Pray For
- Holy Light Theological Seminary
- leadership-development initiatives into creative-access countries
- the after-school programs in several FM churches
- continued evangelistic and church-planting efforts like the recently successful “blessing groups”
- young people being trained and developed as leaders
PRESENT MINISTRIES
One of the longest-established FM works in Asia, the Taiwan annual conference continues to grow and mature. With vibrant ministries such as Holy Light Theological Seminary, small group ministry (“Blessing Groups”), and cross-cultural outreach within the island and beyond, the conference is reaching people for Christ. 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.
Country Leader
Superintendent Tsai, Liang-Chih
Taiwan Annual Conference
MISSIONARIES
Becca
Becca desires to train leaders for involvement in church planting and evangelism with their own people groups. She works with the Lukai tribal district of the Taiwan FM Conference, conducting training workshops, leading discipleship groups, and preaching and...
Tim Kinkead
Tim Kinkead and his wife, Lily, currently co-pastor the Chung Lin FM Church in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Tim also directs the English ministries. He teaches English classes, assists with discipleship training, makes pastoral visits and preaches once a month.Pray For greater...
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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There are over 700,000 migrant workers in Taiwan, with Indonesians being the largest group, numbering around 260,000. Eighty percent of the Indonesian migrant workers are women, serving as caregivers in the homes of elderly Taiwanese. They work long hours, almost 24/7, and have very little time off. The children of the elderly usually don’t live with them, so it is hard to find a substitute for their day off.
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: 7,296
- Superintendent: Tsai, Liang-Chih
- Ecclesiastical Accountability: Free Methodist Church USA through Bishop Matt Whitehead in partnership with Asia Area Director Eric
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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 being developed on the outskirts of Kaohsiung.