150 practitioners and experts serving across Europe discussed topics such as strengthening younger generations, mental health and sexual abuse prevention. The Refugee Highway Partnership organises such gatherings every year.

The Swiss Evangelical Alliance helped coordinate the accomodation of around 1,000 refugees. Such actions “have generally had a positive impact on the refugees social, linguistic, cultural and professional integration”, says the Swiss Federal Council.

To receive the displaced is to echo the heart of Jesus who “did not come to be served but to serve”. Still, we feel the tension: the urgent needs of today and the long work of tomorrow. By Wissam Nasrallah, president of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut.

In Jordan, there is “no panic in the streets but definitely a collective awareness that the region can shift overnight”. Churches are “calling for focused prayer gatherings, encouraging believers not to spread fear”, the Christian leader says.

A pastor of the Iranian church in Barcelona analyses the impact of the fall of the Ayatollah regime’s leadership and the situation of Iranian Christians in the diaspora, where they hope for rapid political and social change that will restore religious freedom in the country.

At its 2026 European meeting, the Refugee Highway Partnership will bring together churches and ministries working with forcibly displaced people. The focus this year is on the realities of children and young people.

Valentyn Siniy leads a theological institute in Ukraine destroyed by the war. He recounts how they reorganised to continue training pastors and shares personal experiences from these 3 difficult years.

“The task of the Evangelical Church in Italy is to pray for refugees but also to welcome them”, says the president of the AEI at a Refugee Sunday event.

The Refugee Highway Partnership Europe gathering is happening in Málaga (10-14 March). “We are invited to stand against that tide and follow Jesus in the powerful way of humility”, say the organisers.

Two and a half years after the Russian invasion, Germany was hosting more than one million people. Together with Ukraine and the Czech Republic, they have taken in 60% of all refugees in the union.

Martin Accad, president of a theological seminary in Beirut, analyses the critical situation on the ground. “Though we often feel helpless, we never feel hopeless”.

A Baptist church in Zahlé hosts 150 people who fled the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in the south. They were already working with Syrian refugees.

“As churches, we mourn with the families and pray for them”, said German Christian leaders. The murder of 3 people has added fuel to the political fight over migration.

Herrnhut, recognised as a World Heritage Site, was established by refugees fleeing from the Catholic Counter-Reformation in Bohemia and Moravia.

The New Life Spiritual church meets the practical and spiritual needs of around 15 families, who have become part of its congregation.

“In terms of resources invested and people assisted, evangelical social action would be among the largest NGOs in our country”, says the head of evangelical social action.

World Refugee Day was marked by increasing numbers of displaced people (120 million) and a limited political response. “No NGO can stop a war”, says an evangelical group.

What are the spiritual and theological characteristics of the Russian-speaking diaspora and what explains their tendency to form their own congregations?

They received the Ukraine's White Cross for evacuating over a thousand people with disabilities since the outbreak of war, and bring them in Germany and Austria.

A Christian expert on political communication and migration analyses the new EU migration pact. “If Europe needs workers to do certain types of work, why not create a circular route?”, asks Noemí Mena.

The victory of an asylum seeker who became a Christian in Austria could set a precedent for other new believers in Europe.

For many of the Hazara people, radio and the internet are their only access to the good news.

For several years our church was home to a community of Persian Christians. We worshipped together, studied scripture, and grew to be best friends. Years later, and dispersed ‘round the UK, almost all of them are still living as Christians.

Leading politicians accuse churches of allowing “bogus” conversions of migrants to obtain refugee status. “The suggestion church leaders are aiding people to abuse the asylum system is a serious charge”, says an Evangelical Alliance representative.

Discretion and integrity are essential, but they shouldn’t go so far as to become scepticism and distrust. The roles of church leaders and immigration officials need clear differentiation.