The Congress expects to welcome 1,000 European leaders from over 55 countries. “One of my grandfather’s most enduring legacies was his burden to help equip other evangelists”.

A report from the ground with highlights from this year's Portuguese Evangelical Forum.

Discipleship, Arts, Media, Youth work, Emerging Leaders and Muslim Ministry among the 31 networks at the European Leadership Forum 2025. Plenary sessions with speakers such as Peter J. Williams, Rico Tice and Zefjan Nikolla, streamed live. 

Young people aged 18 to 29 are most likely to believe that only men and women exist (69%). Members of free churches and Muslims are most likely to agree.

The European Evangelical Alliance also emphasises in a statement that “true spiritual unity is found only in the biblical Gospel”.

The ‘La Place’ event in Paris brought together over two hundred Christian organisations. ‘From words to action’ was the theme of a meeting that addressed all kinds of issues from a biblical perspective.

X. Manuel Suárez, from the Spanish Evangelical Alliance, participated in the General Assembly held in Rome, which addressed, among other issues, the role of dissident minorities in society and abuses within evangelical churches.

Scottish parliament will hold a first vote on 13 May. Christians are calling for the voices of palliative care doctors, people with disabilities and the most vulnerable to be heard.

A survey by the Evangelical Alliance shows that “overall church attendance increased by 13% between 2020 and 2025”. The number of people coming to faith has doubled, and church members are more willing to share the Christian message with others than they were before 2020.

As Friedrich Merz’s government takes its first steps, the Evangelical Alliance calls on Christians to “resolutely oppose exclusionary thinking” that vilifies certain groups in the country.

“Every person has something to give”, says evangelical parliamentarian Marc Jost, who helped secure approval for the initiative in the Swiss parliament.

A report from the European Freedom Network Bridge 2025 Conference  held in Austria.

“We pray for peace and stability”, evangelical leader Olof Edsinger says, “but also for tools for politicians and the police to counter these situations”.

In the region worst hit by the earthquakes two years ago, Christians continue to help people rebuild their lives and overcome trauma in the aftermath of the disaster.

In 2024, both the Roman Catholic and Protestant churches lost about 580,000 members each. The 47% of the German population identify themselves as religiously unaffiliated.

Evangelicals submit a report to the UN Human Rights Council, denouncing “cases of abuse of religious freedom, political rights and racism” in Bulgaria.

“The terms ‘woman’ and ‘man’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex”, says the unanimous ruling. Christians welcome the decision and see it “as a misional moment”.

Theologian and pastor Leonardo De Chirico, a world specialist on Roman Catholicism, analyses  the Pope's legacy.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, died this Monday at the age of 88, after twelve years in office.

The German Evangelical Alliance underlines the “stability” that comes with the new coalition government but says policies on strengthening families and protecting life remain “vague”.

The “rumours of war” should not take Christians by surprise. Churches must “read the times”, commit to real peacemaking, and pray “lucid” and “not abstract” prayers. Leaders from Sweden, France, Portugal and Spain spoke to Evangelical Focus.

French evangelicals support the report but warn of the “risk of stigmatisation” of religious practices that are “fully protected by freedom of thought, conscience and religion”.

The annual Evangelical Forum in Portugal seeks to equip churches to give a relevant space to young people. “Greater investment is needed in digital strategies and consistent spiritual guidance”, says Elsa Correia.

TiranaFest is a major effort “to bring the love of Jesus to Tirana” in June, a partnership of the Albanian Evangelical Alliance and the Palau Association in Europe.

The increase in young men is fivefold, and 37% of all those under 24 say they are curious about the Bible. The YouGov study points to a steady decline in nominal Christianity but faith is becoming “even culturally attractive”.