International Development Week

18-24 October 2025

International Development Week (ID Week) is an opportunity to explore, celebrate and support The Salvation Army's work tackling poverty and injustice around the world.

ID Week 2025 will take place from Saturday 18 to Friday 24 October.

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This year we have created a devotional series which invites participants on a seven-day journey of spiritual reflection through the lens of global justice.

Delivered via daily emails, the series explores the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, calling followers of Jesus to live lives marked by justice, compassion and community. Each day’s reflection draws on Jesus’ words in Matthew chapters 5 to 7, challenging us to reject a worldly view of success and instead embrace Kingdom values.

ID Week 2023 considered the theme of Global Community asking, 'What does it mean to be community?' and 'How can church be an example of community at its best – loving, serving, inclusive, generous?'

We created a series of resources, including prayer stations and corporate worship ideas, to help people to explore this theme together.

Watch the video: What does it mean to be part of a global community?

Thank you to everyone who participated in and supported International Development Week 2023!

During ID Week 2022 we celebrated 25 years of International Development UK with a special edition of our Develop magazine and a photo exhibition at International Headquarters. We also held a virtual quiz night, created resources for guided prayer and International Development Sunday, and shared videos from our colleagues around the world reading the Bible verses that motivate them.

Thank you to everyone who participated in and supported International Development Week 2022!

During ID Week 2021 we had daily challenges on social media, a virtual quiz night, special episodes of the Develop podcast, a dedicated meeting plan for International Development Sunday and a brand-new song written by Music and Creative Arts, "God's Love is Enough"!

2020 was the first year that International Development had a week in the Territorial Calendar.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our inaugural ID Week was fully online. Through our Develop podcast, we explored our various areas of work in seven special episodes. Listen to the Develop podcast on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

We also created videos, featuring our colleagues and friends from around the world, to highlight The Salvation Army's international development work and explore why we do what we do. Watch all of our videos on our YouTube channel.

Connect With Us

If you would like to find out more about our work, order resources or get involved in advocacy or fundraising, simply contact us and we will be happy to help.

The Salvation Army International Development UK, 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ

Telephone +44 (0)20 7367 4777

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Our Develop Podcast features conversations about how a faith-based organisation tackles poverty around the world. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, Acast or wherever you get your podcasts.