Missions

Reaching The Nations Through Europe- by Joe Dunn, Director GCE

As we seek to cooperate with what God is doing around the world, we can gain much insight from the Apostle Paul’s words to the people of Athens on Mars Hill… From one man He created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and He determined … continued

Short-term Missions Teams Impact Europe

Spring and Summer are a great time to see the Lord move in and through teams of individuals that both serve the GCE churches in Europe and explore cities where new initiatives are underway.  Below are just a few glimpses of short-term missions teams that have been in Europe this summer: Berlin, Germany- Daniel Goering- … continued

Reaching the nations through Amsterdam 50- by Linda Kitchen

Two years ago I met this young lady, Jasmine, at Amsterdam50. It’s been amazing to see God answering prayers of drawing her nearer to Himself. She’s invited Jesus Christ to be her Savior, through what He did for her on the cross, and she’s doing her best to allow the King of Kings and Lord … continued

Diaspora- Coming to Europe

The topic of diaspora people groups is on many people’s minds today as thousands of people per day are being displaced from their homes due to war and violence or forced displacement.  Europe became  home to over 1.3 million displaced people in 2015 alone. This creates a unique opportunity in Europe and Eurasia to share … continued

Annual Missionary Retreat- by Daniel Goering, Western Europe Director

Our Europe based missionaries take the better part of a week each year around Easter to connect with each other and be refreshed in the Lord.  This year’s retreat was held for the first time in Dubrovnik, Croatia.  Everyone was super encouraged by the time.   Our guest speaker this year was Tim Haring of Chestnut … continued

AWAKEN VI- “EMPOWERED”

By Ottavio Palombaro, Milan, Italy This past December I was part of the AWAKEN VI conference in Rome (Fiuggi), Italy. It was an amazing opportunity to meet brothers and sisters from every part of Europe, united for one cause: to go into the world and make disciples of all the nations (Matthew 28). It was … continued

From Amsterdam to Kenya

by Linda Kitchen, A50, Amsterdam, the Netherlands In late December 2015, Amsterdam50 (A50) once again sent a team on a mission trip to Kenya. This was our church’s seventh mission trip, continuing to build the relationship with these precious 31 orphan kids and staff. I was blessed to have Imelda (Dutch woman) and Rony (from … continued

AWAKEN VI – Coming Home- by Sveta Kurinna, Zurich, Switzerland

To understand the permanent impression that  AWAKEN VI made on me, I have to mention that my search for a true Christian fellowship led me to a GCE church in Kyiv, Ukraine 15 years ago. I was still in college, and was a “child” Christian. Since then, I’ve lived very far away from my first … continued