ONE is a Bible engagement initiative that began as a partnership between 300 churches in Hong Kong during Lent 2018 and has spread to cities across the globe. 

Through a partnership with Faith Comes By Hearing and ONE, hundreds of diverse churches unite for a common Bible engagement experience for 40 days where thousands of people read and listen to the Gospels each day through a Bible app.

ONE continues to grow as a global movement, powered by prayer, and centered on the Word of God. Its simple design empowers individuals around the world to share the Word of God with anyone they encounter. 

Origins of ONE

In March 2019, 300 churches in Hong Kong began a movement. The churches came together behind a common experience for Lent (the 40 days leading up to Easter). They called it ONE. Their united goal was to saturate their city with the good news of Jesus. During this six-week season, thousands of people listened to the entire Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts through a Bible listening app called Bible.is. The result? Countless testimonies of life transformations and many coming to know Jesus!

The impact was so great, that they repeated the experience in 2020, and are now expanding the movement of church unity across international borders. The Hong Kong churches invited Kansas City to participate with them for Lent 2021.

The challenge was set: partner with hundreds of local, diverse churches to teach the good news of Jesus from the book of Mark on the weekends and encourage 300,000 people to listen to the Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John in their native languages during the week and meet together with friends one day each week to watch and listen together to the Gospel of Mark on a video platform.

Centered in the middle of the United States, Kansas City is one of the most diverse cities in the country – in fact, an estimated 65 languages are spoken among children in metro area schools. The world has come to our city, bringing with it a tremendous kingdom opportunity.