David López returned to his home country five years ago with his family to continue his ministry. He is an ordained minister with a strong track record in discipleship, leadership development and church planting. For the past seven years, he has served as leader of the Discipleship, Group, and Church Multiplication pillar for the Free Methodist Church of Latin America. In this role, he supports and advances church planting processes in 19 countries, fostering discipleship movements that bring transformation to communities across the region.
Pray For
- the physical, emotional and spiritual health of their teenage children
- God’s wisdom and discernment for each team serving the mission (mentors, network coordinators, communications and prayer teams)
- the formation of new community church networks in unreached cities
- effective training of leaders and pastors to multiply disciples, groups and churches
- the emergence of new groups and churches in the eastern part of Creative Access Country-X, where there is still no FMC presence
- continued and sustained discipleship growth in the 19 countries he serves
Recent Newsletters
Recent Heartbeat Articles
Living in Transformational Community
As we sat together in the conference room for the Strategic Planning Retreat, we realized in reverent gratitude that almost everything God was doing in our midst was new. Flipchart sheets compiled during the week lined the walls, each one capturing a small part of the...
Freedom in Bolivia
Two years ago, the transformational church pillar of the Latin American Area began sponsoring “Freedom Week” to create awareness of modern-day slavery and to begin initiatives to combat trafficking. Area-wide programming in the first year inspired more churches to...
More Than We Could Ask or Imagine
If missionaries Don and Elda Rose Bowen could have seen 65 years into the future, they would have said, “It is more than we could ask or imagine.” In 1956, missionaries Don and Elda Rose Bowen founded the Free Methodist Seminary in Brazil. Hundreds of men and women...
Connection: Bible Memorization and Restoration
One simple interaction in Paraguay and an offering collected at the National Bible Quiz Finals in the USA are reaping great rewards in Colombia. It all started when missionary and the mission district leader of Colombia, Thad Roller, sat next to Gerry Coates, the...