We take our name from 19th-century British parliamentarian William Wilberforce, who mobilized the Church and British society through “bottom-up” grassroots mobilization and “top-down” policy maker advocacy to end Britian’s slave trade. Today, we employ Wilberforce’s powerful model to address the challenges to the right of people to freely choose and practice their own beliefs without fear of government or social repression. We believe that we help preserve these fundamental human freedoms through the following approaches to transform societies and develop political or judicial systems that protect these rights:

• Churches and Christian leaders influence their government, society, and culture in support of respect for the dignity and fundamental rights of all people and fundamental rights.
• Churches and Christian leaders engage with multilateral forums to support an international environment that does not tolerate the violations of the universal rights of religion, belief, and conscience.

Our strategy focuses on working in countries where Christians face adversity, discrimination, and persecution to facilitate the successful development of sustainable Christian-led centers that engage with their government and society to support freedom of religion, human rights, and the rule of law. We also work on behalf of persecuted Christians by advocating with governments, multilateral agencies, and international forums to support human rights, dignity, and freedom of all people.