Mission District
- Organized FM Churches: 2
- FMC Membership: 76
- Ministerial Candidates: 2
Origins
The vision for the work in Spain started with Eduardo and Cindi Angelo in Portugal. In their work in Portugal, they met a young, seminary-trained couple from northern Spain who had a burden for reaching the Spanish people with the gospel. In May 2004, the couple moved to Madrid, Spain, to begin church planting work. Missionaries Josh and Susy Fajardo arrived in the summer of 2005. Present Ministries
In Madrid, FM missionaries minister to homeless, youth, drug addicts and others while beginning a formal church fellowship and establishing a ministry center. On December 4, 2008, the Free Methodist Church in Spain was legally registered as “La Iglesia Evangelica Metodista Libre” and in May 2009 was accepted by the Federation of Evangelical Church of Spain, the only recognized institution by the Spanish government. An independent church in Lanzarote, Canary Islands (a dependency of Spain) learned about the Free Methodist Church through a family member who had become a Free Methodist pastor in Northern Ireland. Following an affiliation process, the Iglesia Emanuel formally affiliated with the Free Methodist Church in January 2007. Pastor Vito and Mari Suarez lead this congregation, which has a dynamic outreach to children throughout the area. Opportunities to support Spain ministries Learn more about Spain
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