This October’s General Assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance in Seoul represents more than organizational planning—it embodies our theological conviction that the gospel creates unity for a mission that no single denomination or organization could accomplish alone. 

Doctors and psychologists warn of the importance of women who want to have an abortion having information about its consequences, not only physical but also emotional.

A new report on French television warns of the influence of evangelicals in European politics. Julia Doxat-Purser responds based on her decades of experience in political dialogue in Brussels.

The World Evangelical Alliance asks the Spanish government in Geneva to definitively confirm the restitution to pastors who were left without pensions so as to “reaffirm its credibility” before the Human Rights Council.

The sentence from the Provincial Court of Madrid also includes a 16-year ban on working with minors, and an order to deport the man to his native Colombia. Evangelical Council condemns the abuse and emphasises 'zero tolerance' policy. 

A circular sent from the Ministry of Education encourages public schools to participate in the Pope's events. The Italian Evangelical Alliance denounces a clear violation of the freedom of conscience of pupils.

Two visits in 2025 paved the way for the unanimous approval of the Council of Evangelical Protestant Churches of Ukraine as a member of the EEA.

Evangelicals in Spain and Latin America launch an online School of Political Training, to equip Christians who want to participate in public life. Entering politics without adequate preparation, can lead Christians to “major failures” and “significant frustrations”, they say. 

Austria’s Frank Hinkelmann leaves the post after 12 years. The new chair is director of Word of Life Europe and takes the reins after the EEA members meeting in Montenegro.

The Spanish Evangelical Alliance is proposing that the WEA hold its general assembly more frequently, that the international leadership be more accountable, and that national alliances regain a central role. It welcomes the profile of the new CEO. An interview with general secretary X. Manuel Suárez.

Put yourselves, if you can, in the shoes of one of their parents: your home has been destroyed, your village invaded, and one or more of your children have been kidnapped by the invaders.

The United Nations has designated August 22 each year as its International Day Commemorating Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. This should be an important day on the Christian calendar.

The EEA calls upon Christians across Europe to join in International Prayer Day for Ukraine on Sunday, 24 August 2025, coinciding with the country’s Independence Day.

The WEA appoints an Arab Christian with extensive church experience in the Middle East. He is director of the Nazareth Baptist School and has been involved in initiatives for reconciliation between Israel and Palestine.

“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.

In a report to the UN Human Rights Council, they also address human trafficking issues and denounce discrimination against unborn children with disabilities.

“In a free and pluralistic society, citizens should be able to seek spiritual support in accordance with their beliefs, as long as there is no coercion or harm”, evangelicals say in a letter to government.

We met in Barcelona with a simple but ambitious goal: to see that all evangelical churches in Spain have an extensive cross-cultural missionary culture.

Creating a space to listen to stories and extend grace can be redemptive in a way that well worded arguments fail to match.

In response to cases of abuse in churches, influential evangelical leaders, denominations, and mission organisations want to break the culture of silence and prioritise the well-being of victims over institutional reputation.

The WEA representative to the UN Human Rights Council urges a solution to the case of a church in Rome and another in Albano Laziale.

“There are many wounds to heal and questions to answer. With each question answered comes relief”, says pastor and author Hans Ewen.

Ukrainian evangelical churches invited Jan Wessels. “I was deeply impressed by the resilience of the Ukrainian society and the pivotal role that churches play in fostering this resilience”, he told Evangelical Focus.

Corruption scandals surrounding the Spanish government cause an uproar. In a document, the Spanish Evangelical Alliance gives a biblical perspective, calls for greater integrity and urges citizens not to give in to scepticism.

Thousands of people in Austria's second largest city mourn the deaths of seven students and three teachers at a secondary school, killed by an armed young man who later committed suicide.