World Conference
|image = Mennonite World Conference logo.svg
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|main_classification = [[Mainline Protestant|Mainline]]
|orientation = [[Anabaptist]], [[Mennonites]]
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|headquarters = [[Kitchener, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
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|founded_date = 1925
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|area = 59 countries
|congregations = 10,300 
|members = 1.47 million
|missionary organization = Global Mission Fellowship
|aid  = Global Anabaptist Service Network (GASN)
|website =  {{URL| mwc-cmm.org}} 
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The '''Mennonite World Conference''' ('''MWC''') is an international [[Mennonite]] [[Anabaptist]] [[Christian denomination]]. Its headquarters are in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], Canada.

==History==
The first ''Mennonite World Conference'' was held in [[Basel]] in 1925.<ref>J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ''Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1859</ref> Its main purpose was to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Anabaptism. An assembly is convened approximately every six or seven years.

Christian Neff (1863–1946), a Mennonite minister in [[Germany]], is often called the "father" of the Mennonite World Conference. Neff, through the Conference of Mennonites in South Germany, issued the call for the first gathering in 1925, and was president of the following meetings in 1930 and 1936.<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Assemblies |url=https://mwc-cmm.org/assembly/previous-assemblies |website=Mennonite World Conference |accessdate=31 October 2020 |language=en |date=29 July 2019}}</ref>

The MWC prints a quarterly news publication in three languages—Spanish (as ''{{lang|es|Correo}}''), English (''Courier''), and French (''{{lang|fr|Courrier}}''.) This project began in 1986. The ''Mennonite World Conference'' considers that its mission is 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vision and Mission |url=https://mwc-cmm.org/vision-and-mission |website=Mennonite World Conference |accessdate=31 October 2020 |language=en |date=29 July 2019}}</ref>

The official repository of Mennonite World Conference is the [[Mennonite Church USA Archives]].

According to a census published by the association in 2022, it would have 107 member denominations in 59 countries, and 1,47 million baptized members in 10,300 churches. <ref>Mennonite World Conference, [https://mwc-cmm.org/about-mwc About MWC], mwc-cmm.org, Canada, retrieved November 5, 2022 </ref>

== Beliefs ==
The Conference has an [[Anabaptist]] [[confession of faith]].<ref>Mennonite World Conference, [https://mwc-cmm.org/shared-convictions Shared convictions], mwc-cmm.org, Canada, accessed May 5, 2023 </ref>

== Affiliated organizations ==
=== GMF ===
The Global Mission Fellowship (GMF) has 71 [[Mission (Christianity)|mission]] member organizations. <ref> Mennonite World Conference, [https://mwc-cmm.org/en/global-mission-fellowship Global Mission Fellowship], mwc-cmm.org, Canada, accessed May 5, 2023</ref>

=== GASN ===
The Global Anabaptist Service Network (GASN) supports [[Christian humanitarian aid|humanitarian]] aid projects.<ref> Mennonite World Conference, [https://mwc-cmm.org/en/global-anabaptist-service-network Global Anabaptist Service Network], mwc-cmm.org, Canada, accessed May 5, 2023</ref>

==Conferences==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year || Location || Conference Focus
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| 1925 ||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Basel]], Switzerland || 400th anniversary of Anabaptism
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| 1930 ||{{flagicon|Danzig}} [[Free City of Danzig]] || Mennonite Relief Efforts
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| 1936 ||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Amsterdam]] and [[Nunspeet|Elspeet]], Netherlands || 400th anniversary of Menno Simons' conversion
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| 1948 ||{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Goshen, Indiana]], and [[North Newton, Kansas]], United States || Relief, [[Nonconformity to the world|Nonconformity to the World]], Faith and Life, Missions, Young People's Work, A Young People's Program, the Peace Testimony, Colonization, Institutions and Mennonite Life, and Christian Education<ref>[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M4677ME.html Mennonite World Conference] in ''Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online''</ref>
|-
| 1952 ||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Bettingen]], Switzerland || The Church of Christ and Her Commission
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| 1957 ||{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Karlsruhe]], West Germany || The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the World
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| 1962 ||{{flagicon|Canada|1957}} [[Kitchener, Ontario]], Canada || The Lordship of Christ
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| 1967 ||{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam, Netherlands || The Witness of the Holy Spirit
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| 1972 ||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Curitiba]], Brazil || Jesus Christ Reconciles
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| 1978 ||{{flagicon|United States}} [[Wichita, Kansas]], United States || The Kingdom of God in a Changing World
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| 1984 || {{flagicon|France}} [[Strasbourg]], France || God's People Serve in Hope
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| 1990 ||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba, Canada || Witnessing to Christ in Today's World
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| 1997 ||{{flagicon|India}} [[Calcutta]], India || Hear what the Spirit is Saying to the Churches
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| 2003 ||{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Bulawayo]], Zimbabwe || Sharing Gifts in Suffering and in Joy
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| 2009 ||{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Asunción]], Paraguay || Come together in the way of Jesus Christ<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=108|title=Mennonite World Conference Assembly 15 theme chosen|publisher=MWC|date=2008-01-30|accessdate=2008-07-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606003747/http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=108|archivedate=2011-06-06}}</ref>
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| 2015 ||{{flagicon|United States}} [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]], United States || Walking with God
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| 2022 ||{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Salatiga]], [[Jepara]], [[Surakarta]], [[Margokerto]], [[Ungaran]], [[Semarang]], Indonesia || Following Jesus together across barriers<ref>{{cite web |title=Indonesia 2022 |url=https://mwc-cmm.org/sites/default/files/resource-uploads/newsletter_4_en_special_1.pdf |website=Mennonite World Conference |accessdate=31 October 2020}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
*''Mennonite Encyclopedia'', Harold S. Bender, Cornelius J. Dyck, Dennis D. Martin, et al., editors

==External links==
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*[http://www.mwc-cmm.org/ Official website]
*[https://mwc-cmm.org/node/790 Member churches and General Council]
*[http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/M4677ME.html Mennonite World Conference] in the ''[[Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online]]''

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