Organize
An international network of Churches and Christians developing and mobilizing capable men for strategic missions on behalf of the persecuted Church.
2026 · BELIEVERS FORCED TO FLEE FOR THE FAITH
0,000
NEXT DISPLACEMENT PROJECTED IN
00:00:00
Year-to-date projection — Open Doors WWL displacement rate (~295,000/yr).
2026 · CHRISTIANS KILLED BY ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE
0
NEXT KILLING PROJECTED IN
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Year-to-date projection — Open Doors WWL killings rate (~4,998/yr). Distinct from martyrdom — a stricter theological category for those killed for explicit Christian witness.
21ST CENTURY · CHRISTIANS KILLED BY ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE
0
Cumulative since January 2001 — Open Doors WWL killings aggregate.
— GALATIANS 6:10
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
01 · MISSION
We organize and equip Christians to go to the ends of the world to protect their brother and support the Church.
Organizing, equipping, and sending Christians to the ends of the earth for the brethren — standing up against darkness, when no one else is able. We bear one another's burdens. We help when governments may not or are unable. We protect the regular witness of the Church in places that afflict the faithful and call it peace.
~5,000
Christians killed by anti-Christian violence last year
76
Nations on the Open Doors Watch List
~50
Countries with extreme or very-high anti-Christian violence
See sources
- Open Doors — World Watch List 2025 (annual report) — primary source for the ~5,000 killings figure (4,998 Christians killed for faith reasons during the 2024 reporting period), the 76-nation Watch List, and the country classifications (13 Extreme + 37 Very High persecution totaling ~50 countries with extreme or very-high violence against Christians).
- Open Doors — Country-by-country profiles — per-country breakdowns of pressure indicators, violence indicators, and methodology.
- Pew Research Center — Global Restrictions on Religion — independent measurement of government restrictions and social hostilities involving religion across 198 countries and territories.
02 · HOW WE WORK
Four lines of effort.
Who we are
Kinsmen brings an array of specialists close to the hardest problems, seeking to serve our brothers in persecution by every means possible.
Protect
Risk assessments, security development, and protective presence for Churches and believers in hostile regions.
Sustain
Critical resources, aid, and long-term support for the underground Church — transitioning into local structures as soon as they can stand, and sustained throughout in prayer for the needs of our persecuted brothers.
Respond
Rapid response to emerging crises and urgent needs across the most hostile regions on earth.
03 · JOIN THE MISSION
Stay informed. Stand in prayer. Discover more.
Three paths to walk alongside the persecuted Church. Pick any combination — one email gets you routed correctly.
04 · DONATE
Stand with the brethren.
Your support is converted into protective presence, evacuation, sustainment, and rapid response — protecting the regular witness of the Church where governments will not. Disciplined, measurable stewardship of every dollar entrusted to the mission. Every operation reported, every team accountable.