Pray For
- physical safety of FM church planters and those who gather in house churches in the area ripe for terrorism and political unrest
- the gospel’s success in an area of religious pluralism that includes people of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Yazidi and majority religious backgrounds
- multiplication of leaders to reach thousands of towns and villages in northern Iraq (Kurdistan) without a gospel witness
- the work in Noor Center, Siji Center, Sinjar, Whole Woman Initiative and the social media evangelism team
- needed training materials for discipleship and ordination to be developed in all three languages used ̶ Arabic, English and Hebrew
- the openness of people of Jewish background who show interest in the gospel they hear about through their Arab friends and acquaintances
PRESENT MINISTRIES
The church in Iraq ministers to over 30,000 refugees, including various people groups and ethnic identities. The church has recently reentered southern Iraq and Baghdad with established house churches in the city. However, most of the ministry in Iraq is centered in the north, in the Kurdistan area.
ORIGINS
The first Free Methodist Church in Iraq was started in 2003. The intense conflict and persecution of Christians that ensued forced most Free Methodists to flee the capital city for the relative safety of northern Iraq (Kurdistan). Many of those displaced began to meet in house fellowships, and in 2007 the first government-sanctioned Free Methodist church was established. As the political and religious unrest escalated, the FM church there was closed in 2013.
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COUNTRY STATISTICS
Mission District
- Established FM Church Buildings: 2 ant three refugee community centers/schools
- FM House-Church Planting Projects: 70+
- FM Work Opened: 2003
- Church Planters: 30
- Church Planting Coaches: Andre. Aseel, Ayman, Deler, Hany, Joanne, Sherine, Wissam, Yousef
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Church Planting & Development
Support for Iraq Church Planting and Development (CPD) will help resource the following strategic initiatives:
- Pastors’ salary supplements
- Church planting
- Ministry training
- Ministry to refugees
Extra Mile Project
Iraq Set Free Project
Sending a team of medical and mental health experts to Iraq to train the team on the ground in basic care for survivors of human trafficking/sexual abuse.