Mission District
- Organized FM Churches: 4
- FMC Membership: 160
- Ordained Ministers: 1
- 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
Josh and Susy began a church plant in the town of Rivas-Vaciamadrid, a suburb of the capital, Madrid, in September 2006. 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.
In December 2009 Olive Branch Christian Fellowship, Mazarrón, made up mainly of British expatriates, joined the FMC, and a new church plant was started in Usera, Madrid. Plans include establishing a learning center in the Usera neighborhood which will provide services to nationals and immigrants. Plans are also underway to start two more new church plants in 2010. Learn more about Spain
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