IFES Europe Events

For staff, volunteers and students involved in IFES student movements and pioneering projects around Europe. Scroll down for in-person events, online meetings and courses and global events for our worldwide fellowship.

17 February – 19 March Unveiling Islam course for staff and students, on Saturday evenings, 6.00 pm UTC, 7.00 pm CET, 8.00 pm EET. Contact us for information.

14 March – Forming a Christian Mind conference for postgraduate students with Professor Oliver O’Donovan and Dr Jared Michelson, on: This Gospel I Believe: Confidence and Crisis in the Christian Academic Mind. From IFES Europe’s Good News for the University ministry in collaboration with UCCF, Cambridge, UK.

17-20 April – Global Impact Conference to inspire and equip staff, volunteers and students involved in International Student Ministry, Hungary.

4-8 May – our annual General Secretaries Gathering for heads of all European movements, Bischofsheim, Germany.

June (exact dates to be confirmed) – Debrief meeting for 2025-26 InterAction cross cultural student ministry program.

6-12 July – IFES Europe Mark Camp 2026, a chance for up to two delegates per national movement to experience this transformative evangelistic resource: an immersive exploration of the book of Mark over several days, Vlašim, near Prague, Czech Republic. Register here.

19-25 July – Bible & Culture summer school from our Graduate Impact ministry, for thinking Christian graduates who want to know better how to connect what you believe with the world we live in. Woltersdorf, near Berlin, Germany.

August (exact dates to be confirmed) – Kick off meeting for 2026-27 InterAction cross cultural student ministry program.

3-9 August – Kick off meeting for 2026 cohort of Student Leadership Formación, a nine-month development program for up to two delegates from each European national movement, Bulgaria.

22-26 October – FEUER (Fellowship of Evangelists in the Universities of Europe) annual gathering, Greece.

10 October – annual Governance Training Day for new board members in Europe, 9.00 am UTC, 10.00 am CET, 11.00 am EET. Three-hour online training session giving newcomers the basics to help them serve their national movements. Includes the mindset, roles and responsibilities of a board member and of a board, with time for sharing and discussion of our own contexts. New general secretaries are also welcome. Register here.

Regular Pioneering network meeting for any national movement staff involved in a pioneering setting or considering a pioneering project. Contact us for the link.

Emerging Evangelists Network meeting for young evangelists committed to university mission in Europe. (Invitation only). Contact us for more information.

January-February – IFES global Engaging the University ministry offers a three part digital course for students, staff workers or faculty members on what it means to engage the university as Christians. Part 1, a self-paced introduction, can be done at any time. Part 2 starts on 1 February. Contact this ministry to find out more.

IFES monthly online prayer meeting. Everyone is welcome: students, staff, volunteers, board members, across the globe. Contact us for the link.

24-30 June – IFES World Assembly, Dublin, Ireland.