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GEM in the UK
GEM UK works through relationships, churches, and partnerships to see disciples made right in our neighbourhoods. Consider joining one of our teams and see how to make disciples wherever you live.
Serving Across Europe
GEM works through local ministries, churches, and partnerships to share the love of Jesus throughout all of Europe. Are you looking for opportunities to see Europe transformed by Jesus?
The All Initiative Event Experience
I have just returned from the All Initiative Conference in Athens, where over a hundred believers from across Europe gathered to be encouraged, inspired, and equipped for the glorious task of making disciples. Throughout the week, I was reminded of Jesus’ words in Matthew 28—His Great Commission to all of us: All Authority belongs to…
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Documenting the Lives of Missionaries in Europe
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 What are we living for? For the believer, we aren’t living for this world but for God. To live a life truly dependent on Him…
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One Latvian’s journey from Refugee to Missionary
As the war in Ukraine rages on, surrounding countries continue to respond to the influx of refugees. And across borders and countries, large percentages of the volunteers are Christians.
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Reaching the Nations through Ministry in Europe
Could they even do this? If so, they wondered, then where? With whom would they partner? Would they be on their own, or would God lead them to like-minded co-workers?
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Praying for Muslims Through Ramadan
On a cold, dreary day walking the streets of Frankfurt, we were happy to see the sign of a döner kebab shop. We ducked in to warm up and grab a bite to eat and met the most cheery restaurant worker. He served us a heavenly Turkish sandwich and we sat down to talk. “My…
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Church Planting in a Paris Montessori School
Picture this: a Montessori school in the twelfth neighbourhood of Paris, full of barefoot twenty- and thirty-year-olds singing worship songs in front of a projector. Piles of children’s books, games, brass bells, and bits of bark and leaves lie next to Bibles and jackets. Curious passersby glance through the windows at the group, perplexed. Upon…
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Reaching the Heart of Europeans through Art
It is no secret that Europe is a region with an incredibly rich history of the arts. As an artist, I have often asked myself: How does art create unique opportunities for disciple-making? For Jessica Rupp, an artist who often partners with GEM workers in Rome, “Art and faith go back to identity and knowing yourself first as…
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Unexpected Encounters: Exchanging Partying for Prayer in East London
On a Friday night in the London neighbourhood of Shoreditch, a group of young men caroused along the High Street. Dressed for a night on the town, they were already tipsy from bar hopping and growing more rambunctious by the minute. As they walked along, they passed the open doors of a church called St.…
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Youth Ministry to Ukrainian Refugees in Prague
Olena Nineteen-year-old Olena’s mother took it upon herself to call the leaders of the Thursday night youth group. Ever since she and her daughter fled Ukraine after the conflict began in 2022, they had lived in Prague but still had neither friends nor a strong social network to support them. When Olena’s mother heard about the…
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Homeless and Orphan Outreach in Bulgaria
Bojan, a former sailor who had fallen on hard times, raised a hand to get Krasi’s attention once again. The short, bearded man had been attending his Bible studies for a few years and was full of questions: “Why does the Bible say this?” “Where in the Bible does it say that?” “What does God think about this or…
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Coffeehouse Ministry in Hungary
With tables and chairs ready to receive guests, the front porch of the small concrete building offers a welcoming space to rest and get a snack or drink. What was once the village’s only bank branch is now a coffeeshop. The cafe’s name, Feltöltő Kávézó, translates from Hungarian to something along the lines of a “fill-up”…
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Creating a Church Home in West Cork, Ireland
After years of Rob and Amy pouring into people who were coming to local ministries and Bible studies, an older and wiser friend challenged them. “Have you considered, is there going to be a long-term home for these people,” he asked.
Read More The five most critical things about disciple-making
At Greater Europe Mission, we seek to be disciples who make disciples. In all areas of our life, we seek to be discipled by others and be disciple-makers of others to see God’s Kingdom multiply across Europe. But what does that look like in practice? And how can all followers of Jesus be active and…
Read More Will you help support GEM UK?
Greater Europe Mission’s involvement in the UK first began with the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games in London; as a small group of missionaries engaging in the More than Gold programme across the UK, spreading the gospel to people gathered from across the world. A few years later GEM UK was formed with an office in the West Midlands. With more momentum now than ever to see the UK and Europe transformed by Jesus, we need your help to equip more workers.