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About two-thirds of the global Christian population once lived in Europe. Now, the continent is steadily marching toward post-Christianity — and we want to change that. Our global network is taking the gospel to 33 countries in 35 languages across this spiritually forgotten continent.
From luxury watches in Switzerland to Germany’s lucrative automobile industry, Northwestern Europe is home to some of the most developed economies worldwide. Despite this, it is rapidly becoming one of the most spiritually-impoverished regions of the world. We want to change that.
From its introduction to the region in the first century, Christianity was initially a persecuted minority and steadily blossomed into the dominant faith over 300 years. Despite the wealth of Christian history and tradition, most Southern European Christians today are so in name only.
TWR’s programs seek to revive their fading faith.
Following the fall of the Iron Curtain, religion has become deeply entwined with national identity in several Central and Eastern European countries. Often overwhelmed with brokenness, poverty or even persecution, many people in this region don’t know where to turn for encouragement. That’s where we come in.
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Updates From Europe
Nov 30, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Ministering in Mortal Danger
The missiles keep raining down and ministry grows ever harder, but TWR Ukraine’s staff sees this as a time...
Nov 16, 2022,
Ukraine Update: The Gospel by Candlelight
The TWR Ukraine studio was illuminated by candlelight. Power banks were charged, and a battery was ready...
Oct 26, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Still Being Heard
Recent drone attacks have severely damaged Ukrainian infrastructure. The conflict rages on.
Yet the voice...
Oct 11, 2022,
Ukraine Update: ‘No fear in my heart’
Alexander Chmut and other members of the TWR Ukraine team report an extraordinary sense of peace when...
Sep 29, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Pastor, scholar, soldier
In a season of war, many people who perhaps never envisioned a military career find themselves on the front...
Sep 13, 2022,
Assignment Europe: The Gospel Far From Home
John Lundy explores the origin of TWR's relationship with the Faroe Islands and talks future ministry in...
Sep 9, 2022,
Assignment Europe: Singing Faroese
John Lundy is on assignment, visiting the people of the Faroe Islands alongside Frank Stephenson of TWR...
Sep 8, 2022,
Assignment Europe: Every Language
The picture of the body as a redeemed people from every tribe and language and people and nation...
Sep 7, 2022,
Assignment Europe: The Marriage Feast
John Lundy reports from TWR's 2022 National Partners Conference for Europe and CAMENA (Central Asia, Middle...
Sep 6, 2022,
Assignment Europe: Why National Partners?
Per Birkeli of Norea Media Mission of Norway is among 90-plus people representing 32 organizations at TWR’s...
Sep 2, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Summer of Service
Their country is at war, and most of them are separated from family members. They’ve provided a steady...
Aug 22, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Independence Day
In Ukraine, Independence Day takes place on Aug. 24, a reminder of that date in 1991 when the country...
Aug 17, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Blessings in Belarus
As Ukrainians prepare to celebrate their Independence Day on Aug. 24, numerous media reports this week...
Aug 10, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Roma Revival?
A spiritual awakening appears to be occurring amid the horrors of war in Ukraine.
Henrietta*, the...
Aug 4, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Supernatural Protection
Even as the first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the war began makes its way toward Lebanon,...
Jul 29, 2022,
Ukraine Update: ‘Fresh Air’ Amid the War Clouds
As the war rages on in Ukraine, feedback from our partner’s audience members frequently radiates a spirit...
Jul 21, 2022,
Ukraine Update: ‘A Great Spiritual Work’
Life is not only dangerous, but the pace is frenetic for people serving with TWR in a time and place of...
Jul 14, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Choosing Christ Is Never More Urgent
Life takes on a terrible sense of urgency for those living in an active war zone.
For most of us living in...
Jul 13, 2022,
It Was Hard to Get Mad at This Leader
When TWR veteran missionary Dick Olson passed away in Cary, North Carolina, on July 2, 2022, we turned to...
Jul 7, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Despite War, God’s Work Goes On
The courageous efforts of our contacts in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus continually bring to mind the words...
Jun 29, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Shock from mall attack
The Ukrainian industrial city of Kremenchuk entered the war in a more extreme way on Monday, June 27, when...
Jun 23, 2022,
Losing Everything, Yet Gaining More: Tom and Elly Streeter Celebrate 50th TWR Anniversary
Tom and Elly Streeter met as single missionaries serving with TWR in Monaco. The 50 years that have passed...
Jun 22, 2022,
Ukraine Update: A ‘Chance’ Encounter
Dirk Muller, international director for TWR Europe, was attending a luncheon that followed worship at a...
Jun 9, 2022,
Ukraine Update: A Meaningful Gift
Last Monday, a thousand power banks arrived at the TWR office in Bratislava, Slovakia. Soon, they’ll be in...
Jun 2, 2022,
Ukraine Update: War Can't Drown Out God's Calling
Committed to sharing the gospel with their beleaguered countrymen no matter what comes their way, our...
May 27, 2022,
How TWR Invests in Unreached People
Sunday, June 5, is International Day For the Unreached, calling attention to the 1 in 3 people on the...
May 26, 2022,
Ukraine Update: ‘God’s Special Protection’
Although the bulk of the fighting is in the east, the situation across Ukraine remains very dangerous. Yet...
May 18, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Serving in Belarus
The hardships inflicted by the war in Ukraine are affecting Russia and Belarus as well, reports Frank...
May 12, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Ukrainians in Russia
As of May 10 more than 750,000 Ukrainians had taken refuge in Russia since the war began, according to the...
May 5, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Serving in the Rubble
As war continues around them, members of TWR Ukraine are continuing to speak hope to others in their...
Apr 27, 2022,
Ukraine Update: God Is at Work
The war between Russia and Ukraine seems unrelenting, but people in both countries still are hearing and...
Apr 20, 2022,
Ukraine Update: TWR’s Growing Voice
We’re grateful to announce that the voice of TWR is becoming more readily available in Ukraine and Russia,...
Apr 11, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Livestream for Refugees
Words and music of hope are now available to Ukrainian refugees, 24/7, from TWR.
The service, featuring...
Apr 8, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Return to Kyiv
Exciting news: The leader of TWR-Ukraine and his family will move back to the Kyiv area in the very near...
Apr 5, 2022,
Speaking Jesus to Ukraine Refugees
Just one day after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, we received an email from the head of global broadcast...
Mar 31, 2022,
Ukraine Update: ‘You Bring Love’
It wasn’t the 30th birthday TWR Ukraine had imagined.
As we reported yesterday, March 30 marked the 30...
Mar 30, 2022,
Celebrating in Ukraine Despite the War
Today, we celebrate and honor TWR Ukraine on their 30th anniversary.
When the missiles began flying, TWR...
Mar 28, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Spiritual Renewal
A little-told story amid the tragic war in Ukraine is about how God is at work there.
At TWR, through our...
Mar 24, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Turning to Hope
Amid the bombardment of the war, visits to TWR360 abundant Christian audio, video and text have increased...
Mar 22, 2022,
Homegoing: Harvey Thomas, master communicator and friend to TWR
Harvey Thomas, a valued member of the TWR family in Great Britain who forgave the man who nearly killed him...
Mar 21, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Rediscovering God Despite Chaos
We continue to be amazed, humbled and inspired by the daily efforts of our ministry partners in Eastern...
Mar 18, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Your Giving Matters
With your financial support, a partner in a bordering country was able to provide TWR Ukraine families with...
Mar 16, 2022,
Ukraine Update: ‘In the Lions’ Den’
Our amazing Ukraine team is continuing to record and produce biblical programming for the people of their...
Mar 14, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Still Standing
In this the third week of the war in Ukraine, we have encouraging news to share: Not only are all of the...
Mar 11, 2022,
Ukraine Update: In Season of War, Amazing Grace
The war in Ukraine grinds on, taking a horrifying toll. Yet we can report again, on March 11 – Day 15 of...
Mar 9, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Goods, Good News Delivered
Not only are programs of hope still being heard in Ukraine on AM radio, but content for this time and this...
Mar 7, 2022,
Ukraine Update: After Odyssey, Ukrainian Family Reaches Safety
The war clouds still darken the skies over Ukraine, but fragments of joyful news frequently emerge from the...
Mar 4, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Still broadcasting hope
As bullets and missiles continue to fly and as even a nuclear plant came under attack on Day 9 of the...
Mar 3, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Heal the Nations, Lord
As we receive scattered reports from our brothers and sisters in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, we’re eager...
Mar 2, 2022,
Ukraine update: Glimmers of hope amid peril
In the seventh day of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we have some good news to share: A few...
Mar 1, 2022,
Ukraine update: ‘Ask the Lord to intervene’
“Humanly speaking it is looking bleak, and the suffering is immense,” wrote Stephenson, who is gathering...
Feb 28, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Answered prayer for fuel
In addition to the search for fuel and long waits, food shortages are affecting the people of Ukraine....
Feb 27, 2022,
Ukraine Update: TWR’s Ukrainian partners evacuate Kyiv area (cont.)
Thank the Lord, we have still received no word indicating that any of our team members in the region have...
Feb 26, 2022,
Ukraine Update: TWR’s Ukrainian partners evacuate Kyiv area
As of late Saturday, Feb. 26, all of those in our Ukrainian team are alive and accounted for. After taking...
Feb 25, 2022,
Ukraine Update: As Missiles Fly, Believers Pray for Peace
As military action breaks out in Ukraine, the local contacts of Trans World Radio (TWR) faithfully and...
Feb 24, 2022,
Ukraine Update: Sharing Messages of Hope Along the Front lines of the Donbas Region
As military action breaks out in Ukraine, the local contacts of Trans World Radio (TWR) faithfully and...
Feb 21, 2022,
TWR Adds Stories for Children To Reach Young Listeners
More than 2 billion of the earth’s population are 14 and younger, according to the 2021 CIA World Factbook....
Jan 26, 2022,
Gospel Broadcasts to Ukraine and Russia Offer Hope During Uncertainty
With Russian and Ukrainian relations currently being particularly strained and the threat of a violent...
Sep 27, 2021,
TWR Fondly Remembers ‘the King-Size Technician’
Just before summer this year, TWR lost a great friend and collaborator with the passing of Odin van...
Jul 22, 2021,
TWR360 Web Platform Is Touching Hard-to-Reach Countries
Among the top 10 countries accessing TWR’s online content platform (TWR360) in 2021, five are ranked on...
Jun 17, 2021,
Thru the Bible Gives Suicidal Man a Reason to Live
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the lives of billions of people around the world. Some have lost...
May 21, 2021,
Missionary With Early Ties to TWR Now With Jesus
The Franco regime ruled Spain in 1952, when Helmut Gaertner was sent there to serve as a missionary. The...
May 20, 2021,
Partners or Staff? TWR Workers Are Both
Service with TWR looks a lot more like partnership than ordinary employment. Support-raising missionaries,...
Apr 22, 2021,
Speaking Hope to the World in More Than 300 Languages
Now more than ever, it’s essential to reach people around the world for Jesus in their heart languages....
Jun 2, 2020,
TWR Launches Video Podcast to Reach the Young Generation in Spain
This Is Real Talk! is a newly launched TWR video/audio podcast project that seeks to engage in...
May 28, 2020,
Called to Serve: Piet Kool, Senior Accountant
Piet serves with TWR as a Senior Accountant in the Netherlands, helping to manage ministry finances and...
May 27, 2020,
Called to Serve: Peter Fuss, Senior Systems Administrator
Peter and his wife Raquel live in Cyprus where Peter serves as senior IT system administrator for the...
May 24, 2020,
Finding and Sharing Encouragement
"God is not anxious. He is not worried about the future. And neither do we need to be concerned about what...
May 22, 2020,
Wracked by COVID-19 but Gripping His Promises
"Right now, the whole world is still living through this surreal and trying time. The Bible assures us that...
May 17, 2020,
COVID-19 Drives People to God’s Word
Yes, because of COVID-19, the world is in as desperate a situation as we have ever seen in our lifetimes....
May 10, 2020,
Peace
We all seek peace. Every person on this planet seeks peace in one form or another. Peace of mind, physical...
May 3, 2020,
Is the Bible still relevant today?
Do you want to grow in wisdom? Are you in need of hope and encouragement, and could you use words of...
Apr 26, 2020,
Hope
Many of us are grieving these days. We all have lost things in the past weeks of the coronavirus crisis....
Apr 19, 2020,
Fear
Our own Philipp Rüsch tackles the concept of fear during the coronavirus pandemic: "Fear is helpful to some...
Apr 12, 2020,
The Dawn Will Come: Easter in the Days of Coronavirus
Pondering the events of Holy Week is timely, of course, with Easter season upon us. Perhaps you, too, are...
Mar 23, 2020,
Turning Fear Into Hope: 10 Ways You Can Respond to COVID-19
With the onset of the coronavirus, it can be difficult to know how to respond as Christians, but there are...
Jan 20, 2020,
Profile of a Spiritual Warrior
Petr Malec had been a Christian for many years, even serving for 10 years as a missionary, and his...
Join the Ministry in Europe
High unemployment leaves young adults in Turkey hopeless about a bright future, wondering about the purpose of their lives. TWR...
TWR's Women of Hope ministry is reaching out to women in the southeastern Europe region in the countries of Croatia, Bulgaria,...
Many people in Ukraine and Belarus still live far away from any church or fellowship. They desire encouragement and friendship....
“Does spirituality even matter in the 21st century?” “What happens to me after I pass away?” “Where do my moral values come from?”
"Women who are hurt, abused, and without hope live in Romania, and they need to know there is someone who cares for them," says...
The women of Turkey live in a country with a secular constitution where the majority of the population is Muslim. Women are...
The current social-economic situation in Ukraine presents many challenges, especially for its women. Many are affected,...
The Roma (once known as Gypsies) are Europe’s largest ethnic minority with 12 million living in very poor conditions across the...
The Czech Republic has the highest percentage of atheists in the world. In most cities and towns, there is no local evangelical...
The Roma people of Central and Eastern Europe, also called Gypsies, have been marginalized for centuries and experience...
Northern Cyprus has a population of 300,000, and Christian workers there are beginning to face persecution. Our experience with...
The countries of Europe are secular, post-Christian societies, and the rate of attempted suicide among young people is...
During the global pandemic, people have begun reading the Bible and searching for God as never before, and TWR has stepped up...
TWR's Bratislava office building is over 50 years old and needs some refurbishment. When TWR originally purchased the building...
Because of the war in Ukraine, TWR needs to make changes to our broadcast infrastructure and program scheduling in Eastern...
When disasters erupt – whether natural or man-made – life is turned upside down. But even in the toughest of times, the sacred...
Jade and Jana are looking forward to serving God in Slovakia, where they have long felt a calling. Jana is from a small...
After years of mission experience with Operation Mobilization (OM), Samuël and Ximena Bekx joined the TWR Europe and CAMENA...
I’m thrilled to use creative media to tell the story of Jesus! This is a great challenge for me to coach and instruct...
After a long journey that led him to Canada for his studies, he came to know Christ personally. The idea of mission then...
Kelly Cunningham serves in Europe/CAMENA as a member of the marketing and development team in Cyprus. She assists with...
Kalman and Annamarie are Hungarian-born Americans who started their ministry with TWR in Monaco in 1984. Their first...
Ilona Fieret lives and works in Barneveld, The Netherlands. She is an administrative assistant for the Media Services...
Peter and Raquel are based in Cyprus. Employed through DMG (a German missions sending agency). Peter serves with TWR as...
Samuel studied business, theology and social work in Bratislava and Switzerland. Most of his career, he has worked with young...
HyunJung Lee has been working part-time with TWR since May 2011 as an administrative assistant in the Europe Media Services...
Mariette Oosterhoff has served with TWR for 15 years in a variety of roles, including communication, public relations,...
The Pletts have been in Bratislava in one form or another since 1996. Daniel arrived as a single and now is accompanied by wife...
John and Carol Ragsdale have served with TWR since 1996. In 1992, while in college, John participated in an internship with TWR...
Philipp's calling is to help people grow and reach their potential. He pursues this calling as HR Director in TWR to ensure...
Elly started working for TWR in May 2004 as the broadcast department’s secretary scheduling radio programs for Europe, North...
After gathering a ministry team to journey alongside them with encouragement, financial and prayer support, Randy and Cristy...
Nick and Debbie are veteran TWR missionaries. Nick was born in the former Soviet Union and came to TWR in 1977 in response to a...
Dawn grew up living a nomad’s life since her father was in the US Navy. Still, when they married in 1984, Ted and Dawn never...
Tijmen van Steeg joined the European Finance team in 2013. After having worked for a Dutch Christian Humanitarian aid...
Alenka joined TWR Europe’s Fund Development and Communications team in May 2010. Frank is now fulfilling the role of Director...
The VanDykens have been with TWR since 1988, serving on Bonaire (the Caribbean), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Johannesburg, South...
Jim and Sue are recent retirees who felt a call a decade ago to serve the Lord during their retirement years. Taking a...
Lucas and Miia met in Vienna, Austria when Lucas started working for TWR and Miia was studying. Although he grew up in...
Born in Germany, Wolfgang never expected to become a missionary, but the Lord called him to TWR in 2020, and he's been serving...
Jessie, a graduate of California State University-Chico, is excited to join TWR’s team in Bratislava, Slovakia in 2023.
Herman began serving on the mission field in South Africa. After participating in Discipleship Training School with Youth with...
Support the ministry of TWR Europe and discovering the importance of solid international bookkeeping for a global mission.
Work on specifically assigned projects for the regional HR team as well as supporting projects on a global level.
Serve as part of the TWR global IT team with a focus on systems in TWR Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa.
Support TWR’s Regional IT Systems team in providing office networks, software and hardware, and in training staff.
Assist the Director of TWR’s Central Asia Ministries in networking with organizations and individuals.
Come and help our Europe team with strategic media projects, researching the best ways to reach our audience!
Equip, encourage and care for cross-cultural workers through digitally distributed programs.
Assist TWR’s International Director for Europe and European ministry departments.
Assist the Ministry Director to develop and coordinate the Central East European Ministries of TWR Europe.
Discover the importance of solid international bookkeeping for a global ministry!
Work closely with the Ministry Director of Central and Eastern Europe to research and measure the distribution and impact of...
Working closely with the Regional Women of Hope Coordinator, you’ll nurture existing partnerships and develop new ones, while...
Are you a social media marketing person? Let God use those gifts to bring his good news to many!
Share the Good News of the Gospel on social media and digital platforms!
Do you have a heart for the gospel to get to these people groups? Join us in Germany or Cyprus, lending your skills and...
Use your gifts working with our HR team to tell others what God’s up to in TWR and how they can be a part!
Use your gifts working with our HR team to tell others what God’s up to in TWR and how they can be a part!
Use your gifts working with our HR team to tell others what God’s up to in TWR and how they can be a part!
Use your gifts working with our HR team to tell others what God’s up to in TWR and how they can be a part!
Use your skills to reach refugees and immigrants in Europe!
We’re looking for an intern, preferably studying in the area of HR/Business Administration/Psychology/Global Leadership to join...
Assist with the evaluation and improvement of TWR Europe's IT security!
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