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Feb 5, 2024 · What does Open door Church mean? Open Doors’ stated aims are to raise awareness of global persecution, mobilising prayer, support and action among Christians from around the world.
Your help enables Open Doors to serves millions of persecuted Christians in over 60 countries, working with churches and local partners to provide Bibles, Christian materials, training, livelihood skills and advocacy.
Open Doors defines persecution against Christians as ‘any hostile action towards a person or community motivated by their identification with the person of Jesus Christ’.
The primary beneficiary group for the money raised by Open Doors supporters is persecuted Christians, especially those who deliberately overlooked by official relief channels. In some cases, we feel compelled or called to support non-Christians directly, but the vast majority of people who receive our aid are persecuted Christians.
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That vision soon pushed the work beyond the Soviet Union. Open Doors grew in the 1970s as Andrew travelled the world to recruit many others to expand the work among Christians in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In 1975 one conference in particular brought the issue of Christian persecution in China to a much larger audience – Love China. And it was...
In 1982, Open Doors launched a seven-year campaign of prayer for the Communist Bloc. Seven years later, in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the world changed. Nevertheless, Christians continued to suffer in other Communist lands, such as China, North Korea, Vietnam, and several African states. At the same time, Open Doors had been aware of growing pe...
Supporting the church means more than delivering Bibles. In 1978, Open Doors produced the first training manual on how to resist and endure persecution. This was developed for Christian leaders in Asia. In the 1990s a training institute was established for church leaders in sub-Saharan Africa. Open Doors went on to develop a global training program...
In the six decades since Brother Andrew’s first journey, Open Doors has continued to seek out and strengthen those who suffer violent persecution and discrimination for their Christian faith. And the organisation increasingly speaks out for freedom of religion or belief – as a cornerstone of human rights. . As growing numbers of Christians are targ...
Open Doors is a non-denominational mission supporting persecuted Christians around the world. They work with local partners to distribute Bibles and Christian literature, give discipleship training [1] and provide practical support, such as emergency relief aid.
Open Doors originated in 1955, when a young Dutchman started smuggling Bibles to the persecuted Christians in Communist Europe. He became known as Brother Andrew, and his work led to more than six decades of support for the persecuted church worldwide.
