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PRESENT MINISTRIES

There are currently two fellowships in Hungary. Péter Tóth serves as pastor of the Budapest fellowship. Alongside church ministries, community outreach events and services include English classes, women’s programs, men’s events, preschooler programs and a weekly recovery group. Budapest also serves as the administrative headquarters of the Free Methodist Church in Europe, where missionary Larry Winckles serves as the Europe area administrator. His wife, Katie, serves in the areas of hospitality and bookkeeping, as well as supervising English-language ministries.

ORIGINS

The Free Methodist Church was invited by the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (HEF) to supply public schools with English teachers. The first short-term missionary teacher went in 1990. Career missionaries arrived in Hungary in 1995. Church planting efforts began first in the city of Győr in 1999 and then in Budapest in 2001. The Free Methodist Church operates in Hungary as the Bread of Life Foundation, whose charter includes both religious and humanitarian activities.