Come and meet the risk-takers of the persecuted church
You’re invited to gather with Christians across the UK and Ireland to worship and pray with our brothers and sisters who are risking everything for Christ.
Instead of one event this year, Standing Strong will be hosted in-person in regions all over the UK and Ireland. There will be seminars where you will have the opportunity to interact with our speakers and hear their stories, ask them questions and pray with them.
Join us to find out how your prayers and gifts are making a difference and celebrate what God is doing in some of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian.
Gatherings: 10am-2.30pm:
Scotland
Hea Woo, North Korea
13 May
Bristol*
Hea Woo, North Korea
20 May (Evening)
London
Abraham and Eti, SE Asia
10 June
Wales
Abraham and Eti, SE Asia
17 June
*New event added, due to demand. Since the first South West regional Standing Strong event is already booked out, we would love to invite you to join us for an evening of prayer and worship at Woodlands Church Bristol. The evening event will be from 7 - 8.30pm.
East Midlands
30 September
Northern Ireland
7 October
Northern England
4 November
West Midlands
11 November
Meet the speakers
Hea Woo* will be speaking at events in May. She became a Christian in China in the 1990s after she fled North Korea – but she was arrested and sent back. She was imprisoned for many years, but did not give up her faith, leading other women in the prison to Jesus. She was eventually released and escaped to South Korea.
“I cried out to God to use me to tell my story to people outside the prison camp, and now I travel and share the love of God to believers all around the world,” she says. “God has changed my life from sorrow to joy.”
Abraham* and his wife Eti* will be speaking at events in June. Abraham grew up in a Muslim family and became a Christian when he was a college student. Despite being disowned by his family and experiencing torture, he has not stopped following Jesus. Eti disciples and mentors marginalised and vulnerable women to help them fulfil their God-given potential. Together, they serve persecuted believers in South East Asia – particularly converts from Islam – and help them to stand strong in their faith.
*Names changed for security reasons
Other details:
All Standing Strong regional events are free to attend, and refreshments will be available.
Please keep checking back for more details of future Standing Strong gatherings later in the year!
What if I have tickets for Resorts World Arena?
This year, we felt it was important to bring Standing Strong to local regions to make it both easy and cost-effective for all our supporters to attend. With this in mind, we have decided to cancel the event booking at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham.
If you have ticket(s) booked for the Standing Strong event at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, all of your tickets – including any youth, children, family, group and lunch tickets that you may have ordered – will now be automatically refunded to you via Ticket Factory or Eventbrite.
Please see the FAQs below for more information.
Standing Strong refunds
Frequently asked questions
If you booked via The Ticket Factory, your refund will be automatically issued within 14 days.
If you booked via Eventbrite, your refund will be automatically issued within 30 days.
If you booked tickets via Eventbrite and want a refund made to a different credit/debit card, or if your original payment card has expired, please do contact our Inspire team at inspire@opendoorsuk.org or call us on 01993 460015, so that we can ensure your refund is made to the right credit/debit card.
If you booked tickets via The Ticket Factory and your credit/debit card has expired, they will contact you to inform you how to request refunds onto a new payment card. More information about refunds via The Ticket Factory can be found here.
You can contact The Ticket Factory Customer Services team on 0333 300 300. Lines are open from 9am-7pm, Mon-Fri and 9am-5pm, weekends and bank holidays.
Alternatively, you can fill in a request form here.
