Building Movements in South Asia

South Asia is often referred to as a sub-continent because of the breadth and variety of its culture. It is home to nearly 1 billion Hindus, as well as nearly 200 million M**l**s. According to the most recent government census, less than 3% of the population claim to follow Christ.

Over the past several years, the national government has sought to promote Hinduism as the national religion and culture. It has introduced laws and policies aimed to restrict Christian outreach and ministry. Attacks on Christians and churches have increased while in many cases government officials and the police have stood by, or even encouraged those inciting the violence.

Yet in the midst of the challenges, the gospel is spreading. While many of Christians are from the south, CCF Beyond has been working with local partners in the northern part of the country, which has been often called “the graveyard of missionaries,” for over 15 years. Our shared vision is to establish a house church in every village in the North – if successful, that would be more than 250,000 villages reached for Christ! But is such a vision possible?

To date, our partners have helped form over 26,000 house churches and small groups. Their goal by the end of 2025 is to increase that number to more than 100,000. Our partners have also reached out to more than 25 unreached people groups where they have established over 400 house churches and small groups among people who formerly had never even heard the gospel of Christ.

In the past South Asia has been one of the most hostile places in the world to the gospel. Even today there is persecution and resistance. But through the empowering of God’s Spirit and partnerships transcending denomination and organizational boundaries, millions of people are coming to Christ. It is the privilege of CCF Beyond to be part of one of the greatest movements in the history of Christianity – the spread of the gospel in South Asia!