Christian Faith
Our Christian faith is central to who we are. We follow Jesus’ example by being an active, visible, tangible expression of God’s love as we work alongside the poor and oppressed. Our faith calls us to serve children in need—of any faith, or none. We partner with faith leaders throughout the world, equipping them to use their influence to make their communities safer for children. Interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus? >
Faith leaders from Ukraine attended a World Vision–hosted training on how to best minister to adults and youth impacted by the trauma caused by the war in Ukraine.
If ever a place needed change, it was Mbuyuni village in Tanzania. Years of poverty and an ensuing feeling of futility had taken its toll on marriages and children’s futures. But things began to change when a group of farmers were equipped with new beliefs about themselves and their neighbors.
Yessica’s family struggled as she was growing up, but after World Vision invited her to learn to farm and participate in Biblical Empowered Worldview classes, she’s now earning twice the average income for most people in Honduras.
2,611,161
children and youth participating in or benefiting from Christian discipleship or biblically based programs in 2023.
148,606
Christian pastors and ministry leaders trained and mobilized to support the spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being of children in their communities in 2023.
5,666
churches serving their communities in partnership with World Vision in 2023.
Our Approach to Faith
Our faith in Jesus Christ is core to who we are. As an expression of God’s unconditional love for all people, especially vulnerable children, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed. We hope to live as followers of Christ by being active, visible bearers of God’s love.
Relying on God’s grace and Spirit, we affirm the truth of the gospel and our hope in Christ through our character, speech, actions, and in the signs of God’s power at work in individual lives, in the communities where we work, and in all creation.
As a Christian charity, we partner with local churches, helping to strengthen local leadership and equipping them with resources and training to carry out our shared mission among the poor and oppressed. Our commitment is to strengthen local churches so that when we leave the community, they are thriving, engaged, and equipped to support sustained spiritual and physical transformation.
Christ calls us to serve the vulnerable, and this calling often takes us to places where the majority of people follow faiths other than Christianity. We serve wholeheartedly in these places because we cannot ignore the need. In our work among people of other world religions, we value our common humanity and common desire to care for and protect vulnerable children. By developing relationships with people of other faiths, we have found that suspicion, mistrust, and fear are replaced with trust, friendship, and mutual support.
Faith Resources
Empowered Worldview Technical Brief (PDF)
Research found positive association between our Empowered Worldview faith-based approach and increases in material and subjective well-being of community members.
Interfaith Series: Philippines (PDF)
Interfaith cooperation facilitated rapid humanitarian response and peace building in the Philippines.
Interfaith Series: CAR (PDF)
In Central African Republic, interfaith engagement can build social cohesion.
Empowered Worldview (PDF)
The Empowered Worldview approach is faith-based and reaches deep into people’s core beliefs, transforming their view of the world so that the cycle of chronic poverty and hopelessness can be broken. Empowered Worldview helps people find value in their own identity, create a vision for their future, nurture family and community relationships, and understand their ability to have an influence on their own circumstances.
Ways to give
4 Bibles
Share the story of Jesus and the truth of God’s love. Communities around the world are asking for Bibles and study materials. Your gift will mean so much for children eager to discover the Bible in their own language. What a wonderful way to show a boy or girl God’s love!
Become a Christian Commitment Partner
In many communities impacted by poverty, limited resources make it hard for Christian leaders and churches to support children’s spiritual growth in age-appropriate ways. You can nourish the faith of the next generation and strengthen the witness of the local church by equipping pastors and ministry leaders to nurture children’s faith and serve their communities practically in the name of Christ.
Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children and families who need it most. Plus, it lowers costs, which means more of your gift helps kids!
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