Europe Now (European Overseas Ministries Branch)

Equipping the Church to proclaim the Gospel

Some facts about Europe

They say that the world is getting smaller. Certainly it has never been easier to travel around Europe. Motorways stretch from the Mediterranean to the Artic Circle, and railways carry the fastest trains in the world. The Iron Curtain has collapsed in the East, while the Schengen agreement means that many borders in the West are now invisible to travellers.

Europe may seem to be shrinking, but it is still currently home to 515 million people from over 1,000 ethnic groups. Over 120 languages are spoken in this small continent.

Tourists come from all over the world to admire the cathedrals of Europe, often never realising that the Church is in crisis. Too often the spiritual vacuum is filled by a cocktail of New Age teaching, occult superstition and cults. In many countries the Jehovah‘s Witnesses are more visible than the Christians.

Under 3% of Europeans are evangelical. In France, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Spain the figure is 1% or less. Twenty centuries after the apostle Paul visited Europe, around 500 million people have yet to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

So what can be done?

Some facts about Europe Now

Europe Now seeks to play a role in the evangelisation of Europe by:

• Providing training for those contemplating a career in mission in Europe,
• Raising awareness of the spiritual needs of Europe among English-speaking Christians,
• Raising and channelling support for individuals and organisations involved in evangelism in Europe,
• Organising evangelistic outreaches, notably in southern Europe, in collaboration with OAC national field representatives, local churches and other organisations,

Europe Now is a Bristol-based Registered Charity. It is interdenominational, and works with a range of organisations at the forefront of evangelism. It is part of OAC International, a mission that traces its roots back to 1892 and which now has workers in over twenty five countries.

The spiritual state of Europe demands an urgent response. Europe Now is seeking to play its part in equipping the Church to proclaim the Gospel to 500 million people. Will you consider getting involved, by praying regularly, by supporting us financially or by joining one of our teams?

Newsletters and Journals

'Borderlines' was Europe Now's newsletter until 1999
'Snowball News' took over for 2000
Currently no unified newsletter is produced but individual news updates from the staff can be read online:

Rob and Traci Davis (Italy):
Traci's blog

Chris and Hilde Mathieson (Spain and Europe in general): Pray4Spain - personal pages