Japan 1947-58 (photographer unknown)

Iraq 2007 (photo by Melissa Engle)

From post-World War II Japan to present-day Iraq, MCC has distributed colorful comforters pieced by its supporters in Canada and the United States to internally displaced persons and others whose lives have been disrupted by war. Recipients prize the comforters not only for their warmth but also for their beauty.

Virginia 1946 (photo by Dean-Kayler Studio)

Pennsylvania 2008 (photo by Brenda Burkholder)

Every year since 1946 MCC has sent a mobile meat canner to communities in Canada and the United States, where Mennonites, Amish and others come together to can meat for hungry people around the world. Today a four-person crew guides the meat canner through communities in 13 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, beginning in October and ending in April. 

Soviet Union (Russia) 1922 (photographer unknown)

Bolivia 2010 (photo by Silas Crews)

Since its inception, MCC has served as a means of inter-Mennonite support, beginning with relief aid, including tractors, sent by Mennonites in Canada and the U.S. to fellow believers in what had become the Soviet Union in the early 1920s. Today MCC partners with Mennonite and other Anabaptist churches in dozens of countries including Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bolivia, Mexico, Indonesia and India. 

Korea 1955 (photographer unknown)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2008 (photo by Brian Atkinson)

MCC has walked alongside communities in the Korean peninsula for several decades, often responding through food assistance. 

Washington, D.C. 1969 (photo by Burton Buller)

Montreal 2009 (photo by Matthieu Lambert)

From the Second World War through the wars in Korea and Vietnam and up to today's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, MCC has found different ways to proclaim Jesus' gospel of peace and to testify that war is contrary to the will of God. 

Korea 1954-68 (photographer unknown)

Democratic Republic of the Congo 2008 (photo by Melissa Engle)

A hallmark of MCC's work over the decades has been an effort to support community health initiatives. The Menno-Santé initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stands as a current example of MCC's commitment to strengthening local health initiatives. 

Pennsylvania 1966 (photo by Jerry Isaac)

Georgia 2007 (photo by Becca Knight)

In more than 40 communities each year, thousands of volunteers gather to hold relief sales to support MCC's work. Many sales feature auctions where vigorous bidding ensues for handmade quilts and other items, and no sale is complete without plenty of food stands selling local delicacies. Last year these sales raised $5 million for MCC's relief, development and peacebuilding efforts.

Korea 1962 (photo by S. F. Pannabecker)

Haiti 2010 (photo by Ben Depp)

In addition to sending emergency relief assistance to communities upended by war and natural disaster, MCC helps people achieve sustainable livelihoods so that they can provide for themselves and their families. 

Kenya 1967 (photographer unknown)

Zambia 2007 (photo by Mark Neufeld)

Over the past decades thousands of women and men have served with MCC through such programs as Pax, the Teachers Abroad Program, Serving and Learning Together (SALT), the International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP), the Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN!) and other service opportunties in Canada and the United States. 

Pennsylvania 1950 (photo by Harold Blosser)

Saskatchewan 2007 (photo by Melissa Engle)

Every year MCC ships millions of dollars worth of canned meat, relief kits, comforters, school kits and other forms of material aid, all in the name of Christ. 

Bolivia 1969 (photo by Arthur Dreidger)

Nicaragua 2009 (photo by Melissa Engle)

Supporting farmers and rural communities has been a key part of MCC's identity since its founding. Today MCC works with rural communities adopting environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies and practices. 

Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 1993 (photo by Dan Jantzi)

Kenya 2008 (photo by Melissa Engle)

In scores of countries and communities around the world, MCC workers have been blessed to be gathered around a bounteous table of sharing, a table prepared by our Lord Jesus Christ, at which all are welcome.