Graham Power Receives First WEA/ELO Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year Award
Nov 11, 2012Graham Power, founder and Chairman of the Power Group in South Africa and initiator of the Global Day of Prayer, received the first Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year Award at the annual Entrepreneurial Leaders Conference in Vancouver, Canada. The award that is sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Leade
WEA Mourns Passing Away of Dr. Douglas Carew
Nov 10, 2012It is with heavy hearts that the World Evangelicals Alliance (WEA) announces the passing of Dr. Douglas Carew, vice-chancellor of Africa International University (AIU, formerly known as NEGST). Dr. Carew was a very respected leader in Africa and around the world. His death is a great loss to the eva
Global Gathering of Evangelicals Co-Hosted by WEA Calls for Urgent Action by Christians to Care for Creation
Nov 8, 2012The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) recently collaborated with the Lausanne Movement in a five-day Global Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel in Jamaica. 60 participants from 23 countries addressed the issue of creation care and the role of the Church from a biblical perspective and will s
WEA is Pleased to Collaborate with the Lausanne Movement on the Creation Care Consultation in Jamaica
Oct 26, 2012Jamaica will play host to an international consultation on ‘CARING FOR CREATION’, October 29 - November 3, 2012. The consultation is a follow-up to the 2010 Third Lausanne Congress held in Cape Town, South Africa and is being hosted in Jamaica by the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology (CGST) in p
The International Institute for Religious Freedom Appoints Godfrey Yogarajah as New Chair
Oct 25, 2012
Between two side events on Pakistan and on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Coun-cil in Geneva, the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) announced Godfrey Yogarajah from Sri Lanka as the new Chair of its board of supervisors.
WEA RLC Research and Analysis Report: India's Karnataka State Needs Immediate Attention
Oct 24, 2012Attacks on Christians in the south Indian state of Karnataka are being reported almost every other day. And now, with the state assembly election not too far away, the frequency and the intensity of attacks might further increase. For, the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appear
Nepal: A Nation With More Than Mountains (by Brian Stiller)
Oct 16, 2012Nepal’s tourist brochures feature mountains and temples. But peer behind that façade and another reality shows up. In 1960, there were 30 known Christians. Today there are over a million and a half. How did it come about? Quite simply, the Nepal story of Christian growth beautifully describes the po
WEA Appoints Dr. Wilf Gasser as its Second Associate Secretary General
Oct 15, 2012
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Wilf Gasser from Switzerland as its second Associate Secretary General. He will further strengthen the WEA core leadership team in representing and serving its global constituency and bringing cohesion to WEA’s servic
EXPOSED 2013: Historic Launch of Global Christian Response to Corruption
Oct 12, 2012
The launch of EXPOSED - Shining a Light on Corruption, is an historic event as it marks the first time in history that leading Christian agencies and organizations have united to take a stand against corruption, one of the major factors contributing to global poverty.
Anti-Corruption Campaign EXPOSED Launches on Thursday, Aiming at Mobilizing 100 Million Christians
Oct 10, 2012Government, business and churches across the globe are being challenged to expose and tackle corruption which is identified as one of the major factors in ensuring that many millions of people remain trapped in poverty.