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Nigeria: WEA Urges Remembrance of Christian Victims of Violence Ahead of UN Commemoration Day
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has called on Christians worldwide to remember the victims of religiously motivated violence in Nigeria as the United Nations marks its International Day Commemorating the
Is Worship Music Becoming a New Sacrament?
Has the worship song quietly become a kind of sacrament? That was the pointed question animating a two-day gathering of worship scholars at Belmont University in Nashville this summer,
Finland: Northern Gospel Youth Event Draws 2,000 in Tornio
The Maata Näkyvissä Northern Dimension gospel music event drew around 2,000 visitors when it was held at the Hannulanmäki ice hall in Tornio on 15 August 2026. The turnout
Colombia: Evangelicals Mobilise Coordinated Relief Effort After August Earthquake
Evangelical churches across Colombia have launched a coordinated relief effort after an earthquake struck the country on 10 August 2026. The Evangelical Confederation of Colombia (CEDECOL) has activated a structured
Switzerland: Eleven Neuchâtel Churches Jointly Screen Season Four of 'The Chosen'
Eleven partner churches in the Neuchâtel region — including the Roman Catholic Church, the Evangelical Reformed Church, the evangelical La Rochette congregation (FREE) and the Salvation Army — have organized a joint
Czech Republic: Evangelical Theological Seminary Opens Intermediate Online Biblical Hebrew Course
The Evangelical Theological Seminary (ETS) in the Czech Republic is opening an intermediate-level online course in Biblical Hebrew this September, for students who have mastered the basics and want
Kenya: Czech Missionary Couple Relocates to Continue Two-Decade Lake Victoria Ministry
Lída and Jirka Matušková, a Czech missionary couple, have relocated permanently to Kenya to continue the two-decade-old work of ShineBean in the Bondo area near Lake Victoria. The
Finland: Pori Free Church Youth Team Brings Street Evangelism and Children's Outreach to Bulgaria
Twelve young people from Pori Free Church in western Finland spent ten days in Bulgaria in June 2026, serving alongside long-term Finnish Free Church missionaries Hanna and Markus Rokosa
Nepal: From Leprosy Outcast to Church Planter — Nepali Leader Shares Journey at Finnish Summer Festival
Shankar Pantha, a Nepali church planter who was driven from his village as a child after contracting leprosy, shared his remarkable testimony as an invited guest of SVK Mission at
Finland: Free Church and Pentecostal Mission Agencies Deepen Cooperation Across Three Continents
Two of Finland's largest Protestant mission agencies — SVK Mission, the global outreach arm of the Evangelical Free Church of Finland, and Fida International, the mission organisation of the
Kenya: German Volunteer Team Builds Partnerships Through Construction Projects in Nairobi
In February 2026, a German volunteer team spanning ages from the mid-20s to late 70s travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, for a construction and renovation mission trip. Working alongside a
Spain: Retired German Couple Embraces 'Silverliner' Mission in Southern Spain
When retirement approached, Dr. Anne Hoffmann Leygue and her husband Arturo asked whether God might have another place for them in his mission. Nearly two years later, the couple are
Philippines: Second-Generation Missionary Couple Prepares for Service, 28 Years After Parents' Departure
Jan Fiebrantz grew up as a missionary kid in Vietnam. Now, together with his wife Sarah, he is preparing for missionary service in the Philippines — following in footsteps his father
Japan: German Missionaries Mark 29 Years of Church Planting and Leadership Development in Inazawa
Dorothea and Jörg Eymann arrived in Japan in 1997 knowing almost no Japanese. Twenty-nine years later, the couple has planted a church, weathered a severe burnout, and launched a
Global: YWAM Deploys Relief Ship to Fiji, Expands Ministry in Malawi and France
Youth With A Mission (YWAM) has reported a series of international ministry developments in its August 2026 news roundup, including the redeployment of its medical and relief vessel YWAM Koha
Global: WEA Secretary General Outlines Six Principles for 2033 Great Commission Movement
The Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Rev. Adv. Botrus Mansour, has published a major vision article outlining six biblical principles that should guide the global Church'
Sweden: Equmenia Sets Participation Record with 1,700 Scouts at Jamboree26
More than 1,700 scouts from the Equmenia youth movement took part in Jamboree26 at Norra Åsum in Kristianstad, Sweden, last week — more than doubling the roughly 700 who attended
Syria: Pastor Nihad Hassan Released After Two-Week Detention in Aleppo
Pastor Nihad Hassan of the Kurdish Evangelical Church in Beirut was released from detention in Aleppo, Syria on August 3, following his arrest on July 19. The World Evangelical Alliance