Church-in-Formation
- Organized Free Methodist Churches: 1
- FMC Membership: 39
- Ordained Ministers: 1
Origins
Paul Pappas was born in Greek Turkey but left for the United States when he was 14 to escape the Turkish genocide. After graduating from Asbury Seminary, he returned to his homeland in 1947. There he proclaimed the gospel, and five evangelical churches were formed. Fifty years later, in August 1997, his niece, Maria Long, and her husband, Michael, started ministry as the first Free Methodist long-term missionaries to Greece. In September 2003 a Free Methodist fellowship was established in central Thessaloniki, close to the spot where the Apostle Paul first preached to the Thessalonians. Present Ministries
In January 2001, the Longs opened the Anagenesis (“Born Again”) Bookstore and Internet Café. Other ministries in Thessaloniki include the Balkan Home, which offers hospitality and aid, and the NGO aid organization, “Anagenesis Balkans,” which received full recognition from the Greek government. The Thessaloniki Balkan Church includes Greek members and many from Bulgaria, Albania, Africa and other language groups. The vision is for the multilingual congregation to birth many other ethnic congregations. Outreach
The church in Greece presently has outreach ministries to Kosovo and Bulgaria. Opportunities to support Greece ministries Learn more about Greece
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