The DMFK characterizes its vision for the world in the words "divine peace and justice taking on bodily form" (Gottes Frieden und Gerechtigkeit sollen in dieser Welt Gestalt annehmen).
DMFK informed the public that among the early emigrants to the USA were Mennonites and Quakers from Krefeld, Germany, who crossed the Atlantic to find religious freedom, including the right to refrain from military involvement.
[5] In October 1984, DMFK established its permanent office under the leadership of Wolfgang Krauß and became active in uniting American and German peace movements.
A human chain extended 100 km (62 mi) from Stuttgart to Neu-Ulm to protest against the new middle-range missiles that NATO and the Warsaw Pact wanted to deploy on both sides of the “Iron Curtain”.
But the protesters formed their own alliance with American friends, peace groups and churches, in the conviction that transatlantic cooperation need not be guided by military prerogative.
It supports the Mennonitisches Friedenszentrum Berlin and the Friedenshaus Ludwigshafen in their work of encouraging Christian-Muslim dialogue and the integration of migrants into German society.
A major field of activity of the DMFK is the promotion of the work of Christian Peacemaker Teams in Germany and other parts of Europe.
The Church teaches its members, and especially its youth, in the Biblical way of peace and reconciliation, and has established contact with Muslims and mosques open to dialogue.