The Europe Network
Click on the links below to learn more about Refugee Highway Partnership connections in the corresponding countries or regions.
- Belgium
- Denmark
- England
- Finland
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Romania
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- UK
- Europe-wide
Belgium
Terry Musco (Individual)
Stationsplein 5/28
B 2830 Willebroek
Belgium
Tel. 03 866 1964
Interests: Africa, North America, Refugee Children
Denmark
Intercultural Christian Centre
The Intercultural Christian Centre is a national network of 150 Danish Lutheran churches, international/migrant churches and Christian NGOs (see website) which was founded in 1994 as a resource centre for local churches (Danish and non-Danish) and Christian organisations ministering to refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers.
The Centre offers 3-4 annual multiethnic conferences and seminars, publishes a quarterly newspaper where refugees and immigrants tell their stories and church initiatives are described, publishes booklets and resource materials and provides information and support for local churches and others.
The Centre seeks to equip Danish and non-Danish Christians living in Denmark to reach out with the Gospel in word and deed to ethnic minorities.
It is the deliberate policy of the Centre to give Christian refugees and immigrants a platform for speaking, writing and exercising leadership.
Since 2002, our chairman has been Mr. Adnan Dahan, a former UNICEF consultant and a Christian refugee from Iraq.
KIT (Kirkernes Integrations Tjeneste)
Kit helps Danish churches to reach out to immigrants, assists immigrant churches, and also advises the Danish government on integration policy. They would love to network with other projects and pass on their experiences.
FUN is the sister project of KIT. FUN works with young immigrants, encouraging better integration into Danish society through youth clubs, etc.
England
EQUIP (formerly Enabling Christians in Serving Refugees)
EQUIP connects and supports Christians who work with refugees. EQUIP is an umbrella organisation aiming to equip, network and improve coordination between churches, Christian organisations and individuals working with refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. We are hosted by the charity Action in Communities. We exist to support Christians in their response to the needs of asylum seekers and refugees, reflecting the church's mandate to welcome those outside our communities and to live alongside those who are at risk of isolation.
Finland
International Evangelical Church in Finland
We do church work among international people and initiate new churches for ethnic and language groups in Finland. We help asylum seekers in their practical needs (like food and clothing); advise in finding place of study, work and accommodation; and connect people to sources of legal and medical assistance. We pray with people and tell them about the Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Germany
Evangelism among foreigners in Germany. Showing God’s love to refugees in Germany.
Greece
Athens Refugee Center (ARC) and Helping Hands
Provides showers, housing, food, clothing, outings and games, language classes, medical and legal help. Here many Muslim refugees receive Christian compassion and love. Here someone cares for refugees and shows the love of Jesus Christ in a practical way. We also offer refugees opportunities for Bible and leadership training.
entrust (no website or contact information available)
- To facilitate the formation of a network of those involved in refugee training in order to share ideas, resources, information, and mutual encouragement.
- To educate the church, especially in the West, about the need and challenges of refugee leadership training.
- To enlist prayer partners for this important need.
We are currently seeking to contact anybody and everybody who is involved in biblical training with refugees in order to form a cooperative network and compile a database of useful information.
Hungary
Ministry to refugees in Hungary.
Italy
Kyrios - Baptist Church of Trastevere, Rome (no website or contact information available)
We help refugees from Afghanistan, providing lunch on Saturday, tea and cookies on Sunday night, help with bureaucratic and medical issues, and lots of love.
Netherlands
Evangelistic Fellowship Agape Church
Our objectives include:
- Preaching the Gospel of love, reconciliation, hope, peace and unity in Jesus Christ
- Planting Evangelistic Fellowship Agape Churches as the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ in order to take care of the children of God and assure their spiritual growth.
- Organizing crusades, conferences and outdoor evangelization in order to preach the Good News of repentance and forgiveness of sins.
- Saying no to vengeance, racism and all kinds of discrimination and encouraging good cohabitation and mutual forgiveness.
- Conducting special activities for youth training and Christian education, to prepare them for their future.
- Preaching the Gospel of hope in refugee camps.
- Organizing socio-cultural meetings in order to encourage unity, brotherhood and fellowship.
- Organizing seminars and leadership training.
- Encouraging people in good relationships and good integration.
- Visiting the old people centers, prisons, and hospitals to share with them the Gospel of love and hope from our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Preaching the Gospel of peace and hope in countries experiencing war.
- Helping people in the Great Lakes countries (Burundi, Rwanda, RDC Congo…) - widows, war and aids orphans, handicapped people and street children. We envisage sensitizing and encouraging them to pursue professional education in order to prepare their future.
Gave - connecting the church with refugees
Gave is a Christian Missions Organization that strives to connect churches with refugees – to follow Jesus Christ together. Gave assists churches in starting work among refugees and setting up productive structures. Gave offers intensive assistance, advice and supportive materials. Gave also offers opportunities for missionaries to minister with specific people groups among the refugees.
Regional teams
Gave offers churches in The Netherlands assistance, courses and materials for working among asylum seekers. Gave helps the local church get started, so they can then work independently among asylum seekers. Regional teams provide intensive assistance to help churches minister effectively. Gave has four teams serving the churches in the country.
Language teams
Gave also utilizes language teams, which focus on a specific group of asylum seekers. Currently, a Persian Team organizes activities (Bible studies, cell groups, conferences) among refugees from Iran and Afghanistan. Other meetings and Bible studies are organized for Somalis, Arabic speakers and Kurds. Gave is working to start language teams for these groups as well. If you are interested in this work among specific people groups, please e-mail us.
Secondary activities
Gave encourages churches to build contacts with asylum seekers in their own area. Gave considers this its front-line work – the primary activities. As contact grows, asylum seekers often have a need for meeting people from within their own culture. This is why Gave started secondary support activities. These activities are intended for specific groups of asylum seekers. For example: cell groups, conferences, BEE (English language Bible education) and praise evenings.
St. Levenslicht-vluchtelingenzorg
We take care of asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected within the Netherlands. We also lobby within our network to find resources for refugees, including PTSS support and Stesstraining.
Norway
KIA (Christian Intercultural Association)
CIA is the biggest organisation in Norway working for migrants and refugees in Norway.
The Norwegian Church, free churches and many Christian organisations stand behind Christian Intercultural Association (CIA).
Portugal
Intercultural Connection, Portugal (no website or contact information available)
Intercultural Connection is an organization created to assist people in different multicultural experiences.
Romania
World Teach - Walk Through the Bible
Reaching Romanians and Europe for Christ.
Spain
The UBS translates, publishes and distributes Scriptures to anyone who wants them. Our aim is to provide Scriptures at a price the people can afford and in a language they understand. We provide Scriptures and Bible helps in around 3,000 languages.
Sweden
Margareta Johansson Broby, Sweden Tel. +4644 469 47 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Switzerland
CABES (no website or contact information available)
Contact-Friendship-Bible-Between Foreigners and Swiss. We visit refugees, help them wherever we can, offer friendship, counseling, bible study groups in different languages, language courses and regional evangelistic meetings in collaboration with the local churches in different areas of Switzerland.
Esther Koeppel Schaerlimatt 9 CH 1736 St. Silvester Tel. +41 26 418 1124 Fax +41 26 418 1124 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Swiss mission to foreigners, showing the love of Jesus Christ to refugees and foreigners.
United Kingdom
ECSR (Enabling Christians in Serving Refugees)
Assisting and equipping Christians to express God’s love in practical and informed ways to asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.
To achieve the mission statement ECSR group seeks:
- To provide a focal point to access information and resources to be better equipped to serve asylum seekers and refugees.
- To provide support and encouragement between like-minded Christians.
- To help improve coordination around the country between Christians and churches who support asylum seekers and refugees in their communities.
Partner Organisations Working Across Europe
EFCA (Evangelical Free Church of America)
The EFCA is an association of some 1,300 autonomous churches united by a mutual commitment to serve our Lord Jesus Christ with the guidance of the Holy Spirit and obedience to the Word of God. We are committed to cooperate with one another in ministry and fellowship as we week to fulfill the Great Commission which Christ has entrusted to His Church. The growing ministry of the EFCA currently extends to some 45 countries of the world.
IMB International Mission Board
The IMB is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest evangelical denomination in the US, claiming more than 40,000 churches with nearly 16 million members. The board’s main objective is presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ in order to lead individuals to saving faith in Him and result in church-planting movements among all the peoples of the world.
International Teams Refugee Ministries and International Teams
International Teams is helping churches embrace refugees along the Refugee Highway through ministries of presence, compassion, empowerment and training. We are serving refugees in Africa, Central Asia/Middle East, Australia/New Zealand, Europe and North America.
The USB translates, publishes and distributes Scriptures to anyone who wants them. Our aim is to provide Scriptures at a price the people can afford and in a language they understand. We provide Scriptures and Bible-helps in about 3,000 languages.
YWAM encompasses thousands of people and hundreds of ministries in almost every country in the world. In every case, our passion is to know God and to make Him known.