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The Mennonite World Conference (MWC) is a body that attempts to bring fellowship and communication to diverse Anabaptist bodies across the world. The first ''Mennonite World Conference'' was held in Basel in 1925 . 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 personally proposed the following meetings in 1930 and 1936 . Currently (2003), the MWC represents 87 Mennonite and Brethren In Christ national church conferences in 48 countries. The MWC prints a quarterly news publication (''Correo'', ''Courier'', and ''Courrier'') in 3 languages - Spanish, English, and French. This project began in 1986 . The ''Mennonite World Conference'' considers that its main purpose is to provide "fellowship, communication, and facilitation." In partial fulfillment of this goal, the MWC has organized a ''General Council'', the ''Faith and Life Council'' and the ''Peace Council''. EXTERNAL LINK
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