WEA Calls for Prayer for Leah Sharibu, Challenges Nigerian Government to Do More to See Her Freed
Oct 30, 2018The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) together with the Association of Evangelicals in Africa (AEA) and the Nigeria Evangelical Fellowship (NEF) calls for prayer for Leah Sharibu, a Christian girl who has been held hostage by Boko Haram since the beginning of the year. They also urge the Nigerian gov
WEA Expresses Sorrow Over Attack on Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Calls for Prayer for Affected Families
Oct 29, 2018The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) expresses its sorrow over the tragic event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a gunman killed eleven worshippers in a Synagogue. Bp Efraim Tendero, Secretary General & CEO of WEA, issued the following statement:
Tällberg Foundation Awards 2018 Eliasson Global Leadership Prize to the Central African Plateforme des Confessions Religieuses
Oct 26, 2018The World Evangelical Alliance and Caritas Internationalis congratulate the Plateforme des Confessions Religieuses de Centrafrique and its leaders, the President of CAR’s Evangelical Alliance, Rev. Nicolas Guérékoyamé-Gbangou, the Catholic Archbishop of Bangui, Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, and th
Global Christian Forum Secretary-elect Challenges Evangelicals to Reconsider Attitude towards Other Christian Traditions
Oct 24, 2018Rev. Dr. Casely Essamuah, a Ghanaian-born evangelical pastor and the Secretary-elect of the Global Christian Forum (GCF), challenges his fellow evangelicals to embrace the opportunity to have fellowship with believers of other Christian traditions to strengthen their witness in Christ. In an intervi
Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network Participates in Global Conferences on Integral Mission & Resilient Communities and Climate Action
Oct 23, 2018Greetings from the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network. Whatever part of the world you are in as you read this message, someone in your area, maybe even in your family, is suffering from the effects of the global environmental crisis. We have seen record-breaking rain and floods on almost every conti
“Listen to their Cry!” Join the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on November 4 and 11
Oct 23, 2018Is Christianity a Crime to be Punished? Millions of Christians around the world are persecuted for their faith daily. From Pakistan to Kazakhstan, Nigeria to North Korea, Christians routinely face discrimination, harassment, violence and even death for their faith in Jesus. Their suffering is unimag
Faith Groups Gather to Discuss Children on the Move
Oct 16, 2018This week a diverse group of organisations will come together for a forum at the Jesuit Curia in Rome where they will discuss how faith leaders can work together to end violence against children on the move.
Schirrmacher thanks 40.000 Ahmadiyya Muslims for the Engagement for Religious Freedom
Oct 16, 2018WEA Associate Secretary General for Theological Concerns and Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), Professor Thomas Schirrmacher, thanked the 40.000 participants of the Ahmadiyya Jalsa Salana in Karlsruhe, the yearly meeting of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Germany f
IDOP: The Global Church: Persecuted But Still Growing
Oct 16, 2018In just over a month Christians around the world will unite in prayer for fellow believers who are persecuted for, simply, following Jesus. This international day of prayer, which is commonly known as IDOP, is being supported by the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), a global ministry that helps Chri
World Evangelical Alliance Head: Evangelicalism Needs to Be 'Reclaimed' in Trump Era
Oct 11, 2018The head of the World Evangelical Alliance said that it is "unfortunate" that the term "evangelical" has taken on a more political meaning in the United States and argued that it must be "reclaimed."