WEC International

Origin & Name

Radical trust and willingness to sacrifice were distinctive marks of early WEC. Faith and obedience characterised members of the new movement. Out of passion for Christ, trust in his leading and a deep desire to bring the gospel to those who had no opportunity to hear, C.T. Studd was led by God to Central Africa in 1913. Others joined in the work and with the valuable help of his wife Priscilla in England, the Heart of Africa mission was born. C. T. Studd named the earliest principles the “Five Smooth Stones” from the stones David selected for his battle against Goliath:

Absolute faith in the deity of each person of the Trinity.
Absolute belief in the full inspiration of the Old and New Testament Scriptures.
Total commitment to know and to preach only Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Obedience to Christ’s command to love all who love the Lord Jesus sincerely, without partiality, and to love all people.
Absolute faith in the will, power and providence of God to meet all our needs in his service.

Focus and urgency marked their methods. Their strategy was to identify the parts of the world that were unevangelised. Then by obedience to the Spirit’s leading, faith, prayer, commitment, and sacrifice they sought to make Christ known in those places as quickly as possible. God’s promise to C.T. Studd was that his journey was not only for Africa. It was for the whole unevangelised world. The work expanded and the name Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade was adopted in 1919. In 1982 the name became WEC International. In this name WEC stands for ‘Worldwide Evangelisation for Christ’. WEC has grown over the years and although our name has changed, our core passion remains - loving Christ and making him known. Radical trust, willingness to sacrifice, faith and obedience, focus and urgency mark our lives. We value the past while remaining committed to following the Spirit’s leading for effectiveness today.

Our Vision

To see Christ known, loved and worshipped by the unreached peoples of the world.

Our Mission

Empowered by the Holy Spirit, with a sense of urgency and a commitment to work with others, we:

Proclaim the gospel by word and deed, so that people come to a living faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord and become his disciples.
Gather believers around Christ, establishing churches in the Word of God so that they make disciples in their communities and beyond.
Mobilise for missions, recruit, train, send and care for workers in fellowship with the wider Church.

If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.

(C. T. Studd)

(Extract from the Core of WEC document).