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Welcome to the Global Anabaptist Wiki

Sharing Stories, Shaping Identity.

1,129 articles since May 2009

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Who We Are

The Global Anabaptist Wiki is an interactive community of Anabaptist-Mennonite groups from around the world. Initiated by the Mennonite Historical Library at Goshen College, the site is committed to helping individual groups: 1) tell their own stories; 2) post and preserve electronic archives; and 3) become better informed about other groups in the global Anabaptist fellowship. Like all wiki-based projects, this is a collaborative venture that relies on the local expertise of many people.

[Please Note: This project is still in its early stages of construction. To explore updates, view our recently added pages or recent changes . Check back frequently to see what new material has been added!]

Stories

In addition to including basic information about specific regions and Anabaptist-related groups, the Global Anabaptist Wiki is a place for collecting personal stories that highlight what it means to be an Anabaptist-Mennonite in your part of the world. You don't have to be an expert! Just contribute your own stories about your life as an Anabaptist or Mennonite in your own context.

To learn more about stories on the Global Anabaptist Wiki read our about stories page.

To contribute your own stories or read others' stories check out the stories page that lists stories by region.

Or to see a list of all the stories on the Global Anabaptist Wiki browse through the stories category page.

Sources

We envision the Global Anabaptist Wiki to become a major site for primary sources related to the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition: from the 16th century to the present and in a wide variety of languages. Please post any public domain sources you think might be of interest to other users of the Global Anabaptist Wiki. Our staff will help to sort and organize source material into appropriate categories as it is added.

To learn about contributing sources, start at the about sources page.

To view sources organized by region, check out the sources page.

Getting Started
Take some time to explore where Anabaptist communities exist around the world by clicking on different regions of the world map below. Or if you'd rather, browse through the different branches of the Anabaptist family tree.
	Brethren in Christ Beachy Amish Church of the Brethren Hutterites Mennonite-Related Groups Mennonite Brethren Old Order Amish Russian Mennonite Related Groups

Mennonite World Conference

Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is a global faith community in the Anabaptist tradition that links together Anabaptist-related churches and engages other world communions and organizations. Every six to seven years Mennonite and Brethren in Christ conferences and groups gather for a general assembly.

In 2009 MWC included 227 organized Mennonite or Brethren in Christ conferences across 80 countries and six continents. Membership stood at 1,616,126, with 60% of members living in Africa, Asia, or Latin America.

Other Resources

Read more about the Global Anabaptist Wiki on the About Global Anabaptist Wiki Page

Consult the User's Guide or the MediaWiki FAQ for information on using the wiki software.

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