
Church & Missions

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‘Covered in the dust of the rabbi’: at ACCM2026, WEA head emphasizes discipleship happens in community
On the evening of June 9, 2026, 210 evangelical leaders from 25 nations gathered in Manila for the opening session of the Asia Conference on Church & Mission (ACCM) 2026. Rev. Botrus Mansour, Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, delivered the first keynote address of the conference. His message was primarily a pastoral argument, grounded in ancient Jewish practice, for why discipleship must be done in community — and what the Church loses when it forgets this. -
Asia Conference on Church & Mission opens in Manila, calling evangelical leaders to 'Disciple or Die 3.0'
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Nations United prepares churches for evangelism during 2026 FIFA men's World Cup
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Young Christians want guidance, not just freedom, Dutch churches hear at landmark youth ministry summit
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Open Doors Canada launches campaign to remember those in prison for their faith
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Korean churches unite in prayer for reunification of North and South, release of detained missionaries
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Jordan marks 100 years of evangelical ministry; WEA head urges Arab leaders to engage global Church
Churches and faith communities gathered at the Amman Baptist School on May 29 to mark a century of organized evangelical ministry in Jordan, with the World Evangelical Alliance's secretary general using the occasion to call on Arab leaders to build ties with the global evangelical movement. -

Canadian evangelicals confused about core Christian doctrines, survey finds
A major new survey examining religious beliefs in Canada has found that many evangelicals hold views that deny historic Christian teaching, prompting renewed calls for stronger biblical discipleship and theological education within churches. -

COICOM officially launches its 2026 continental congress in Guatemala
The landscape of faith communication in Latin America is preparing for a significant event. Leaders, pastors and media representatives gathered at the Barceló Hotel in Guatemala City for the official launch of COICOM Plus Guatemala 2026. -

African churches push for just mining as critical minerals reshape continent
Church leaders and activists from across Africa are calling for stronger protections for communities affected by mining, arguing that the continent’s growing role in the global energy transition is deepening long-standing concerns over land rights, environmental damage and unequal distribution of mineral wealth. -

Christian hospital performs free fistula surgeries for more than 2,000 Nigerian women annually
More than 2,000 Nigerian women have received free fistula surgery at a Christian hospital in Jos that treats patients of all faiths, as the country's first lady calls for an end to child marriage, a leading cause of the condition. -

WEA, Jewish interfaith body relaunch formal dialogue on religious freedom, human dignity
The World Evangelical Alliance and the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations have relaunched a formal dialogue program, bringing together theologians, scholars and church leaders for sustained engagement on shared concerns including antisemitism, religious freedom and human dignity. -

Italian evangelicals call for gospel-centred church in times of cultural crisis
Leaders of the Italian Evangelical Alliance gathered in Rome to reaffirm the biblical Gospel as the foundation of church life and public witness, warning against political, cultural and motivational substitutes that have displaced it in many Christian communities.
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