An out-door festival in the heart of the city
27-28 June 2025 in Skanderbeg Square

It’s been 13 years since we last held a festival in Albania. Luis shared the Gospel reaching more than 20,000 people. Reflecting on that time and recognising that there hasn’t been as large an evangelistic effort since 2012, the local churches in Albania felt it was the right time to invite our team back to put on a massive Gospel endeavor in the heart of their capital city, Tirana.

In a country where evangelicals are a minority and churches have small congregations, word of mouth is not the primary way we are sharing about the festival. We have the main public square set for the venue—a completely open space where anyone can just drop in or listen as they walk by. With this, we have an opportunity to reach not only locals but also many tourists. Pray with us that foot traffic around this area will lead many people to attend the festival and accept the Lord as their Saviour.

This is a movement bigger than the moment

We don’t just facilitate an evangelistic moment; we partner with local churches and evangelists to spur a long-term evangelistic movement in the region. As part of Palau’s investment in a city, it is always our aim to establish a local evangelism team composed of pastors and leaders dedicated to elevating evangelism in the local church through encouragement, training, and ongoing outreaches. But in this instance the vision has grown! So far we have interest in establishing 7 of these E-Teams (evangelism teams) nationally!

We also help connect, encourage, and train Albanian evangelists, linking them to one another and to Palau’s global network of evangelists. This strengthens their commitment to winning their nation—and the whole world—to Christ.

Renew

In March our UK team went out to Albania to host Re:new – a prayer and worship event for Christians to launch TiranaFest. This was a hugely encouraging time meeting with leaders and key comity members. The lasting impression we have is the community of believers are desperate to share Christ with their nation.

Final Preparations Underway for the Mission Week and TiranaFest
We're in the final stages of preparing for the mission week and TiranaFest! Starting June 24, we'll be sharing daily updates right here—bringing you along each step of the journey. Stay connected for event highlights, prayer requests, and progress reports as we carry out our mission work in Albania.