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Design Group is a ministry of Greater Europe Mission using architecture and building design to serve churches, ministries, and Christian organizations throughout Europe. To learn more or inquire to serve with this ministry, visit gemission.org/design-group.
As the world watched Ukrainians flee from their homes, a group of believers gathered together in May 2022 to share what they were doing with their churches to respond to the needs of refugees. Greater Europe Mission, networking and organising a gathering in Poland, invited Kevin Flierl to film and capture stories during the Christian …
Today marks six months since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. That number feels significant because many of us didn’t expect this to still be going on. Many thought it would be over long before now. Some may have even put it toward the back of their minds. As I sit beside my new …
GEM worker Crystal first noticed Karina* when she came to church pushing her younger brother in a wheelchair. The young woman, no more than thirty but looking much older, walked with slumped shoulders and a hesitant gate. Her hair was dirty and disheveled. Stains marred the rumpled blouses, skirts and pants she wore. As Crystal …
“I’ve trusted in Jesus for about six years now,” the dark-haired, middle-aged prisoner confided to GEM worker Leroy Zumack. “And now I want to be baptized.” Leroy could hardly believe his ears. This request from Hamid was another surprising development in a string of amazing events. For fifteen years, Leroy had faithfully shown up at …
“Tell me about the Christian culture in Czech Republic?” I asked a friend serving with GEM in one of the most atheistic countries in the world. “In my local context, we are connected with Wesleyans, Brethren, Catholics, Pentecostals, Baptists, Anglicans and some other Protestants,” she told me. And do you…get along? I thought. She chimed …