Call for re-elected UK Government to put religious freedom at “heart” of foreign policy
Persecuted church support ministry Release International has called on re-elected UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to keep a pledge to “make the protection of religious freedom at the very heart of UK foreign policy”. Paul Robinson, CEO of Release, congratulated the Prime Minister on his renewed mandate and urged him to keep a promise – made […]
“ONE WITH THEM”: OPEN DOORS ASKS AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIANS TO DONATE A DAY’S WAGE TO SUPPORT PERSECUTED CHURCH
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Mike Gore, CEO of Open Doors Australia and New Zealand, about the organisation’s latest campaign…
Release International calls for international community to take action after reports of a renewed offensive against the Kachin people in Myanmar
Release International has called for the international community to act to restrain the military in Myanmar following reports of a renewed offensive against the Christian Kachin people which has displaced thousands of people. In a statement issued on Tuesday, representatives of the UK-based persecuted church support organisation said they fear Christians could face a repeat […]
Retired vicar riding length of Britain to raise £50,000 in support of persecuted Christians
A retired Church of England vicar is cycling down the length of Britain with the aim of raising £50,000 in support of persecuted Christians. Seventy-five-year-old Robert de Berry, of Pewsey in Wiltshire, set off on Tuesday from Cape Wrath on the north coast of Scotland and is spending 33 days cycling 750 miles (1,200 kilometres) […]
POSTCARDS SPECIAL: VOICES OF THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
Five quotes from Christians living in persecution, taken from the World Watch List 2017…
PERSECUTION: LEARNING FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE SUFFERING CHURCH
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Mike Gore, CEO of persecuted church support and advocacy organisation Open Doors Australia, about what his encounters with the persecuted church have taught him…
Global call for prayer for the persecuted church this Sunday
The first of two International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church will be held around the world this Sunday with the second to follow the week after, on 13th November. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the event which started in 1996 and, according to organisers, is now held in more than 100 […]
THE INTERVIEW: JOHN JONES
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Pastor John Jones, director of Open Doors Australia, about the persecution of Christians around the world and how the organisation is helping to support them…