Reaching people.
Meeting needs.
REACH BEYOND – this is our annual fundraising campaign. It enables us to reach more people for Jesus, meet needs, expand our church locally and start new ones globally.
HEARTBEAT
“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” – 2 Corinthians 9:8 | The Bible NIV
Imagine how God’s generosity can reach people, meet needs and spread hope through you – locally and globally.
REACH BEYOND is our annual fundraising campaign that makes the heart of God visible. With your support, we can
– reach more people for Jesus
– meet people and their needs
– plant churches that bring hope and transformation
Our God blesses us abundantly and provides everything we need to be generous. This generosity transforms lives – both the lives of the givers and the lives of the beneficiaries. Every giving is an expression of God’s love and a spark of hope for the world.
Your contribution makes a difference! Join REACH BEYOND 2025 and see God’s blessing touch others through your generosity. Together we can make a big difference – in Zurich and beyond.
Leo & Susanna Bigger,
Senior Pastors – ICF Zurich & ICF Movement
PROJECTS
Digital Innovation
Church anytime, anywhere, for everyone.
Many people long for a deeper connection with God, yet daily life makes it difficult to establish a consistent prayer routine. Distractions, lack of structure, or uncertainty keep them from spending regular time with God. We believe that prayer shouldn’t be complicated – it should be a natural part of daily life.
With the new Prayer App, we are creating a platform that helps people integrate prayer into their everyday lives, whether they already have a routine or are searching for one. The app offers structured yet flexible guidance, customizable prayer cards, and an intuitive experience that inspires users.
This project goes beyond an app – it’s a tool that connects people worldwide and helps them build a deeper, more personal relationship with God. Through digital innovation, we leverage today’s technology to strengthen faith and make prayer a seamless part of life.
,,Our vision is to create an app that meets people exactly where they are—whether they pray daily or are still searching for a routine. But this project goes beyond prayer: it is a tool to actively live out one’s faith, strengthen the relationship with Jesus, and dive deeper into it. By combining structure and flexibility, we enable a prayer experience that is vibrant, powerful, and practical for everyday life.”
Michael Rohner
ICF Zürich
Product Owner Prayer App
ICF Center & Office Renovation
Multi-functional spaces for our church.
We are redesigning the ICF Center and Office to create more space for our growing church. This includes expanding the ICF Center facilities and optimizing our office space for staff and volunteers.
The ICF Center renovation, a two-year project as part of Reach Beyond, will be completed this year. We are creating an inspiring place where children can experience God and college courses can take place.
At the same time, we are modernizing the ICF Office to provide a more comfortable and functional working environment. We are optimizing and enhancing our spaces, ensuring more room for everyone.
Every renovation reflects our dedication to building the church. We are excited to see how these spaces will impact many lives.
“For me, the redesign of our ICF Center is a crucial step in keeping what God has entrusted us alive and relevant for the future. And for us as a team, a beautiful working environment is also important.”
Simon Bigger
ICF Zürich | Innovation & Design
Church Online
A New Church Experience – Worldwide.
In a digitalized world, many people first encounter church through our YouTube channel. Our Online Celebrations and digital content are reaching more people than ever before.
For 2025, we have set a goal to reach even more people in their native language. Thanks to the latest AI technology, we are translating our content into multiple languages, allowing everyone to experience faith in a language they understand and become part of our online community.
Through online courses, micro churches, the digital prayer house, and online conferences on YouTube and other platforms, we are inspiring people to follow Jesus—worldwide. We enable faith to be experienced from home and beyond Europe.
In 2025, we are investing strategically in our online presence and AI-powered translation technologies to spread the message of Jesus Christ and support people on their faith journey.
,,The new possibilities that artificial intelligence offers us are truly impressive. It is fascinating to see how, through technology and AI-powered translations, we can reach people all over the world. Not only can our Online Celebrations and all the things we offer digitally be translated into many languages, but also interactive online courses, digital prayer houses, and virtual conferences. This allows us to connect with people in their native language and support them in deepening their faith—regardless of where they are. Technology is a gift from God that we can and should use intentionally to inspire people for Jesus and build a global online community.“
Patrick Kliever
ICF Zürich
Online Community Pastor
Micro Church
A Roof of Hope in Liberia
In Liberia, the ICF Micro Church has become a place of hope and transformation. What started as a small initiative by the Kummer family has grown into a thriving community, profoundly impacting the children of the region. Up to 800 children regularly attend the Kids Church, where they experience the love of Jesus and build strong relationships.
However, rapid growth has also brought challenges: temporary roofs provided insufficient protection during the rainy season. This led to the dream of a stable, year-round protective roof. Thanks to the generous support of individuals, churches, foundations, and businesses, this dream is now close to becoming a reality—and with the financial backing of Reach Beyond, it can be fully completed.
The new roof will create a safe space where children can play, learn, and explore their faith without interruptions. At the same time, it offers young adults the opportunity to develop their talents and take on leadership responsibilities. The Micro Church in Liberia is more than just a building—it is a living testimony of God’s love and a beacon of hope for many.
“The Micro Church in Liberia is more than a building. It is a place of transformation, where children get to know Jesus and young adults develop their gifts. We are grateful to be part of this movement.“
Gisela & Peter Kummer
Micro Church Liberia
ICF Lisboa
From Rio to Lisbon – A Story of Faith and New Beginnings
What began as a dream is now becoming reality in Lisbon: Paulo and Lisa Cordeiro, with roots in Brazil and Germany, are building a vibrant ICF church in the heart of Portugal’s capital. Their journey has been marked by faith, challenges, and a deep trust in God’s guidance.
After leading ICF Rio together with Paulo’s brother Bruno, they spent a preparatory season at ICF Munich before setting out to share the Gospel in Portugal. The first months were challenging—finding a home, securing residency, and navigating professional uncertainties tested their faith. But they also experienced God’s miracles, finding not only a place to live but also a core group of people passionate about the vision.
With a strong focus on discipleship and creative outreach, they are determined to inspire people for Jesus. This visionary project is actively supported as part of Reach Beyond. Additionally, efforts are underway to translate existing ICF resources, such as faith courses, into Portuguese, making the message even more accessible.
With your support, we can bring hope to Lisbon and build a strong community of faith.
“We firmly believe that God has great plans for Lisbon, and we are ready to walk this journey with Him.“
Paulo & Lisa Cordeiro
ICF Lisboa
Starter Bible
Equipping people with God’s word.
It fills us with great joy and excitement to see how people encounter Jesus during ICF Celebrations and events and accept Him as their Lord and Savior. To accompany them on their journey into a new life with Jesus, we give these people a Starter Bible as a welcome gift. Thanks to REACH BEYOND, we are able to give away several thousand of these Bibles each year, touching many lives in a positive way.
AVC
Clear words. Strong Actions.
Our slogan says it all: AVC is an international aid organization that supports persecuted Christians and people in need worldwide. Hand in hand with local partners, we work in over sixty countries on four continents with a big heart for the needy and forgotten of this world. We work in the focal point – where Christians are persecuted, and spiritual and material needs come together.
ICF TEL AVIV
Together in Israel – Spreading Hope and Blessings
“Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed.” In Tel Aviv, a vibrant church is growing under the leadership of Sergey and Natasha Mazhuga. With great dedication, they serve the people in their community—through practical aid, pastoral care, and the proclamation of the Gospel.
As part of Reach Beyond, we support ICF Tel Aviv in spreading hope. The Generous Baskets project has been providing essential goods such as food, clothing, and household supplies to those in need for the past three years. People affected by the consequences of war receive emotional and psychological support, offering them care and encouragement. Gospel-centered guided tours allow individuals to connect with the biblical history of Israel and discover more about Jesus.
Each Sunday, Celebrations are translated into three languages, offering a strong children’s program and online streaming to reach even more people. ICF Tel Aviv demonstrates that God is at work in Israel – a movement of hope and generosity that continues to grow.
Beyond Gold
God and sport united.
The organization Beyond Gold (International Sports Chaplaincy), based in Switzerland, accompanies and supports top athletes before, during and after their careers competently and discreetly through sports chaplaincy. Their vision is for the person behind the public persona to be able to lead a fulfilled, healthy & valuable life in all areas of their life beyond visible success and inspire our youth & society as a positive role model. The founders Jörg Walcher (Snowboard Pro ISF World Tour) & Jacqueline Walcher-Schneider (Olympic and World Championship finalist in water diving) have been supporting athletes and coaches from all over the world as international sports counselors in trusting relationships since 2003. Topics such as depression, burn-out, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, doping, problems within the team, strokes of fate, emotional problems after defeats, injuries, abuse, and the search for peace or simply a conversation with a person of trust in private are just some of the topics they encounter.
ICF Tirana (Albania)
Giving children hope.
Trisomy 21 or Down syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality that manifests itself in a combination of mental impairment and physical malformations of varying severity and intensity. Children with this impairment need support from a very early age. In Albania, children with Down syndrome do not receive any development aid from government sources. Culturally, children with special needs are a source of shame to their parents and they often feel the need to hide their children from the public eye. The Jonathan Centre fills this gap. The charity provides ongoing training and programs for these children and their parents. They also organize holiday camps for these children. The Jonathan Centre and the ICF Tirana holistically combine faith with social help.
ICF Cambodia
Creating a future.
Our lead pastors, ND and Sophal Strupler, founded ICF Cambodia to bring the light of the gospel to Cambodia – a country scarred by a tragic past. In the midst of the Buddhist kingdom in Southeast Asia, one of the poorest countries in the world, the church is flourishing. The church has experienced an impressive growth. With an extensive social commitment, it supports numerous families in the villages around Siem Reap by fulfilling vital needs such as food, medicine, and education. The social team also enriches the community with a wide range of activities and courses at the Community Campus.
Dream Center LA
Being light in times of darkness.
The Dream Center in Los Angeles is a volunteer-based organization that supports approximately 70,000 people each month, including over 40,000 families and individuals, through a wide range of services. These include mobile food distribution, medical care, rehabilitation programs, shelters for victims of human trafficking and homeless families, as well as education and counseling services.
During the devastating wildfires in early 2025, the Dream Center provided crucial emergency assistance, offering temporary housing and essential supplies to those affected.
Christmas party at ICF
Celebrating Christmas together.
On the evening of 24 December, we open our doors and celebrate Christmas with people who are looking for a place in a warm family atmosphere on Christmas Eve.
MOVEMENT PROJECTS
We support the following REACH BEYOND projects together as ICF Movement
CHURCH PLANTING
Our desire is to plant dynamic churches throughout Europe and beyond. Churches where people find a personal relationship with Jesus, experience love and community, discover their gifts and are encouraged. We dream of passionate and vibrant churches that have a positive influence on society.
Last year, thanks to your support, we were able to invest in nine church planting initiatives. More than 65 ICF Churches have already been established in our short history. In many places, groups are already waiting in the pipeline to become a strong, vibrant church as well. With targeted investments, we can significantly support this growth: for example, by training and financially releasing leaders, providing resources for projects and enabling necessary acquisitions.
Your generosity helps us to promote selected initiatives and make vibrant churches a reality.
Further information: icf.church/movement
“For over two years, we have been able to experience the ICF Startup Lübeck adventure and see how God works. What began with Small Groups has developed into regular Community Sundays – a time full of Jesus moments, conversions and baptisms. Thanks to your generous financial support, we have been able to prepare and equip ourselves well for our vision for spring 2025: a new location and weekly Community Sundays. We are excited to see how God will continue to bring people closer to Jesus through ICF Startup Lübeck. Thank you for making this Church Plant near the Baltic Sea possible!”
Christopher & Christina Köhler
Location Pastors, ICF Startup Lübeck
TRAINING PASTORS & KEY LEADERS
Good leadership and strong discipleship are key factors for a powerful and healthy church. A solid training of our new leaders and pastors is therefore crucial for our future impact.
That is why we are excited to have been able to hold another impactful Pastors & Key Leaders Training with over 100 participants from more than 20 different ICFs last year. We were also able to welcome over 200 participants from almost 40 ICFs to the ICF Experience, our boot camp for new key leaders.
In order to carry our vision forward, we want to continue investing in the growth and empowerment of future pastors and leaders. That is why we are constantly developing our Pastors & Key Leaders Training as well as the ICF Experience and investing into making our training opportunities multilingual.
“The Pastors & Key Leaders Training is tailored to the everyday demands of pastors and leaders carrying a lot of responsibility. Over the course of one year, we offer training in management and leadership, look for answers to relevant theological questions of our time and are holistically empowered to lead spiritually.”
Christina Koslowski
Discipleship & Leadership, ICF München
DIGITAL INNOVATION
In an increasingly digital world, our online presence also plays a crucial role for us as ICF. Most people first encounter our church digitally. An important project in this area is the new ICF website, which is currently being developed and will be available to all ICFs in 2025. This major step will increase the visibility of each individual ICF and enable us to reach more new people. In addition, we are working on many different digital initiatives, such as our new podcast platform and central IT services, which will make it easier for us to reach more people for Jesus through digital channels.
“Digital innovation embodies our desire to build a church at the heartbeat of time and to have a positive influence on our society. The church should be a center for digital innovation, and that is why we want to continue to invest strategically in this area this year. I am looking forward to everything God has prepared and to the privilege of helping to shape it once again.’”
Benni Amann
Projekt Leiter Digital, ICF Movement
