Change That Lasts

We think it’s possible. Do you?

We think it’s possible. Do you?

Change That

Lasts

We think it’s possible. Do you?

Change

That Lasts

We think it’s possible. Do you?

For nearly 80 years, across 100 countries

we’ve been equipping churches, communities and people like you to develop sustainable, locally-driven solutions to some of our world’s most pressing problems.

Imagine a world where every person is seen and valued for the person God created them to be, where the church steps into its calling to love and serve those who are suffering among us and where diverse communities all over the world flourish in shalom.

That’s the kind of world we’re building at World Relief, and we're so excited to tell you more about it.

Together, in 2022 we:

Mobilized

4,635
churches

across the globe to meet urgent needs and create lasting change within their communities.

Read about churches in Malawi.

Equipped

80,333
volunteers

globally to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly alongside their vulnerable neighbors

Read about volunteers in Memphis, TN

Provided

350,000+
Ukrainians and Afghans

with emergency food, shelter, and resettlement services

Read about the situation in Ukraine

Served

5,056,973
women, men and children

across the globe.

Read about the work at the U.S.-Mexico border.

With the help of people like you, we respond with compassion, advocacy and technical expertise to build flourishing communities. Together, we create change that lasts.

Here’s how:

Humanitarian & Disaster Response

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Community Development

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Refugee & Immigration Work

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Advocacy & Public Policy

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Ready to Get Involved?

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The latest news from World Relief

Why are #MomAndBaby fine? Alexia knows.

June 24, 2014

If anyone knows what it means to walk alongside #MomAndBaby to promote healthy living and reduce mortality rates in children under 5, it’s Alexia. She is 40 years old and a mother of five children. She and her husband, Joseph, are farmers in Burundi.Five years ago, Alexia joined a World Relief-initiated Care Group, where she…

One College Student’s Experience of Walking with Refugees

June 17, 2014

When Covenant College junior Megan Wetselaar signed up to participate in World Relief Atlanta’s Walk in My Shoes program during spring break, she wasn’t thinking about refugees; she was thinking about fulfilling a course requirement. When this volunteer opportunity presented itself, she reluctantly decided to pursue it. She didn’t really know anything about refugees. She…

Celebrating World Refugee Day: Serving Detainees in Seattle

June 12, 2014

In 2000, when cargo ships from Hong Kong docked in Seattle after a 16-day sail, stowaways were discovered inside of squalid containers within the holds of the ships. For more than two weeks, they hadn’t seen sunlight, breathed fresh air, or eaten more than a few bites of food. Some did not even survive the…