Open Doors
Open Doors Nederland
Open Doors supports Christians under persecution in about 50 countries with Bibles, training and emergency help, and publishes the annual World Watch List. The Dutch office runs prayer campaigns, a prayer app, an evening and night of prayer, trips and a free visitor centre.
Why this is listed
Verified 2026-10-24: based in Ermelo; Open Doors was founded in the Netherlands by Brother Andrew (1955) and remains evangelical in ethos. Get involved via GebedsApp, Avond/Nacht van Gebed, trips, events and the Bezoekerscentrum.
How to start
- Open opendoors.nl (opens an external site) and read what Open Doors says about itself before you read anything else.
- Check the time it asks for: ongoing.
- Look at the filings below, then decide. Numbers are context, not a verdict.
- Tell your church. Going out is rarely meant to be done alone.
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AVC Schweiz
AVC (Aktion für verfolgte Christen und Notleidende)
AVC supports persecuted Christians and people in need through local partners in dozens of countries. Supporters join overseas assignments, receive the 'Beten explosiv' prayer mailing, and take part in 'Starke Taten' campaigns.
- Time
- Ongoing
- Where
- Safnern, Switzerland
- Area
- Persecuted church
Last verified October 24, 2026
- Persecuted churchProvisional
Open Doors: Standing with the Persecuted Church
Open Doors International
Open Doors supports persecuted Christians in more than 60 countries, including much of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, through Bible distribution, training and practical aid. National offices offer prayer, advocacy-free awareness and volunteer roles.
- Time
- Ongoing
- Where
- Middle East & Central Asia
- Area
- Persecuted church
Last verified October 24, 2026
- Persecuted churchProvisional
Stand with persecuted Christians through Open Doors Australia
Open Doors Australia
Open Doors Australia serves Christians facing persecution with Bibles, training, relief and trauma care, and publishes the World Watch List. Australians take part through prayer, letter-writing to believers, hosting an Open Doors Sunday and travel.
- Time
- Ongoing
- Where
- Australia
- Area
- Persecuted church
Last verified October 24, 2026
Before you go
Something to read, watch or listen to before you show up. From Ripened Harvest; the picks change each day.
- Church historyProvisional
The Cross: Jesus in China
China Soul for Christ Foundation
A documentary on fifty years of Chinese Christianity, with a focus on the house-church movement, in four parts: The Spring of Life, Seeds of Blood, The Bitter Cup and The Canaan Hymns. Made by Chinese Christian filmmakers led by Yuan Zhiming, who came to faith after leaving China in 1989.
- Cost
- Free
- Time
- A few hours
- Where
- Online
- Who for
- Adults · Documentary
Last verified October 24, 2026
- Film & seriesProvisional
Dispatches from the Front
Frontline Missions International
A documentary series in journal form that follows gospel work in hard places: Southeast Asia, the Balkans, West Africa, India, Ethiopia and South Sudan, North Africa, China, Indochina and the Middle East. Each episode visits believers and churches on the ground rather than reporting from a studio.
- Cost
- Low cost
- Time
- Weeks
- Where
- Online
- Who for
- Adults · Documentary
Last verified October 24, 2026
- Film & seriesProvisional
The Insanity of God
Nik Ripken Ministries
A documentary following missionaries Nik and Ruth Ripken, who after the death of their son in Africa travelled through the persecuted church asking whether Jesus is worth it. It draws on hundreds of interviews with believers in Russia, China and the Muslim world.
- Cost
- Low cost
- Time
- One-off
- Where
- Online
- Who for
- Adults · Documentary
Last verified October 24, 2026
