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Kristi Lancaster

Kristi Lancaster

Kristi Lancaster grew up in Columbus, GA.. For the past 15 years, Kristi has passionately served military-connected families and students at Fort Benning, GA. She will be serving the community at the Mosaico Learning Center in Rivas Vaciamadrid. Her role will include assisting with administration and leadership projects, providing English tutoring, and strengthening community engagement. She plans to move to Spain later this year.

Catherine Leech

Catherine Leech

Catherine serves as a project manager with Josiah Venture (JV), equipping young leaders to fulfill Christ’s commission through the local church across Central and Eastern Europe. Having previously taught math in secondary schools in the U.K., she is excited to use her teaching experience and skills while serving JV’s school ministry highway. In addition, she provides support for projects in sports, music, and summer camp ministries. Catherine lives in the Czech Republic and serves with the youth group in her local church.

Michael & Maria Long

Michael & Maria Long

Michael and Maria Long serve through a unique and strategic ministry responding to the global immigration and refugee crisis. They lead the Free Methodist Church of Thessaloniki, Anagenesis (“New Birth”), a multicultural and multilingual congregation that uses English as its shared language. Michael and Maria continue to disciple and support contacts through Zoom and partnerships with two Iranian churches in England.

Cida Matos

Cida Matos

Cida Matos has served as a missionary in Portugal since September 2000, supporting church-planting work and developing leaders. As an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church, she leads the cell-group network in Portugal.

Zsuzsa Mecséri-McNamara

Zsuzsa Mecséri-McNamara

Zsuzsa Mecséri-McNamara's ministry focus is on justice ministries, serving both as coordinator of the Set Free Movement in Hungary and as support...

Todd & Deann Miller

Todd & Deann Miller

Todd and Deann Miller have been married since 1982. As partners in ministry, they served 29 years in youth ministry, taking numerous teams of adults and students on short-term mission trips in seven different countries. Following their years in youth ministry, they served as VISA missionaries in Belgium. After their return to the States, they planted and currently lead The Gate, a congregational network of missional communities in Indianapolis. Todd and Deann provide pastoral care and support to our Free Methodist missionaries in Europe. This role includes encouragement and care through Zoom, phone calls, emails, field visits, and special care in emergencies and times of crisis.

Camilo & Magaly Mora

Camilo & Magaly Mora

Camilo and Magaly Mora have been serving in Madrid, Spain, since September 2019. During their time in Spain, they have planted a Free Methodist Church in downtown Madrid called “Comunidad Cristiana Mar de Cristal.” They are also equipping leaders and pastors through the John Wesley Theological Seminary, which currently has 21 students enrolled. Through this ministry, they have presented five ministerial candidates and two European ministerial candidates.

Misha & Lena Petrochenko

Misha & Lena Petrochenko

Misha and Lena Petrochenko have served in Rivne, Ukraine since 2010. As director of the Christian Mission, “The Lighthouse of Hope,” Misha oversees the recovery ministry for drug and alcohol addicts. He also serves as the Rivne church team leader and is involved in leading the Next Step program for the men who have fulfilled the rehabilitation program. Lena serves on the leadership team of the Rivne fellowship, directs children’s ministry programs and serves as secretary of the mission.

Moisés & Jacione Souza

Moisés & Jacione Souza

Sent by the Free Methodist Church in Portugal, Moisés and Jacione Souza serve as international missionaries to the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe off the west coast of Africa. They launched the first Free Methodist church in São Tomé in January 2019 and now work consistently through various discipleship ministries for children, youth and adults. Many believers are growing in their faith. The couple’s next goal is to identify and train leaders for pastoral ministry. Both Moisés and Jacione were ordained as elders at the 2020 annual meeting of the Free Methodist Church of Portugal. Because the church in Portugal is the sending church, this mission district is under the European area.

Children: Filipa, Giovanna

Larry & Katie Winckles

Larry & Katie Winckles

Larry and Katie Winckles served as career missionaries in Hungary from 2000 until 2025. They now serve as volunteer global U.S.-based partners with FMWM, acting as consultants for the missionaries and leaders in Europe, and as needed, in other parts of the world. One focus is advocating for support for the ongoing ministries and leaders of the Free Methodist Church in Hungary. They are also available to speak at churches, mission conferences and events.

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