Anabaptism at 500 Tool Kit: Ideas and Resources for Commemorating the 500th Anniversary of Anabaptist Beginnings

Five hundred years after the first adult baptisms in Zurich, Switzerland, the Anabaptist movement is alive and well, flourishing in more than eighty countries around the world. In 2025, members of this global movement will join together to “look backward and live forward” into the next five hundred years of our participation in God’s renewing work in the world!

The Anabaptism at 500 Tool Kit is intended to help your group participate in this commemorative year. Whether you are looking for resources to plan a Sunday worship service, a Sunday school focus group, a weekend jamboree, or a yearlong series of events, this guide will help ensure that your participation in the 2025 commemorative year is enjoyable and memorable.

This tool kit is ideal for congregations, historical societies, and church-related schools. All the materials in this text are free; they can easily be downloaded in PDF format and may be reproduced for local distribution. A limited number of free physical copies are also available (you just pay the shipping, if required). Loan copies are also available to borrow.