Pray For
- unity in the church and the use of various gifts and talents to demonstrate God in the culture
- Holy Light Theological Seminary
- young people to be trained and developed as leaders
- continued evangelistic and church-planting efforts like the recently successful “blessing groups”
- the afterschool programs in several FM churches
- the future – beyond 70 years
PRESENT MINISTRIES
One of the longest-established FM works in Asia, the church marked its 70th anniversary in 2023. Building on its rich heritage, the Taiwan Annual Conference continues to grow and mature. The FM church in Taiwan is reaching people for Christ with such vibrant ministries as Holy Light Theological Seminary, small-group ministry (“blessing groups”), and cross-cultural outreach within the island and beyond. Yet ministry remains challenging, as many of the region’s young people are strongly attracted by the allure of materialism.
Outreach to the World
Free Methodists in Taiwan support ministries among the CA people and the tribal people in a major city in Creative Access Asia – MR. Taiwan oversees leadership development in creative access areas.
Origins
Free Methodist work began in the late 1940s when missionaries joined the massive migration from China as Communist forces overtook the mainland.
MISSIONARIES
Country Leader
Superintendent Daniel Chen
Taiwan Annual Conference
Becca
Becca trains leaders for church ministry, church planting and evangelism. Becca conducts workshops, mentors, leads Bible studies and small groups, and preaches regularly. Asia FMC has a goal of reaching a million for Jesus. Becca looks forward to training Asian...
Susan
Susan currently chairs a nonprofit organization that serves as a platform for churches, government and non-governmental organizations in Taiwan and Creative Access Asia - IA. This group is active in sharing love, hope and faith with migrant workers, international...
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COUNTRY STATISTICS
Annual Conference
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- Population: 23,728,670
- Evangelical Christians: 3.30%
- FM Work Opened: 1952
- FM Churches: 70
- FMC Membership:5,050
- Superintendent: Daniel Chen
- Ecclesiastical Accountability: Free Methodist Church USA through the Board of Bishops in partnership with Asia Area Director Eric
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Extra Mile Projects
Taiwan Anti-Trafficking Projects
Human trafficking thrives in Taiwan, which has experienced an influx of migrant workers. The Free Methodist Church in Taiwan seeks to end modern slavery through awareness, education, prevention, rescue and other means. A specific goal is to launch a program themed “Helping a Migrant is Preventing Slavery in Taiwan.”
Taiwan Holy Light Theological Seminary
Holy Light Theological Seminary trains pastors in Taiwan. A new campus is on the outskirts of Kaohsiung. Below are several special fund options for seminary needs. Please make note if you wish to give to a particular project.
- Exterior Wall Tile Repair Project-Phase 1: $170,000
- Faculty-In-Training Program: $50,000 per year for 5 years
- General Fund for 2024: $120,000
Taiwan Lukai Jilu FMC Building Fund
The Lukai are a tribal people who have traditionally lived deep in the WuTai Mountain Range of Southern Taiwan. The tribe was evangelized by the first missionaries to Taiwan in the 1950s with the result that the majority of the tribe gladly received the gospel. Free Methodist churches were established in more than half of the Lukai tribal villages by James Hudson and Alice Taylor, Geneva Sayre, Ruth Winslow and other pioneer Free Methodist missionaries. There is still a strong testimony among these people.
In 2009, Typhoon Markot devastated villages in the mountains with the result that most of the Lukai villages have had to relocate to the plains. The government has provided houses for the families that had to relocate. The government has also graciously provided a piece of land for each church that had a building in the mountain village, with the stipulation that the new church buildings must be completed by the end of 2015 or the land will be repossessed.
One of the villages has had a more difficult time in building their church because the village is quite small and the resources few. The new building has been begun, but as of September 2015 it is only approximately 70 percent complete. The contractor is working as funds are received.