Wissam Al-Saliby

Wissam al-Saliby

Wissam al-Saliby is the advocacy officer of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), a role he has held since January 2018. Based in Geneva, he advocates with the United Nations on behalf of national evangelical alliances in over 130 countries for freedom of religion, rule of law and human rights. Prior to joining the WEA, Wissam was the development and partner relations manager of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, and a regional trainer on international humanitarian law with Geneva Call.

Brothers united in prayer

27 May 2022In the 1970s, there were just a handful of known evangelical believers in Algeria. Today, there are tens of thousands gathered in dozens of churches. Around 50 churches form the Protestant Church of Algeria, or Eglise Protestante d’Algérie (EPA), a national alliance of churches that became a member of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). The president of the EPA, Salaheddine Chalah, is also pastor of the Full Gospel Church in Tizi Ouzou, the largest church in Algeria, bringing together 1,200…

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