Belgium
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Diamonds and lace, French fries and waffles, quaint houses and gothic cathedrals… sandwiched between France, Luxembourg, Germany and The Netherlands, Belgium is a small and prosperous nation with a proud heritage.

Though small, Belgium is plays host to the European Union headquarters and NATO in its capital city, Brussels.

Once a traditional Catholic country, 21st Century Belgium has a liberal socialist government that has introduced secular legislation including laws permitting homosexual marriage and euthanasia.  The social care system is seen as one of the best in the world and recent studies show that most Belgians feel very happy about their lives.

Statistics cannot explain the spiritual need.  Belgium has lost its Christian values – its people are without hope and without God.  There is a tiny evangelical church, between 0.7 and 1% of the population of 10 million, but the overwhelming majority of Belgians are completely ignorant of – and totally indifferent to – the Gospel.   People don’t know Jesus… and most don’t want to know.

Empowered by God and in partnership with other Christian organisations and churches, OM Belgium is working for change.

Working alongside Churches
OM Belgium seeks to encourage the Church in Belgium by offering training in missions and evangelism, short-term evangelism teams and longer term partnership through year teams.   

The OM Belgium team is committed to providing opportunities for Belgian Christians to serve in their own country or in other parts of the world. 

TeenStreet and Tim
With one full time worker and a team of dedicated volunteers, OM Belgium is exciting the next generation by involving teens in TeenStreet and creating opportunities for them to get involved throughout the year in Teens In Missions and many other events.

Innovative Evangelism and Church Planting
OM Belgium’s pioneer team in Gent is known for its innovative approach to evangelism and church planting.  The vision is to use this as a model for church planting in other major cities around Belgium.

Serving OM International
OM Belgium’s ZavCentre is ideally situated close to Brussels airport and provides hospitality to OM workers from across the world.  The conference centre is used for international meetings and training events throughout the year, providing a vital service to OM International.

Do you want to know more? Check out our website: www.be.om.org

 

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Recent Stories from Belgium

Forever Grateful
Forever Grateful4 Oct, 2008
The story of OM Belgium's Govert Minderman

Zaventem: The Road Ahead
Zaventem: The Road Ahead6 Aug, 2008
A look at OM Zaventem, Belgium's past, present and future

Breathing New Life Into Brussels
Breathing New Life Into Brussels24 Jul, 2008
Hope Brussels 2008 outreach

Hope Brussels
25 Jun, 2008
OM Belgium hosts its second-annual "Hope Brussels" the week of June 27-July 11, during which OM works with churches to bring the hope of Jesus Christ to the city of Brussels.