International Christian Concern (ICC) was one of 72 nonprofits out of 1.5 million to earn the notable 2025 Most Trusted Nonprofit Award by Ministry Voice. Ministry Voice, which equips churches and Christian nonprofits with communication tools, training, and resources, reviewed ICC’s financial records, vision statement, and results. “The Most Trusted Nonprofit Award is predicated on extensive […]

10/1/2025 Washington, D.C. – The Board of Directors of International Christian Concern (ICC) has named Shawn Wright the organization’s next president. Wright was selected among candidates when longtime leader Jeff King announced his retirement after building and leading the ministry for more than two decades.    Wright will take the helm of the global ministry […]

6/23/2025 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — International sanctions cripple more than just governments, they’re also crushing vulnerable Christian communities.   In a new report released today, “Sanctioned and Silenced: Why sanctions have failed Christian communities in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq,” International Christian Concern (ICC) Fellow Daniel St John exposes the unintended consequences of global […]

4/16/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Following an intense gun battle, South African police have rescued U.S. missionary and pastor Josh Sullivan from his kidnappers. His rescue comes less than a week after masked armed men took him hostage at gunpoint as he preached a sermon last Thursday at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, […]

4/11/2025 South Africa (International Christian Concern) — Josh Sullivan, a U.S. Baptist missionary, was kidnapped at gunpoint as he preached Thursday evening at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa.   According to police, four masked gunmen entered the church late last night during a prayer meeting with about 30 attendees. The assailants robbed two […]

1/3/2025 Washington (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its renamed and revamped annual report for the new year.   ICC’s 2025 Global Persecution Index offers an in-depth analysis of drivers of persecution in 20 countries, complete with stories of Christians enduring persecution for their faith in Christ.  “ICC examined every corner […]

12/5/2024 Algeria (International Christian Concern) — Suleiman Bouhafs, an Algerian Christian convert, gained his freedom from prison on Sept. 1 after serving three years for blasphemy against Islam and alleged ties to terrorism. Bouhafs has denied the terrorism allegations.  A judge remanded Bouhafs to prison on Sept. 1, 2021, based on several allegations, including “insulting […]

11/8/2024 Iran (International Christian Concern) — After serving more than one year of his 10-year prison sentence, an Armenian-Iranian pastor recently gained freedom from Tehran’s Evin Prison following public outcry. Pastor Anooshavan Avedian, imprisoned on Sept. 18, 2023, was acquitted of his crimes and released on Sept. 24, 2024. Before his release, International Christian Concern, The […]

10/18/2024 United Kingdom (International Christian Concern) — The University of Nottingham in England has issued a “trigger warning” to students studying various medieval literature, in part because of Christian themes in the texts. The Daily Mail on Sunday discovered the warning through a Freedom of Information Act request.  The British university warned students that the course […]

9/5/2024 Nicaragua (International Christian Concern) — After months of diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Nicaraguan governments, 13 Nicaraguan pastors and attorneys affiliated with Mountain Gateway, a Texas-based ministry, were released from prison today.  “This is the day we have prayed and believed God for,” Jon Britton Hancock, founder of Mountain Gateway, said in […]