Skip to content
Ripened GrainGrain
New GrainRipened HarvestJournal

Open Doors International

Open Doors: Standing with the Persecuted Church

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.

ProvisionalPersecuted churchInterdenominational
Visit organization

Why this is listed

The best-known persecuted-church ministry working in this region, with 25 national offices and published ways to take part; the US office site rate-limited the verifier so the international site is linked.

How to start

  1. Open opendoors.org (opens an external site) and read what Open Doors International says about itself before you read anything else.
  2. Check the time it asks for: ongoing.
  3. Look at the filings below, then decide. Numbers are context, not a verdict.
  4. Tell your church. Going out is rarely meant to be done alone.

Close to this

  • Persecuted churchProvisional

    Elam Ministries: Get Involved for Iran

    Elam Ministries

    Elam Ministries strengthens the church in the Iran region through Persian Scripture, training and media, from offices in England and the United States. Its Get Involved page offers a 30-day prayer guide and the Jesus Speaks Farsi podcast.

    Time
    Ongoing
    Where
    Iran
    Area
    Persecuted church

    Last verified October 24, 2026

  • Persecuted churchProvisional

    Open Doors Nederland

    Open Doors

    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.

    Time
    Ongoing
    Where
    Ermelo, Netherlands
    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