World Evangelical Alliance

THE WEA SERVES THE LEADERS AND STAFF OF ITS 129 NATIONAL EVANGELICAL ALLIANCES AND OVER 150 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WITH GLOBAL CHRISTIAN RESEARCH, NEWS, PUBLICATIONS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND RESOURCES. IT IS STRATEGICALLY SITUATED TO REPRESENT CHRISTIANS GLOBALLY IN SOCIETY, MEDIA AND TO GOVERNMENTAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. INCREASINGLY THE WEA IS ASKED TO GIVE AN AUTHORITATIVE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO WORLD EVENTS AS WELL AS SPEAK OUT ON ISSUES OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AND GLOBAL PEACE EFFORTS. LASTLY, WEA IS SOLELY POSITIONED TO CONNECT NATIONAL ALLIANCES, CHURCHES AND PARA-CHURCH MINISTRIES FOR EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIVE ACTION. THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT IS EXPONENTIALLY GREATER THAN THAT OF SEPARATE ACTIVITIES. FURTHERMORE, THE BENEFIT OF POOLING RESOURCES MINIMIZES DUPLICATION.

GLOBAL INITIATIVES:- UKRAINE RELIEF ACTIVITIES, EXPENSES $1,252,480 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $1,179,283. THE ORGANIZATION HELPED CHURCHES AND MINSITRIES IN UKRAINE AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE TO THE INDIVIDUALS INJURED AND DISPLACED BY THE WAR. - GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP, EXPENSES $296,029 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $87,040. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED WORLDWIDE TRAINING FOCUSED ON ASSISTING NATIONAL EVANGELICAL ALLIANCES IN OVER 130 COUNTRIES ON BOARD GOVERNANCE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, VISION CASTING, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ENGAGEMENT.- UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATION, EXPENSES $279,020 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $92,032. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED AN EVANGELICAL VOICE AT THE UNITED NATIONS INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OF THE UN.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ARE AS FOLLOWS:RELIEF WORK IN CARRIBBEAN, EXPENSES $28,500. THESE FUNDS HELPED CHURCHES PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE VICTIMS OF THE VOLCANO ERUPTION IN ST VINCENT THAT TOKK PLACE IN 2020. COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S CONCERNS, EXPENSES $370. THE COMMISSION IS A NETWORK OF WOMEN SEEKING TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, EXPENSES $35,334. PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT, EXPENSES $1,130,910. PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT INCLUDES DIRECT SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT TO EACH OF WEA'S PROGRAMS, BRINGING COHESION TO THESE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF WEA.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSIONRELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION, EXPENSES $41,442 OF WHICH ALL WERE GRANTS. THE WEA RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION SEEKS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF RELIGION FOR ALL PEOPLE WORLDWIDE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE 18 OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCRIPTURE. THE COMMISSION AIMS TO HELP ALL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY PROTESTANT CHRISTIANS, TO EXERCISE THEIR FAITH WITHOUT OPPRESSION OR DISCRIMINATION AND SEEKS TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM OF EVANGELICALS. DURING THE YEAR CONTINUED WORK WAS DONE TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WORLDWIDE BY ENGAGING IN RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF PERSECUTION.

MISSION COMMISSION:THE MISSION COMMISSION IS A MISSIONAL NETWORK OF HUNDREDS OF MISSION LEADERS AROUND THE GLOBE, PROMOTING FELLOWSHIP, MUTUAL LEARNING, TRAINING, AND COOPERATION. IN 2022 AFTER THE PANDEMIC, MOMENTUM STARTED TO BUILD ONCE AGAIN FOR GLOBAL ACTIVITIES AND MISSIONS LEADERS TO HAVE IN PERSON GATHERINGS WHICH FOSTERED GLOBAL PARTNER DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING ENHANCEMENT. DATA HAS ALSO BEEN GATHERED FOR THE 2023 GLOBAL CONSULTATION COMING UP IN 2023.