Open Doors International
Elias, Hanan and their family are survivors of the Damascus Mar Elias church attack.
Strengthening what remains

How we help

Open Doors works in more than 70 countries, supplying Bibles, training church leaders, providing practical support and emergency relief, and supporting Christians who suffer persecution and discrimination for their faith. Our national bases in 25 countries work to raise awareness of global persecution, mobilising prayer, support and action among Christians!

Distributing Bibles and Christians resources

Distributing Bibles and Christians resources

Despite increased security control and restrictions, Open Doors provides contextualised Christian materials in minority languages.

Last year, Open Doors distributed more than 1.2 million bibles and Christian literature worldwide.

Training Christians and Church Leaders

Training Christians and Church Leaders

In the last year, Open Doors provided 3.8 million Bible training programmes to persecuted Christians around the world.

Trainings include leadership and discipleship courses, trauma care and persecution survival seminars.

Supporting victims of violence and disaster

Supporting victims of violence and disaster

Open Doors supports persecuted Christians by providing emergency relief, medical care and community development.

Raising awareness and encouraging prayer

Raising awareness and encouraging prayer

“Our prayers can go where we cannot.” - Brother Andrew, founder of Open Doors.

Across the world, we mobilise prayer support for Christians suffering persecution and discrimination for their faith. We encourage the global church to stand with them in prayer so that they know they are not alone.

Speaking out in advocacy

Speaking out in advocacy

From the White House to the UK parliament, from the EU to the UN, Open Doors brings the voice of persecuted Christians to the ears of the most powerful people in the world.