• Current Ministry Project

    VOMC has partnered to equip Muslim Background Believers with skills for ministry so that they will be empowered to share the Gospel among the unreached in this region of the world.

    Project Fund: Equipping the Saints

  • Country Information

    Population
    4,244,878 (2023 est.)

    Ethnicity (%)
    Black Moors (40), White Moors (30), Sub-Saharan Mauritanians (30)

    Religion (%)
    Muslim (100)

    Leader
    President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani (2019)

    Government type
    Presidential republic

    Legal system
    Mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law.

    Source: CIA World Factbook

  • Pray for Mauritania

    Pray that Christians in Mauritania will find support and fellowship with other believers, despite their small numbers.

    Pray seekers will encounter Jesus, and those who follow Him will be courageous in their witness.

Mauritania News

  • Christian "Hit List" Posted Online
    A man and some camels
    Pray that the Spirit of Christ will draw Mauritanians to Himself.

    According to Greg Kelley from World Mission, Islamic extremists in the Northwest African nation of Mauritania have created an online hit list containing the names of Christian leaders. Describing this action as a "call to warfare," the mission representative has expressed great concern over what he perceives as a green light for opposing militants to kill Christians.