Pray For
- Pastor Anthony and Lizette Owens as they settle just west of the capital
- Divine connections, salvation decisions, discipleship opportunities and missional relationships
- Financial and prayer partners for this new work
- Affiliation converstaions which could result in generating additional church planting team members
PRESENT MINISTRIES
Panama is best known for its canal and serving to bridge the North and South American continents. Now, new Free Methodist work is beginning in Panama. This work is focused on participating with God in the restoration of this strategic country – in ways that connect and bridge women and men with God’s love and purpose for their lives. This new work will center on planting churches that multiply disciples, developing leaders, and reproducing transformational churches. The epicenter of the ministry will be near Panama City and move further out over time.
ORIGINS
Pastor Anthony, and Lizette Owens, made a missional decision to return to his native Panama after decades of life and ministry in Florida. In early 2023, they bid farewell to their lives in the States and made themselves available to open the Free Methodist Church in Panama. The adjacent mission district of Colombia, having prayed for workers in Panama for some time, has been tasked with overseeing the work and developing a team to support Pastor Anthony.
Country Leader
Thad Roller
Colombia Mission District and Panama Mission District Leader
Missionaries
Anthony & Lizzette Owens
Anthony and Lizzette Owens are pioneering Free Methodist work in Panama. Anthony was born in Panama and ordained in the Free Methodist Church in Florida, where he planted and served in various church settings. In 2024, he and Lizzette took a step of faith, returning...
Brook & Susan Selby
Susan and Brook Selby are excited to follow Jesus’ lead in pioneering a church-planting and multiplication movement in Panama, working alongside Antony and Lizette Owens. As a gifted leader and administrator, Susan enjoys creating systems and structures to disciple...
Prayercast | Panama
COUNTRY STATISTICS
Church-in-Formation
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- Population: 4,685,033
- Evangelical Christians: 21.59%
- FM Work Re-opened: 2023
- Country Leader: Under the Colombia Mission District and Mission District Leader Thad Roller
- Ecclesiastical Authority: FMWM through Latin America Area Director Ricardo Gómez
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