According to an article written by Jonny Grant and Patti Richter for The Gospel Coalition — Reaching Ireland for Christ — Again — only about 0.5 percent of the Republic of Ireland’s population is evangelical and it is the least evangelized country in Europe.
At the same time, there have been signs of progress in the wake of the Catholic charismatic renewal in the 1970’s an an influx of missionaries from the United States and Northern Ireland in the 1980’s.
Now, Irish evangelicals are catching a vision to plant churches where Christ is not yet known and to support Christian workers in other countries.
Read more about the growth of the church and some of the challenges faced by those working for Jesus in Ireland in the article written by Jonny and Patti.
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