As part of the Planting Pitfalls series building on his research among struggling plants, Dan Steel thinks about how church plants can maintain a healthy relationship with the parent church.

David Varney writes about church planting work in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It’s great to see Union’s missional ecosystem being a source of support here.

As part of the Planting Pitfalls series building on his research among struggling plants, Dan Steel, local pastor and part of the Acts 29 UK network, encourages church planters to build wisely and so avoid some of the most common risk factors. This article looks at the ways we allocate our time and what we trust to deliver results.

Lois Franks works alongside her husband church planting in the Rhondda valley of South Wales. Here, she shares some of the joys and challenges of being a church planting pastor’s wife.

Reports coming in from projects that have received Union Mission funds are a real cause for celebration.

As part of the Planting Pitfalls series building on his research among struggling plants, Dan Steel, local pastor and part of the Acts 29 UK network, encourages church planters to build wisely and so avoid some of the most common risk factors. This article looks at the vital topic of unity.

Erik Pham from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, shares the story of the start of Baptistenkerk op Zuid and the encouragement of connecting with Union Mission.

Union Mission is actively partnering with Welsh-speaking pastors like Gwilym Tudur to strengthen church planting and revitalisation in Wales. Gwilym reflects on the state of Christianity in Wales in the light of the recent 2021 census results.

Union Mission partner Sasco Georgievski from the Evangelical Church in Northern Macedonia urges us to pray.

Emanuel Ralevic, pastor and Dean of the Balkan Theological Seminary in Nis, supported by Union Mission, gives us some insights into the challenge of building the church in Serbia.

As part of the Planting Pitfalls series building on his research among struggling plants, Dan Steel, local pastor and part of the Acts 29 UK network, encourages church planters to build wisely and so avoid some of the most common risk factors. This article looks at the impact of opposition to a new church plant.

Church planter Michael Davis tells us what brought his family to their new home.

André Meyer, pastor of Leipzigprojekt Church in Leipzig, Germany, reflects on the impact of secularisation in former East Germany, providing a sober warning and fuel for our prayers.

Following on from his Planting Pitfalls research, Dan Steel opens up a vital conversation about honesty among church planters about our limitations, to avoid risks of isolation and burn out.

Kerstin Bowsher catches up with Rhodri Thomas, whose church plant in South Wales has recently celebrated its first year of ministry.

Gorge Tolias, Union Mission partner and partner of Glyfada church in Athens, shares what God is doing through church planting in Greece and beyond.

This blog post reflects on the call to warm-hearted, joyful partnership in church planting.

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.