Pray For
- a spiritual awakening throughout Spain, breaking through secular trends and traditional religious barriers and uniting believers
- adequate financial support, material resources and personnel to sustain key initiatives
- God to empower leaders and trainers at the John Wesley Theological Seminary as they nurture and equip the next generation of pastors and church planters
- encouragement and strength for pastors, leaders and members as they navigate challenges
- open doors for sharing the gospel in ways that resonate culturally with Spaniards
PRESENT MINISTRIES
The Spain ministry work consists of the John Wesley Theological Seminary, established in Madrid to help train and equip pastors, church planters and lay leaders. In Rivas-Vaciamadrid, the Light and Life Community FMC impacts the community through the Mosaico Learning Center, helping immigrants and Spaniards by providing English and Spanish-language classes, afterschool support, cultural integration assistance, workshops, and individual and family counseling. Additionally, Emmanuel FMC in Lanzarote is impacting its community, and the Elienai FMC in Fuerteventura positively impacts high school students through its monthly encounters. On the mainland, a church in Lleida, Catalonia (currently in the process of affiliation), ministers to African immigrants, while congregations and church plants in Pontevedra (Galicia), Barcelona (Catalonia), Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Madrid) and Mar de Cristal (Madrid) further demonstrate the growing influence of the Free Methodist Church throughout Spain.
Mission District Leader
Raul Araña
Spain Mission District
Missionaries
Cathy Alford
Cathy Alford is a Gallup CliftonStrengths® coach with over 17 years’ experience coaching individuals and teams to discover and understand their unique gifts and talents. A former pharmaceutical director, corporate trainer and recognized leader, she is passionate about...
Raul & Abigail Araña-Santana
Raúl and Abigail (Abi) Araña-Santana are appointed as national missionaries to Spain. Raúl serves as lead pastor for the Light & Life Free Methodist Church in Rivas-Vaciamadrid and as national director of the Spanish FMC. Raúl also oversees the John Wesley...
Paulo & Clara Bettiol
Paulo and Clara Bettiol are international missionaries from Brazil. Paulo has been serving the Europe area remotely by working alongside Area Director Josh Fajardo, providing support in administration, finance, leadership training and community development. The...
Kristi Lancaster
Kristi Lancaster grew up in Columbus, Georgia, where she attended Columbus State University, majoring in early childhood education. She later completed a master’s degree in middle-grades English. Kristi has passionately served military families and students for the...
Camilo & Magaly Mora
Camilo and Magaly Mora were appointed to Europe and moved to Madrid, Spain, in September 2019. They are part of the training center helping implement the Community Church Planting strategy through the Impact Europe Network, where national leaders are developed to...
Prayercast | Spain
Mosaico Learning Center
Recent Heartbeat Articles
When the Church Prays
Merly, an immigrant from Ecuador, began attending our Bible study in 2020. She had come to Spain many years ago to start a new life here. She...
Crossing the Globe – Spreading the Gospel
Nearly a century ago, in 1928, Massayoshi “Daniel” Nishizumi, a Free Methodist pastor from Japan, embarked on a remarkable mission. He moved to the...
Do All the Good You Can
Around 22 children and teenagers receive weekly educational support at the Mosaico Learning Center, a missional extension of the church in Madrid,...
Obedience + Professional Skills = Gospel Impact
In October 2020, I was bored on a Friday night, casually watching “Mediterranean Living” on HGTV. I jokingly texted my adult children, expressing...
For I Am About to Do a New Thing
The dawn of a new year fills us with joyful expectations of something new, fresh and different to come – something that will bring life and the hope...
Bitterness to Forgiveness
Can you imagine immigrating from Central America to Europe? Because of growing violence among youth in El Salvador, immigrating to Spain is exactly...
COUNTRY STATISTICS
Mission District
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- Population: 47,785,000
- Evangelical Christians: 1.61%
- FM Work Opened: 2005
- FM Churches: 7
- Faith Communities: 4
- FMC Membership: 265
- Ministerial Candidates: 3
- Ordained Ministers: 15
- Mission District Leader: Raul Araña
- Ecclesiastical Accountability: FMWM through Europe Area Director Josh Fajardo
Photo Credit: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Join the ministry in Spain
Church Planting & Development
Funding the Spain Church Planting and Development (CPD) will help resource the following people and strategic initiatives:
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- Church planting throughout Spain
- Director’s travel to supervise work in the Canary Islands, Murcia, and ongoing church plants in other regions of Spain
- Leadership training for national pastors and church leaders
- Juan Wesley Bible Institute
- Travel-related expenses to send Spanish representatives to Church Leaders Conference
- CPD promotional materials
Extra Mile Project
Spain Development Fund
This fund will help with church planting efforts at existing locations and future church planting projects. It will provide leadership-training resources for emerging leaders and scholarships for seminary candidates attending the John Wesley Bible Institute of Spain or partnering institutions. It will also support national church planters and international missionaries where God opens doors.