Antioch International Movement of Churches

The Antioch International Movement of Churches is a global network of evangelical churches headquartered in Waco, Texas. The first Antioch Church was founded in Waco in 1999 by the couple Jimmy and Laura Seibert. The corporation is listed as a 501(c)(3) organization under the name "Antioch Ministries International." The movement strongly focuses on missions-based evangelism and global church planting. Antioch describes itself as non-denominational.

Antioch received significant international press coverage in 2001 after two of its overseas missionaries, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer, were arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan for "preaching Christianity." Antioch's relationship with reality TV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines also thrust the church into the spotlight for the movement’s opposition to gay marriage and partnership with Living Hope Ministries, an organization that "practices sexual orientation change efforts" and has been accused of engaging in conversion therapy.