Aleksander Saško Nezamutdinov, a Ukrainian-born pastor working in Krakow, Poland shares his perspective on the challenges and opportunities of the ongoing situation for Ukrainian refugees.

Union Mission is excited to be partnering with a church planting movement in Switzerland. Aaron Stutz from Lucerne encourages us to pray for a fruitful harvest as Heaven breaks in!

Kerstin Bowsher, Union Mission’s Network Developer, encourages us to think well about how we prepare and support those going into church planting to avoid some of the most common pitfalls that can cause new plants to struggle.

Kerstin Bowsher, Union Mission’s new Network Developer, explains the vision for church planting and training new leaders, and what she’s looking forward to in her new role.

Elijah Morar is the pastor of Rock of Ages Church in Oradia, Romania. Since the war with Ukraine began, he has been working hard to find homes for Ukrainian refugees. He has also been able to deliver much needed resources over the border into the Ukraine as well.

Dodo Michalec, pastor of the Ekklesia Church plant in Kosice, Slovakia, shares how his church has opened up to helping refugees passing into Slovakia from the nearby Ukraine border.

With the war causing untold damage in the east of Ukraine and near the capital, Kyiv, what is Journey Church and the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary doing to serve during wartime?

Yaroslav Pyzh, pastor of Journey Church in Lviv and president of the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary, tells us how the Ukrainian church is preparing to support and minister to their communities as the country prepares for possible war.

An update on the church planting work in Chester pastored by Deiniol Williams, a graduate of Union School of Theology's MTh programme.

An insight into church planting and reaching out to students in Pisa, by Michel Di Feliciantonio.

GDip graduate Daniele Bozzini speaks of his calling to planting a church in Verona, and the challenges facing the church.

Union is excited to announce the appointment of Justin Schell to the role Director of Union US. Here, he shares the heart and vision for our work in North America.

Philippe Montuire gives us an update on the work of church planting organisation, The Antioch Network, in Auxerre and across France.

We hear from a graduate* from the BA programme at WEST (now Union) about his work at a pioneering church plant and outreach project in Birmingham, where he and his family witness to people in the local community.

Union Graduate Paula Harris shares her experiences of bringing the gospel to young offenders in Brazil.

Masters student Owen Cottom reflects on his experiences of church planting - and shares his advice to anyone considering this calling for themselves!

Union graduate Tom King gives an honest insight into the challenges of communicating the gospel in the Eastern, oral-based culture of Thailand, and how his studies equipped him to manage these challenges.

Dmitriy Lutsyuk leads a church in Boryspil, Ukraine. Here he shares how the pandemic has brought new challenges as well as new opportunities for church growth.

How do you reach one of the most secular countries in the world with the gospel? Jonny Lithell shares how Union is supporting his ministry in Sweden.

Tommy Millar leads a church revitalisation project in Maryhill, Glasgow as part of 20schemes, who host a Union Learning Community.