Get equipped for cross-cultural mission in the UK and beyond. Experience six months of cross-cultural training in the UK alongside experienced missionaries.

Through WEC's Crossing-Cultures Internship Programme, you’ll learn to share Jesus with diverse cultures and peoples within immigrant communities.

Every month you will spend:

three weeks perhaps in London, Birmingham or Manchester, working alongside a cross-cultural ministry team and a local church;

then one week in the Midlands developing Bible and ministry skills, through training and mentoring by experienced WEC cross-cultural trainers.

Qualities & Gifts Sought

You are aged 18-24 years old with a right to live and work in the UK. You love the Lord Jesus and want to learn how to live out your Christian faith in multi-cultural Britain.

The six-month Crossing-Cultures Internship Programme runs from 6 January 2027.

Estimated cost around  £1200 for 6 months, including accommodation and travel between venues.

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Application closing date: 30 November 2026

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About Missionary Training Colleges

WEC understands the importance of proper training and preparation for cross-cultural mission. Hence, we have several colleges around the world, which specialise in training Christians for mission.

Teaching includes input on theology and biblical interpretation, along with mentoring, and practical guidance on evangelism, outreach and ministry skills. Hands-on experience of outreach is also a core component of this training, enabling students to put the theory into practice.

With colleges in Australia,  Kenya, the Netherlands, and New Zealand (in English), Brazil (em português), Mexico (en español), residential and online training is within reach for any aspiring missionary.

Equipping the mission-minded: read more about our Cross-cultural Training Centres here.

About United Kingdom

The capital of the United Kingdom is London and is the largest city with a population of 10.3m. London is the fourth-largest city in Europe. Other major urban areas in the UK include Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester.

The UK is a developed country and has the world’s fifth-largest economy by GDP. The total area of the UK is approximately 243,610 square kilometres. The country occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago which includes the Republic of Ireland. The UK has a temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round.  

Politics

The UK has a constitutional monarchy. King Charles III is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the Sovereign of 15 other independent Commonwealth countries. The UK has a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system that has been emulated around the world. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is the UK's head of government. The UK has sovereignty over 17 territories which do not form part of the UK itself (14 British Overseas Territories and three Crown dependencies).

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have devolved administrations based in their capitals: Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast respectively. Each have their own government or executive led by a First Minister.

[Main source: Wikipedia].

Religious worldviews and unreached peoples in the UK

The population of the UK is around 65.4 million.
57% profess to be Christian and of those 7.91% are Evangelical. Other main religions and belief systems include: Islam - 4.1%, Hinduism - 2.8%, Pagan religions - 0.7%, Buddhism - 0.4%, Non-religious - 34.5%.

The UK contains around 105 distinct people groups, of whom 35 are classified as 'unreached' with little access to the good news of Jesus in their community, language or culture.

[source Joshua Project]

WEC's ministries in the UK

WEC’s primary goal is to take the gospel to the least-reached peoples of the world, and to see churches planted and growing among them. WEC's work in the UK and Ireland has a long history of training and sending Christian workers all over the world, but also of identifying the unreached in our midst.

WEC International is committed to:  

• Work cross-culturally among immigrant communities  in several cities to see Christian communities established which reflect their cultures through our Neighbours Worldwide teams;

• Encourage and stimulate prayer for cross-cultural mission around the world, accurately researching the whole mission scene through the Operation World team;

• Partner with churches all over the UK and Ireland to mobilise their congregations into cross-cultural ministry;

• Offer opportunities for short-term cross-cultural missions exposure and pass on the vision;

• Minister to those who suffer from drug and alcohol addictions and plant churches among them through Betel’s teams;

• Train and produce media broadcast content through our Radio Worldwide ministry;

• Work with schools and churches to run children’s programmes and youth camps aiming to bring children to faith and to educate them about their potential to influence God’s world;

• Publish prayer bulletins and magazines about WEC's work, Bible Study materials, and our website and social media to share the vision of mission;

• Host and organise events and courses (both online and in-person) for those wishing to explore God’s call to cross-cultural work or to pray for mission.

Please note that a tier 2 or 5 visa sponsorship would not be available for any of the current UK roles we are advertising.

Please pray with us for – integration and support for refugees and immigrants – a national awakening – local churches sharing the good news of Jesus – youth and childrens' work [Operation World, 2010 print edition]